Electrolytes
Kidneys
Spinal cord injury
Intracranial regulation
Hormone regulation
100

Electrolyte most sensitive to Diuretics 

What is potassium?

100

This lab level is always an indicator of kidney damage.

What is creatinine?

100

Best practice for changing a patient's bed that has a new spinal cord injury.

What is log roll patient?

100

Parkinsons drug of choice for older adults.

What is Sinemet (Carbidopa/levodopa).

100

Teaching for Synthroid.

What is take on an empty stomach the same time each day-2 hours after last meal or an hour prior to first meal. Do not take with calcium, aluminum, Iron, or magnesium?

200

Calcium issue for patient in ESRD

What is hypocalcemia?

200

Two types of dialysis 

What is peritoneal and hemodialysis?

200

Priority intervention to prevent skin breakdown in a patient with a spinal cord injury.

What is turn every 2 hours, uses mepilex, assess hydration, keep skin clean and dry?

200

Interventions to follow if your patient has a sudden change in mental status.

What is preform VS, neuro assessment and glasgow coma scale, blood glucose check, call code stroke?

200

Life threatening complication of hyperthyroidism.

What is thyroid storm?

300

Can cause life threatening heart arrythmias.

What is hyperkalemia?

300

Two ways to prevent infection when preforming peritoneal dialysis?

Wash hands prior to procedure, wear a mask, never open tenckoff cath to air, place new cap after completion of the procedure.

300

Nursing interventions for Autonomic Dysreflexia.

What is first raise head of bed to reduce BP, check for urinary retention, check for fecal impaction, monitor BP, give medications to reduce BP as needed. 

300

Progressive disease resulting from the decrease of dopamine so it can no longer inhibit acetylcholine resulting in tremors. 

What is head Parkinsons Disease?

300
Imbalance of electrolyte that can be complication of thyroidectomy. 

What is hypocalcemia?

400

Dialysis using a tenckoff catheter

What is peritoneal dialysis?

400

Three chronic diseases that can result in chronic kidney damage.

What is CHF, artery disease, and diabetes?

400

Components of a neuro assessment.

What is strength of extremities, sensation of extremities, pupils (PERRLA), facial symmetry, alertness, cognition, movement, and sight?

400

Electrolytes that are "Chief regulators" in the nervous system.

What are sodium and potassium?

400

Possible causes of hyponatremia.

What is SIADH, medications, chronic alcohol use?

500

Renvela is given to fix this issue.

What is hyperphosphatemia in ERSD?

500

Stage of chronic renal failure in which dialysis is needed to sustain life. 

What is stage 5?

500

An important factor in care at the rehab level after a neurological injury.

What is allowing patient to be independent with ADLS as much as possible?

500

Causes cloudy cerebral spinal fluid, headache, and nuchal rigidity. 

What is bacterial meningitis?

500

Disease that the humpback of Norte Dam may have suffered. 

What is Cushing's Syndrome?

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