Labs
Normal serum range is 135-145 mEq/L
What is sodium?
Recommended for women age 40 and up for breast cancer screening.
What is a mammogram?
This is recommended at age 50, sooner if there is a family history of colon cancer
What is a colonoscopy?
Ipsilateral contraction of the facial muscles due to hypocalemia makes one positive for this sign
What is Chvostek?
Creatine kinase: 25-200 U/L
Creatine kinase MB (CKMB): 0-4 ng/mL
Troponin: 0-0.4 ng/mL
What are cardiac enzymes?
Can be used with contrast dye or without contrast and provides more detailed images than x-rays
What is computerized tomography (CT) scanning?
A procedure used to remove polyps, retained products of conception or unwanted embryos
What is dilation and curettage (D&C)?
The fleshy tissue, midline at the back of the palate between the tonsils
What is the uvula?
This test measures how long it takes for a clot to form in a blood sample
What is the prothrombin time (PT) test?
What is forbidden with this diagnostic machine?
What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
All samples gained from this procedure will b sent to pathology for a medical diagnosis
What is a biopsy?
This adult vaccine covers > 22 strains
What is the pneumovax?
The life cycle of this cell is 90 - 100 for infants,
100 - 120 days in adults
What is a red blood cell?
Often defined to clients as an ultrasound of the heart
What is an echocardiogram?
This procedural treatment, destroys cells and may cause the same side effects as chemotherapy
What is radiation therapy?
Weakened eye muscles can result in the eye turning in, a condition known as?
What is strabismus?
Excessive diarrhea results in this serious electrolyte deficiency
What is hypokalemia?
Clients must stop this medication 48 hours prior to contrast dye to avoid kidney damage
What is metformin?
With ______, the RN must monitor ECG, BP, oxygen saturation, and respiratory status every 5 minutes, mental status, pain and skin color every 10 minutes and maintain continuous IC access
What is conscious sedation?
More than 5 fingers/digits on one or both hands
What is polydactyl?