Cardiac
This laboratory test indicates the presence of heart failure
What is a BNP?
Pain caused by the inability of the arterial system to provide adequate blood flow to the tissues
What is intermittent claudication?
A patient may be diagnosed with this if, after a joint injury, the joint is tender, movement is painful, there is edema and disability, and pain increases during the first 2 to 3 hours
What is a sprain?
Blurred vision, and gradual decrease in visual acuity indicates this HTN-associated disease process
What is hypertensive retinopathy?
Two-Thirds of our bodies are comprised of this fluid
What is Intracelluar Fluid?
Blood flows from the lungs to the left atrium by way of these
What are the pulmonary veins?
Intense pain in the forefront of the foot, usually worse at night and can interrupt sleep
What is Rest Pain?
A separation of the articular surfaces of the joint
What is a dislocation?
This is the most common type of HTN
What is Primary (Essential) HTN?
Electrolytes are expressed in this form on laboratory tests
What are miliquivalents?
The resistance the left ventricles must overcome to eject blood
What is Afterload?
Patients over 50 who smoke, have diabetes, or have decreased pulses will likely have this diagnostic test for peripheral vascular disease
What is an ABI (Ankle-Brachial Index)?
The nursing care of sprains and strains includes the use of the treatments identified by this acronym
What is RICE or PRICE?
Anticipate this type of HTN in a patient who has a sudden onset of HTN
What is Secondary HTN?
Third-spacing can lead to this imbalance
Hypovolemia
The picture printout of the electrical activity occurring inside the heart
What is an EKG?
A patient with swollen fluid-filled extremities, taught skin, redness, and pain likely has this vascular disease
What is PVD?
When the bone is broken on one side and bent on the other, the patient is said to have this type of fracture
What is a Greenstick Fracture?
A patient with a consistent SBP of 120-139 mm/hg or a DBP of 80-89 mm/hg is said to be in this stage of HTN
What is Pre-Hypertensive?
Hyperventilation causes this respiratory ABG imbalance
What is Respiratory Alkalosis?
Invasive test that assesses how open or blocked a patient's coronary arteries are
What is a cardiac catheterization?
Endothelial damage, venous stasis, and altered coagulation associated with an increased risk of VTE is known as
What is Virchow's Triad?
Manipulation of a bone during surgery or a compound fracture of a bone places patients at a high risk of this infectious process
What is osteomyelitis?
A patient is said to have this when the BP is extremely elevated and must be lowered to stop damage to the tissues and organs
What is Hypertensive Emergency?
The force of fluid in a compartment pushing against a cell membrane or vessel wall
What is Hydrostatic Pressure?