Cardiology
These two measurements must be taken prior to administering a beta blocker to a patient
What are heart rate (pulse) and blood pressure?
This is the acronym that is used when thinking about signs and symptoms of a stroke
BEFAST
A patient who has uncontrolled hyperthyroidism will have high levels of these three labs
What are T3, T4 and Calcitonin?
This type of triage system in an emergency situation involves assigning one of four colored cards to patients based on their level of acuity
What is S.T.A.R.T. triage?
Patients who have this vascular disorder should have their legs elevated for at least 20 minutes at least 4-5 times per day
What is Peripheral Venous Disorder (PVD)?
This type (class) of medication, used to manage heart failure, is notorious for causing patients to have hypokalemia
What are diuretics?
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, tachypnea, dry mucous membranes and feeling hot are all signs of this blood sugar imbalance
What is hyperglycemia?
This blood type is considered the universal recipient
What is AB+?
This is the acronym that is used to screen patients for melanoma
What is ABCDE?
This dysrhythmia has wide QRS complexes and is unique as the patient may or may not have a pulse
What is Ventricular Tachycardia? (V-tach)
This is the most critical diagnostic test for patients who present with stroke-like symptoms.
What is a Head (Cerebral) CT scan?
What is short-acting insulin?
A nurse receives a unit of PRBCs from the blood bank at 9:00 AM. This multi-part response includes the time that she must start the transfusion by and the time that she must complete the transfusion by.
What is 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM?
This is an autoimmune disorder of the skin that occurs when skin or nail cells aren't able to shed quickly, leading to the building up plaques.
What is Plaque Psoriasis?
Cool and cyanotic extremities, decreased pedal pulses, thickened toenails, decreased hair growth, pallor and increased capillary refill time are all symptoms of this vascular disoder
What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)?
A patient is scheduled to have a cerebral biopsy to determine if the patient's tumor is cancerous. What measurement is especially important to keep low prior to this procedure?
What is Intracranial Pressure (ICP)?
Symptoms of this disorder include a buffalo hump, moon face, truncal obesity, striae, thin extremities, hyperglycemia, hypernatremia, and hypertension.
What is Cushing's Syndrome?
A patient admitted to the hospital is post-op a Hip Arthroplasty. The pt experienced more blood loss than expected. The pt's most recent CBC w/ diff showed a Hgb of 8 and a Hematocrit of 30%. This is the type of shock the pt is most likely experiencing.
What is Hypovolemic Shock?
This refers to an emergency complication that can occur in patients with Type 1 Diabetes when their blood sugar becomes dangerously high. Without insulin, the body starts to break down fats as a source of fuel.
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)?
A patient is connected to an EKG monitor. All of a sudden, the pt has no visible P waves, QRS complexes or T waves, but electrical activity is present. This is the type of electrical intervention that must be administered to the patient immediately.
What is defibrillation?
As the nurse, your patient is having a tonic-clonic seizure. These are two medications (discussed in class) that should be administered to this patient.
What are Levetiracetam (Keppra) and Phenytoin (Dilantin)?
This medication is the primary medication used to treat the endocrine disorder that causes an extremely elevated urine output with a low specific gravity, hemoconcentration of serum labs, hypotension and tachycardia.
What is DDAVP or Desmopressin?
This is a complication of Septic Shock that occurs when two or more organ systems start to dysfunction and are unable to meet the demands of the body.
What is Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)?
This type of traction is involves placing pins or screws in the bone. It is good for helping to reduce (restore the realignment) of a fractured bone, but one must monitor for infection at the pin sites.
What is Skeletal Traction?