Nephrology
Nephrologists focus on what organ(s)?
Kidneys
Medication term for high blood pressure.
Hypertension
Name 2 types of strokes.
Ischemic and Hemorrhagic
A patient is diagnosed with Addison's disease. What type of medication would be prescribed?
Steroids
Inhaler
Who is most at risk for urinary/nephrotic infections?
Elderly
Medical terminology for chest pain.
Angina
A patient is having a tonic-clonic seizures. What should the nurse do first?
Take measures to prevent injury.
A patient comes to the ER with a blood glucose of 42. Ingesting how many grams of carbohydrates should you instruct patient to ingest.
10 to 15 grams of simple carbohydrates.
What precautions do you take with a patient diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB)?
The process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally.
Dialysis
A medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked.
Myocardial infarction (MI)
When a patient is scheduled to have a CT, what must the nurse determine first?
Determine whether the client is allergic to iodine, contrast dyes, or shellfish.
Name the 3 hormones associated with your thyroid. Labs can be drawn to check levels.
T3, T4, & TSH
Clinical manifestations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include:
-hypoxemia
- dyspnea on exertion and at rest
- oxygen desaturation with exercise
- and the use of accessory muscles of respiration.
Signs & symptoms of UTI.
painful urination (dysuria), frequent urination, urgent urination, and blood in the urine (hematuria).
Components of the DASH diet.
Identify risk factors of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
History of ischemic episodes, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, oral contraceptive use, emotional stress, family history of CVA, and advancing age.
Which of the following assessment findings characterize thyroid storm?
increased body temperature, increased pulse, and increased blood pressure
The accumulation of fluids in the pleural space is called:
Which of the following symptoms do you expect to see in a patient diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis?
Flank pain, chills, dysuria
A heart rhythm characterized by the absence of P waves, wide QRS complexes (usually greater than 0.14 second), and a rate between 100 and 250 impulses per minute.
Ventricular tachycardia
Discuss the paralysis of Guillain-Barre.
Paralysis that accompanies Guillain-Barre syndrome is only temporary. Return of motor function begins proximally and extends distally in the legs.
Which is a common electrolyte that is deleted in patients with Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone (SIADH) and what is the medical term for it?
Sodium - hyponatremia
A client has just returned to a nursing unit following bronchoscopy. A nurse would implement which of the following nursing interventions for this client?
Ensuring the return of the gag reflex before offering foods or fluids.