Nutrition
A person who's diet mostly consists of fish
What is a Pescatarian?
The term is used to describe people need get up several times throughout the night to void
Nocturia
An open area extending under intact skin along the edge of the wound.
What is undermining?
This type of far-sightedness is related to old age.
What is presbyopia?
This mnemonic helps to remember the clinical features of a stroke.
What is BE FAST?
The patient's weight-to-height ratio and is a indicator of nutritional health.
What does body mass index represent?
The test calculates electrical impulses of the nerves and muscles of the bladder and sphincters called
Electromyography
Forces exerted parallel to the surface of the skin.
What is shearing?
This hearing test determines if hearing loss is from bone conduction or air conduction in the auditory canal.
What is the Rinne test?
The clear liquid diet include:
little that leave little residue (clear fruit juice, gelatin, broth)
Decreased function of the salivary glands that results in less salivation.
What is Xerostomia?
The term describes the involuntary leakage of urine, often caused by weakened pelvic floor muscles or nerve damage is
Urinary incontinence
What is the Braden Scale?
Announcing presence upon entering the room, instructing the patient to location of items, facilitating use of assistive devices, and describing meal trays/opening cartons are nursing interventions for patients that are
What is severely vision impaired or blind?
Which vegetable contains the highest amount of potassium?
Between 160 and 200 mg/dL
What is the normal range of cholesterol in adult men and women?
This particular urine specimen is used for culture and sensitivity (C&S)
Clean-catch midstream urine
This decreases peripheral perfusion and impairs sensation, placing clients at greater risk for delayed wound healing.
What is diabetes mellitus?
This type of abnormal posturing occurs when arms and legs turn towards the body.
What is decorticate posturing?
Renal failure
What is the most common cause of hyperkalemia?
This hepatic protein is found in serum and is a sensitive indication of protein deficiency.
What is Prealbumin (PAB), also called Transthyretin (TTHY)?
The enzyme, produced by the kidneys, is the initiating enzyme that starts a cascade of reactions that produce substances in the body that regulate blood pressure
Renin
This technique decreases the risk of infection in wounds that were not considered clean at the time the tissue injury occurred.
What is delayed primary closure (also called tertiary intention)?
A positive Brudzinski sign is indicative of this type of infection?
What is meningitis?
C3, C4, C5, keeps ___ alive ... this is a rhyme to help you remember this important muscle in spinal cord injury.
What is "the diaphragm"?