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NURS 6550 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6) 2021

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Medicolegal Considerations and the Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse  Coding and billing in nursing practice o ICD-10, CPT, and E&M codes  Role of the acute care nurse practitioner o popul ... ations, limitations, common practice settings  Certification exam content areas  Informed consent  HIPPA and patient confidentiality  Radiology – appropriate orders and interpreting reports  Evaluation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, and treatment options for common symptoms o Cough (pg 20)  Acute  Persistent o Dyspnea (pg 23) o Hemoptysis (pg 26) o Chest pain (pg 27) o Palpitations (pg 30) o Lower extremity edema (pg32)  Chronic venous insufficiency  Unilateral  DVT  Postphlebitic syndrome  Wells Criteria  Bilateral o Fever and hyperthermia (pg 34)  Fever: indicative of illness  Hyperthermia: body metabolic heat production/ environment exceeds normal heat loss capacity – not cytokine related (i.e. heat stroke) - >41.1° C  Neuroleptic malignant syndrome  Serotonin syndrome: ingestion of serotonin increasing drugs in CNS  Malignant hyperthermia o Involuntary weight loss (pg 37)  >5% body weight over 6-12 months  Cancer, dementia, depression, GI disorders  Goal: 30-40 kcal/kg/day o Fatigue (pg 38)  Generalized weakness, easy fatigability, mental fatigue [Show More]

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