Labs
What is a left shift?
abnormally high banded neutrophil count
I am in a tunnel and hear bangs and clicks. I have been in here way too long!
MRI
commonly causes bruises are called
contusions
1. You hear your patient yelling for help and see them clutching their abdomen where dark red bowel is protruding. This is called _____________
2. What position do you put them in __________
3. What would you put over the wound until the physician arrives _________________
1. dehisence
2. semi fowlers with knees bent to chest
3. sterile dressing moistened with sterile saline
Your patient is short of breath walking to the bathroom. How do you document?
Dyspnea when ambulating 10 feet
Elevated lymphoctyes can mean
viral infection or allergy
Before dyes are injected what is important to assess?
Allergy to shellfish, iodine, or contrast mediums
Clostridia causes gas gangrene on palpation what is felt
crackling
chronic venous insufficiency
What is an early and omnious sign of hypoxia and a high priority.
restlessness and confusion
Change and LOC
An altered level of tissue perfusion can be from this condition initially diagnosed with H&H
anemia
What is sign/symptom shows my patient may have a complication of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
shoulder pain increasing when they move their torso
When irrigating a wound it is always best to start with the most contaminated area and work to the least.
True or false
false
Always start with least contaminated and work to most contaminated
After posterior hip arthroplasty name 3 motions that should not be done
adduct legs
turn patient on operative side
bend at waist 90 degrees or more
Respiratory Alkalosis is a pH of
Respiratory Acidosis is a pH of
Above 7.45
Below 7.35
orange or yellow tinted skin is called jaundice what lab value would be elevated?
bilirubin
True or false
It is ok to remove my electrodes when I get into the shower.
False
Pressure wounds are staged by the RN but the LPN should know the signs and symptoms of each stage.
A wound with an organ, tendon, or bone visible is a stage ____.
IV
Why is it so important to wrap the stump in the postoperative period
My patient has COPD, what oxygen flow order would I expect to deliver to my patient via nasal canula?
What is the normal range of WBCs for an adult older than 10 yrs.
4.5-11.1 mm3
A easy to assess sign of shock after paracentesis
low BP
sinus tract
Skeletal traction may have pins, wires or tongs, What assessment and care is cructial for this patient?
assess for infection and do pin care
Do you instruct your patient to exhale or inhale using the Incentive Spirometer?
inhale