Lab Values
Post-op complications
Medications
Cardiac
Miscelaneous
100
A patient on Warfarin what lab value would you check
What is INR?
100
The description of Atelectasis is
What is a collapse/closure of a lung?
100
The classification of medication that you may hold if a patient's heart rate were below 60
beta-blocker
100
A test that is used to visualize the heart chambers and flow of blood into the each chamber
Echocardiogram
100
A sign/test that a patient has hypocalemia.
What is Chvostek and trousseau sign?
200
A patient on a heparin infusion what lab values would you be monitoring
What is PTT?
200
I am a syndrome that is caused by insufficient blood flow to the tissue in a certain part of the body.
What is compartment syndrome?
200
The name of the antibiotic that can have the side effect called "redman syndrome"
Vancomycin
200
You would want to monitor _____ if your patient was taking a beta-blocker.
What is heart rate?
200
You would use the bladder scanner to verify _____ after a patient has voided.
Post-void residual
300
The best way to see if a diabetic patient is managing their blood sugars is with this blood test
What is HgbA1C?
300
I am a scale that is used to monitor motor block postoperatively.
What is Bromage scale?
300
DAILY DOUBLE
The class of medications that are contraindicated with drinking or eating grapefruits
antilipidemics
300
DAILY DOUBLE
When a patient has chest pain what is the medication that is given and the test that is ordered (two answers for full points)
What is nitroglycerin and ECG?
300
I am a blood test that is used to see if a patient has had an MI.
What is troponin?
400
DAILY DOUBLE
When a patient is febrile collection of this would be done prior to starting antibiotics or giving tylenol(antipyretic).
What is Blood cultures?
400
A device that is used to prevent DVTs
What is sequential compression syndrome?
400
Spirolactone is what type of medication
potassium sparing dietertic
400
A common order when a patient has low blood pressure.
What is an IV bolus?
400
The two most common causes that can attribute to kidney failure
What is Hypertension and diabetes?
500
You expect this to be low with a patient with Thrombocytopenia.
Platelets
500
The type of dressing system that is commonly used with an incision that would have a high amount of exudate or drainage, commonly used with an abdominal incision if high exudate is expected.
What is vac-dressing?
500
Insulin that is given only once or twice a day is what type of insulin
long-acting
500
I am the decrease in blood pressure when the patient changes position from lying to sitting to standing.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
500
DAILY DOUBLE
You may be worried that a post-opreative patient has this if they are complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath.
What is pulmonary embolism?