Diagnostic testing

Question 1

Seen in patients with elevated serum creatinine

Answer 1

Renal disease

Question 2

Food interfering with VMA

Answer 2

coffee and licorice

Question 3

1 week post operative arthroscopy, what should be elevated

Answer 3

postoperative thrombophlebitis

Question 4

Instructions to an elderly dehydrated who just had CT scan of kidneys using contrast

Answer 4

Drink plenty of fluids for 24 hrs

Question 5

CEA is used to monitor for what condition?

Answer 5

Breast, colon and gastric cancer

Question 6

After have barium enema, what should you do?

Answer 6

Take oral laxative to eliminate barium

Question 7

Elevated glucose level, what in history would cause hyperglycemia

Answer 7

Corticosteroid therapy

Question 8

What drug should be discontinued before serum gastrin level drawn

Answer 8

Cimetidine (tagament)

Question 9

Most specific test to test for recurrent prostate cancer?

Answer 9

PSA

Question 10

Patient has mild discomfort after arthroscopy, What intervention would you have?

Answer 10

Administer a analgesic (acetaminophen)

Question 11

After returning from EGD,patient complains of fever and chest pain. What should nurse suspect?

Answer 11

Esophageal perforation, notify doctor immediately

Question 12

What would be considered a positive TB reading after 48 hours

Answer 12

Indurated area measuring 12 mm

Question 13

What is post procedure for cardiac catheterization?

Answer 13

Keeping involved extremity immobolized

Question 14

Sims Huhner test

Answer 14

Evaluates interaction between the sperm and cervical mucus

Question 15

Why does physician order x-ray on both arms of a child that fell on his right arm?

Answer 15

Comparison is necessary because fracture lines in long bones are hard to distinguish in children from normal growth lines.

Question 16

Elevated specific gravity in urine indicates

Answer 16

Dehydration

Question 17

Pt just returned from having a bronchoscopy. What is not a nursing intervention?

Answer 17

Encouraging cool liquid for throat

Question 18

After liver biopsy

Answer 18

should lie on right side for 1-2 hours to prevent hemorrhage

Question 19

Factors that cause increase in HCT

Answer 19

Dehydration

Question 20

Contradiction for lumbar puncture

Answer 20

Increase intracranial pressure

Question 21

tumor marker for breast cancer

Answer 21

CA 15-3

Question 22

Most helpful for diagnosing MI

Answer 22

Isoenzyme CPK-MB

Question 23

Not a stimuli for fetal activity

Answer 23

Administrating oxytocin

Question 24

Contraindication for MRI

Answer 24

Cardiac pacemaker

Question 25

Best time to obtain sputum specimen

Answer 25

Early morning

Question 26

Bence-Jones protein

Answer 26

Multiple myeloma

Question 27

Patient present with upper GI bleed from ulcer, what is the appropriate test

Answer 27

EGD

Question 28

Pt admitted for abdominal pain what order should test be performed, barium enema, ultrasound and CT

Answer 28

Ultrasound, CT, Barium enema

Question 29

Incorrect statement for obtaining a blood culture on bacteremia

Answer 29

Culture can be drawn anytime with no regards to medications or vital signs

Question 30

Appropriate test for woman in 1 st trimester having pain from gallbladder disease

Answer 30

gallbladder ultasound

Question 31

Possible cause of hyperkalemia

Answer 31

Acidosis

Question 32

Contraindictation of IVP

Answer 32

Renal insufficiency, shellfish allergy, and severe dehydration

Question 33

Low BUN level indicate

Answer 33

Overly hydrated patients, liver disease,and malnourished pt in negative nitrogen balance

Question 34

Before scheduling a IVP ask

Answer 34

Are you allergic to shellfish? Are you able to drink a lot of fluids? and Have you had an IVP before?

Question 35

False regarding semen analysis

Answer 35

a single sperm analysis will be enough to confirm male infertility.

Question 36

Warfarin administartion

Answer 36

Test INR

Question 37

Ideal hdl/total cholesterol

Answer 37

1:3

Question 38

During stress test, bp drops what should be avoided the last 2 hrs

Answer 38

taking a hot shower

Question 39

Lab results for bone destruction

Answer 39

Increased serum ALP

Question 40

Cortisol peak levels

Answer 40

6am to 8 am

Question 41

symptoms that include hypocalcemia

Answer 41

tetany and carpal pedal

Question 42

Avoid before EEG

Answer 42

Coffee, Tea, Cola

Question 43

Specific gravity elevated

Answer 43

Dehydration