MED TERM
What is the medical term for difficulty breathing?
DYSPNEA
What are the main two labs we check for kidney function?
BUN
CREATININE
What medication can be given in a code but also in an allergic reaction?
EPI
What does NST stand for?
NON STRESS TEST
What tool do we give and instruct a pt on after surgery to help prevent pneumonia?
INCENTIVE SPIROMETER
What is the medical term for reddened skin?
ERYTHEMA
Which lab checks specifically for heart failure?
BNP
What two electrolytes should you watch when giving Lasix?
POTASSIUM AND SODIUM
What is the first thing you do IMMEDIATELY post delivery to prevent a hemorrhage?
FUNDAL MASSAGE
What kind of medication would you question giving to a pt with a BP of 164/98 and a pulse of 52?
BETABLOCKER (because of HR)
What is the term for vital signs taken 3 times in a row due to dizziness or syncope upon standing and what are their positions (in order)?
ORTHOSTATIC VS
LYING, SITTING, STANDING
Which two labs do we check for liver function?
ALT
AST
For which medication must we as the nurse ensure a trough is drawn before every 4th dose?
Vancomycin
What hemorrhage medication can we NOT give to pts with hypertension?
METHERGINE
You do an EKG on your pt and notice ST elevation.. what treatment do you anticipate?
CATH LAB— STAT!
STEMI
What is the medical term for shortness of breath lying down?
ORTHOPNEA
What lab do we check for a pt on a heparin drip?
PTT
Which two CLASSES of meds should someone with AFIB be prescribed?
ANTIARRYHTHMIC and ANTICOAGULANT
What does an early decel tell you?
HEAD COMPRESSION.. BABY IS IN BIRTH CANAL
Your pt is hypotensive, febrile and tachycardic. Given what dx you could suspect with these symptoms.. what would be three main treatments?
SEPSIS TX:
IV fluids, antibiotics, antipyretics
What is cholelithiasis?
GALLSTONES
In what routine lab draw would you find the hemaglobin and hematocrit?
CBC
How does metformin lower blood sugars in the body and what teaching should we give the pt who doesnt want to take it due to GI upset?
EXCRETED IN WASTE/STOOL
GI EFFECTS LESSEN ONCE YOUR SUGARS ARE BETTER CONTROLLED
In the OB setting, what do we use magnesium sulfate for?
SEIZURE PREVENTION
How do we treat ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia?
DEFIBRILLATION