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| What term means a tired feeling and a sense of weariness that may or may not be related to or worsened by task performance? |
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| What condition is described as a feeling that consists of listlessness and languor, a desire to sit and dream, perhaps even laziness or mental inertia? |
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| What term means a feeling of not being well, of being sick and out of sorts? |
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| What term means consists of a lack of motor strength and a decreased ability to perform certain physical tasks? |
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| What are the signs of depression? |
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feelings of guilt,
hopelessness,
dissatisfaction,
crying spells,
palpitations, anorexia,
early morning awakening,
headache,
feeling sad, blue or lonely,
decrease in libido,
loss of interest in work & social activities,
“life not worth living,”
even a wish for self-destruction by suicide |
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| What is the definition of acute fatigue? |
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| Is fatigue a complaint MC in women or men? |
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| What is the difference between organic cause of fatigue and psychiatric illness causing fatigue? |
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Organic fatigue is less severe on awakening
Worsens during the day
Is continuous and progressive |
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| Which drugs can cause fatigue? |
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Anti-histamines
Sedatives
Hypnotics
Psychotropics
Some Anti-hypertensives (Beta-Blockers)
Methyldopa |
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| What condition has criteria described as debilitating fatigue with no previous history of similar symptoms that does not resolve with bedrest, and causes a decrease in daily activity by 50% for over 6 mon? |
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| Which condition has signs and symptoms including mild fever, sore throat, painful surgical or axillary nodes, generally muscle weakness, muscle discomfort, greater then 24hrs of generalized fatigue, hypersomnia or insomnia, and general HA? |
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| What condition is described as widespread pain >3mo above and below the waist with 11 defined tender points? |
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| What meds can be given to treat the insomnia and depression symptoms of CFS? |
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| What med can be given to treat hypersomnia associated with CFS? |
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| What condition is described as clinically apparent increase in the interstitial fluid volume, which may expand by several liters before the abnormality is evident? |
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| What term means accumulation of excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity? |
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| What term means an accumulation of excess fluid in the pleural cavity? |
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| What term means gross, generalized edema? |
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| What term describes forces that regulate the disposition of fluid btw the plasma volume and interstitial fluid components of extracellular body fluid? |
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| Where does hydrostatic pressure exert its effect? |
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| Where does colloid oncotic pressure exert its effect? |
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| Does capillary edema caused by trauma lead to pitting or non-pitting edema? |
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| What effect does reduced cardiac output have on effective arterial blood volume? |
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| lowers effective arterial blood volume |
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| What does severe heart failure do to the GFR? |
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| How does nephrotic syndrome effect the effective arterial blood volume? |
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| lowers effective arterial blood volume |
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| How does cirrhosis effect EABV (Effective arterial blood volume)? |
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| lowers Effective arterial blood volume |
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| What effect does a lowered Effective Arterial Blood Volume's effect on the kidneys? How does this effect hydrostatic and colloid osmotic pressure? |
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| Causes constriction of renal artery; DECREASES hydrostatic pressure and INCREASES colloid osmotic pressure; causes increased Na and water reabsorption |
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| What are the components of Nephrotic syndrome? |
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Proteinuria>3.5g/dl
Hypoalbuminemia <2g/dl
+/- hypercholesterolemia |
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| What are the characteristics of acute glomerulonephritis and renal failure? |
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| hematuria, proteinuria and HTN |
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| What condition is characterized by acites, jaundice, spider angiomatas, and hypoalbuminemia? |
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| Which type of LE edema is described as Unilateral leg edema with calf tenderness, palpable cord, and (+) Homan’s sign? |
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| Will LE edema caused by CHF be bilateral or unilateral? |
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| Will LE edema caused by venous insufficiency be bilateral or unilateral? |
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| In hypoalbuminemia, is the LE edema bilateral or unilateral? Pitting or Non-pitting? Where is the other edema located? |
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Bilateral
Pitting Edema
Facial/eyelid edema upon awakening |
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| What type of edema are stroke pts at-risk for? And what is a complication of this? |
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| Unilateral LE edema (in paralyzed leg); Elevates risk of DVTs |
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| Where does the swelling start and move to in lymphedema? |
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| Swelling starts in feet and moves upward |
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| What are the risk factors for thrombophlebitis? |
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| recent sx, previous phlebitis, prolonged inactivity, recent injury, redness, tenderness, or fever |
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| If unilateral edema is prominent w/little pitting, what condition would you expect? |
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| If pt has bilateral edema, and has signs of jaundice, ecchymosis and spider angiomas, what condition would you suggest? |
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| What does an S3 sound indicate? |
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| What is the definitive test to diagnose a DVT? What other test is also used? |
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| Venogram-definitive test ; Doppler U/S |
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| How can CHF be ruled out as a cause of edema? |
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| How can you r/o proteinuria? |
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| How can you r/o renal insufficiency as a cause of edema? |
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| What vitamin deficiency can be caused by terminal ileal disease? |
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| What does a low serum carotene indicate? |
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| What does qual 72 hr stool fat help to r/o? |
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| What does D-xylose test used to determine? |
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| High amounts in the stool indicates malabsorption in the small intestines |
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| What is the secretin stimulation test used to evaluate? |
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| Assesses pancreatic function |
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