Respiratory Disorders
This respiratory infection is spread by airborne droplets and requires a negative pressure room.
What is Tuberculosis?
This severe asthma sign means airflow is critically reduced and breath sounds are nearly absent.
What is a silent chest?
The first nursing action for epistaxis is placing the patient in this position.
What is sitting upright and leaning forward?
This imaging test must be done first to rule out hemorrhage before giving tPA.
What is a noncontrast CT scan?
This disease causes demyelination of the brain and spinal cord.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
This classic symptom is the most concerning finding in a patient with TB.
What are night sweats?
This is the rescue inhaler medication commonly used in acute asthma attacks.
What is albuterol?
This type of nosebleed is harder to detect and often more serious.
What is posterior epistaxis?
This is the most important question to ask when a stroke patient arrives.
What time did symptoms begin?
This Parkinson’s medication combines dopamine replacement with reduced peripheral breakdown.
What is levodopa/carbidopa?
This lung condition causes alveoli to fill with fluid, debris, or water.
What is consolidation?
The priority position for a patient having an asthma exacerbation is this.
What is upright/high Fowler’s position?
This nasal surgery corrects a severe deviated septum.
What is septoplasty?
The “F” in FAST stroke assessment stands for this.
What is face drooping?
This autoimmune disorder causes fluctuating weakness that worsens with activity.
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
This pneumonia type occurs 48 hours or more after hospital admission.
What is Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia?
This life-threatening prolonged asthma attack does not respond to usual treatment.
What is status asthmaticus?
A patient with a nasal fracture should avoid this action after injury.
What is blowing the nose?
This seizure emergency is defined as seizures lasting over 5 minutes or repeated seizures without recovery.
What is status epilepticus?
These muscles are commonly affected first in myasthenia gravis.
What are the eye muscles?
This COPD complication results from right-sided heart failure caused by chronic lung disease.
What is cor pulmonale?
These two nursing priorities are first during an acute asthma attack.
What are oxygenation and monitoring work of breathing?
These two signs after facial trauma may indicate skull fracture complications.
What are raccoon eyes and CSF leakage?
These medications are first-line for status epilepticus.
What are benzodiazepines (lorazepam or midazolam)?
This priority complication in myasthenia gravis requires close monitoring of respirations.
What is respiratory failure / decreased respiratory rate?