ATI Medical Surgical Proctored Exam 1 Practice Questions

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• Smoking tobacco
• Between 20 to 30 years of age
• Asthma
• Pollution

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• Encourage the client to walk regularly.
• Provide the client with fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Restrict fluids to 800 mL/day.
• Minimize exposure to outside activities.
• Teach the client how to use a walker.

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• Refrain from climbing ladders.
• Do not go swimming without a partner.
• Refrain from driving unless seizure-free for 3 months.
• Avoid using power tools.
• Place client on the floor when having a seizure.
• Place client on their back when they are recovering from a seizure.

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• Pupillary dilation
• Persistent headache
• Presence of hand tremors
• Difficulty waking
• Foot drop

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• "Do panting breaths several times a day."
• "Perform deep coughing twice a day."
• "Strengthen your chest muscles by performing therapy exercises."
• "Get plenty of rest throughout the day."

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• "It will be necessary to take a stool softener to keep you from becoming constipated."
• "Suprapubic catheterization might have to be done if you are unable to catheterize yourself."
• "You will need to learn how to do self-intermittent catheterization to drain your bladder."
• "Do not drink fluids excessively as this may cause diarrhea."
• "To achieve a bowel movement, dally digital stimulation will need to be done."

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• Higher oxygen saturations of 98% to 99%
• Lower oxygen saturations of 93% to 94%
• Lower energy expenditure
• Increased lung capacity

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• Prothrombin time (PT)
• Complete blood count (CBC)
• Computerized tomography angiography (CTA)
• Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)

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• Keep lights turned to medium level in the evening.
• Maintain the head of the bed between 30 and 45°.
• Administer hypotonic intravenous solutions.
• Reposition the client every shift.

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• The client has no sensation or movement below the level of the injury.
• The client has some movement but no sensation below the level of the injury.
• The client has some movement and also some sensation below the level of the injury.
• The client has some sensation but no movement below the level of the Injury.

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• Flying
• Sunbathing
• Working in an office
• High altitude travel

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• Manual wheelchair
• Sip-and-puff device
• Drive-adapted wheelchair
• Ultra-light wheelchairs

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• Easily getting back to sleep after awakening
• Many episodes of apnea per night
• Loud snort after breathing cessation
• 10 seconds or longer of breathing cessation 10 seconds or longer of breathing cessation
• Daytime sleepiness
• Frequent, loud snoring

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• Paralytic lleus
• Blood pressure 80/48 mm Hg
• Weakness in one or both legs
• Potassium 3.2 mEq/L

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• "You must experiment with your body to find out what stimulation is enjoyable after your injury."
• "You will not be able to have an intimate relationship with anyone after a spinal cord injury."
• "You should not feel undesirable after your injury. You are still nice-looking."
• "Clients who have a spinal cord injury are not aroused by touch around the groin area."

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• Hyponatremia
• Paresthesia
• Foot drop
• Intermittent pain Hyperreflexia

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• Decreased visual acuity
• Motor vehicle crashes
• Polypharmacy
• Weakness
• Chronic hypertension
• Previous military experience