Cardiac
We have this many valve is Cardiopulmonary system
What is four?
These conditions happen after complication of long bone injury/surgery.
Fat embolism and venous embolism (DVT)
When peritoneal dialysis no longer effective in chronic kidney injury, the next treatment modality is ____, and access called ____ is created.
What is hemodialysis; AV fistula
There are two types of diabetes. This happens more in younger age.
Type I
The first drug to be tried to unstable angina
What is nitroglycerin sublingual
Nurses teach Heart failure patient do this everyday to evaluate fluid retention
What is weighing every morning
This condition of the heart valve can cause back flow of the blood into left atrium
What is mitral valve prolapse.
This critical condition after cast happening in confined space due to increasing edema needs to be reported to care provider immediately.
What is compartment syndrome.
Our kidney depends 20-25% of blood supply on this.
What is cardiac output
We can evaluate the past blood sugar level by this laboratory work.
Hemoglobin A1C
In alleviating angina, nitroglycerin is given SL to expect this effect.
What are afterload & preload reduction
Nurses teach patients with peritoneal dialysis on sterility to prevent this
What is peritonitis
We measure this biomarker in heart failure to determine the severity
What is BNP (Beta-Natriuretic Peptide)
Nurse knows the importance of neurovascular checks. these include:
What are 5P's (Pain, pulse, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis
This serum laboratory level determines stage of chronic kidney injury.
What is glomerular filtration Rate.
In diabetes, deep and rapid breathing may be triggered this body's PH derailment in this condition.
What is DKA. What is metabolic acidosis
Furosemide, one of the frequently used diuretics, is categorized in this.
What is loop diuretics
Nurse asks provider giving D5.45% NS during the treatment of DKA condition. Synergistic nursing characteristics of this is:
What is clinical inquary
This is the pump problem of this organ, and called
what is heart, heart failure
The purpose of traction in patients with fracture are:
Maintain fractured bone alignment & reduce pain
A pneumonia patient is so fatigued and unable to cough up the secretion. Nurse makes care plan based on this nursing diagnosis.
Ineffective airway clearance
One of the complication from the thyroid surgery is this electrolyte imbalance.
What is calcium.
After thyroidectomy, patients are placed on this medication for the rest of their lives.
What is levothyroxin (synthroid).
In diabetes Insipidus (DI) or SIADH, paying attention to this electrolyte is extremely important.
What is sodium
Often diuretics are used to ease the symptoms of heart failure. Two nursing interventions related to this treatment are:
What is I&O and weighing pt.
Consent need to be witnessed to ensure this.
What is "not coerced"
Tuberculosis patient must be placed in this type of room for TB is airborne disese
What is negative pressure room
Thyroid controls this activity in our body. Thus, hyperthyroidism results this manifestations in V/S.
controls metabolic activity; tachycardia, elevated SBP.
Desmopressin (DDAVP) is the drug for DI, and this is the drug (ADH agonist) for SIADH
What is Conivaptan (Vaprisol)
In SIADH, this dietary restriction applies.
What is "fluid restriction"
One of this drugs effect is positive inotropic besides
negative chronotropic & dromotropic
Waht is Lanoxin
Pin site care must be done at this frequency.
Every eight hours
This inhaler should be tried when asthma or COPD patients have RR of 28/mining with audible expiratory wheezes.
What is SABA (short Acting Beta-Adrenergic agent);
Albuterol
Pathophysiology of Graves disease, one of hyperthyroidism is ______.
what is autoimmune disease.
To prevent DVT after orthopedic surgery/or immobile patient after surgery, this medication (non-oral can be given) via this route.
Lovenox or heparin SQ
Often diuretics are used to ease the symptoms of heart failure. Two nursing interventions related to this treatment are:
What is I&O and weighing the patient
The most common cause for multi-drug resistant TB is this.
What is non-adherence to TB drug.
DKA and HHS both happen among patients with diabetes. Common clinical manifestations of DKA and HHS are these two things.
What are elevated serum blood sugar and hypovolemia.
This category of drug can increase the risk for GI bleeding and kidney injury.
What is NSAID
Common post operative complication from anesthesia nausea or vomiting must be taken seriously for this concern. And what to do if happens.
What is aspiration pneumonia: Lay patient to the side.
This synergistic patient's characteristics has to do with maintaining steady state of equilibrium
What is stability
Goiter is enlargement of thyroid glands, and often due to lack of this substance.
What is iodine
This insulin is the only type that can be given intravenously, and must be drawn first when mixed with NPH for SQ.
What is regular insulin.
The broken bones are aligned by external fixation sometimes with pins. Pin care must be done meticulously on schedule to prevent.
What is infection.
Thyroid stimulating hormone will be increased in this thyroid condition
What is Hypothyroidism
Patient who is prescribed for levothyroid after thyroidectomy must be educated to report these symptoms (side effects)
What are hyperthyroidism symptoms; tachycardia, weight loss, heat intolerance, angina, etc.
Nurse observes color of stool while caring for gastric ulcer patient due to increased risk for bleeding. This is an example of this synergistic patient's characteristics.
What is vulnerability