Endocrine Essentials
This hormone is released during a sympathetic nervous systemf response.
What is norepinephrine?
These make up the A B C's.
What are airway, breathing, circulation?
A rigid body with alternating contraction/relaxation of extremities describes this seizure type.
What is tonic-clonic seizure?
The most abundant extracellular electrolyte.
What is sodium?
A pwave preceding every QRS complex indicates this electrical event.
What is atrial depolarization?
These are 2 hormones not produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
What are ADH and oxytocin?
The nurse's priority for a client with a nasal fracture.
What is airway patency?
This dysrhythmia is associated with cardiogenic embolic strokes.
What is atrial fibrillation?
pH 7.3 PCO2 50
What is respiratory acidosis?
For this rhythm, the priority is defibrillation.
What is ventricular fibrillation?
This hormone release leaves a post-op client, with no history of diabetes, to have a glucose of 250.
What is cortisol release from the surgical stress response?
A PaO2 of this value indicates adequate oxygenation in COPD.
What is 80mm Hg?
The priority nursing diagnosis for a cervical spine injury.
What is Ineffective breathing pattern?
Excessive diarrhea leads to this ABG imbalance.
What is metabolic acidosis?
The third step of normal electrical cardiac conduction.
What is the bundle of His?
Vasopressin is prescribed for DI because it causes this effect.
What is decreased urinary output?
This bedside device is a priority intervention for preventing atelectasis in a bedrest client.
What is incentive spirometry?
These items pose a threat during an MRI.
What is jewelry?
A client with cerebral edema is most likely to receive this IV fluid.
What is 3% normal saline?
These waves, complexes, and segments make up a sinus rhythm.
What is P, QRS, T?
These are 2 commonly expected lab findings in SIADH.
What are hyponatremia and decreased serum osmolality?
A client with pneumonia and a respiratory rate of 28, drinking adequate fluid, still becomes dehydrated.
What is rapid breathing causing insensible fluid loss?
Muscle twitching in pancreatitis suggests this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hypocalcemia?
pH 7.49, PACO2 38, HCO3 30
What is metabolic alkalosis?
Continue to monitor the rhythm.