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Your patient is diagnosed with hemophilia. You will be doing discharge teaching and want to include measures to control bleeding. What are 2 methods the patient can use to control bleeding.
What is Compression, Elevation, Rest?
Parkinson's Disease is a slowly progressive neurologic movement disorder that eventually leads to disability. What is a primary psychosocial goal for people with this disorder?
What is to maintain independence as much as possible
What lab is the best reflection of renal function?
What is serum Creatinine?
What is considered a major life threatening side effect of hormone replacement therapy such as estrogen?
What is Thromboembolism
This calculation can be used to determine if a patient is considered overweight or underweight?
What is a BMI?
Pernicious anemia is a deficiency in what?
What is B12?
These patients decline blood transfusion for religious reasons?
What are Jehovah's Witness?
What is the lab that best reflects oxygen carrying components of the cell?
What is Hemoglobin?
What medication is commonly used in patients with chronic renal failure to treat anemia caused by the disease and therefor increases red blood cells?
What is epoetin alfa?
How does the nurse manually calculate a BMI to determine if a patient is within normal weight range?
What is BMI = kg/m2?
Name a disease that commonly causes blindness in patients over 40 years of age.
Macular degeneration, Diabetic retinopathy, or Glaucoma
What strategy is used to reduce anxiety and decrease fear for patients prior to surgery?
What is coping strategies?
This is the process by process by which solutes move from a higher concentration to a lower concentration?
What is diffusion?
Administration of this anti-obesity medication is used in treatment for obesity and can cause an adverse side effect of oily fecal spotting.
What is orlistat?
What is a complement of microbes within the gut?
What is GI tract microbiota?
Fluid deprivation in patients who do not respond to thirst?
What is the common cause of hypernatremia?
This requires the nurse to emphasize the continued need for follow-up and continued support group participation?
What is continuing and transitional care after bariatric surgery?
This immunoglobulin takes part in allergic and some hypersensitivity reactions?
What is IGE?
Which physical assessment data would you want to ensure you obtain on a patient that has been taking acetaminophen for pain?
What is eye exam, skin assessment or abdomen? (Jaundice)
What is the important risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea?
What is obesity?
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is known for thrombosis and bleeding of mucous membranes. Which two pathways does the syndrome alter that causes this?
What is coagulation and anticoagulation?
This condition can cause social isolation, job loss and economic hardship, as well as, poor self esteem?
This is a common clinical disturbance characterized by a low ph and a low plasma bicarbonate concentration?
This electrolyte is never given IM or IVP, and must be given by using an infusion pump only.
What is Potassium?
What is an indication for anti-obesity medication?
What is BMI greater than 30kg/m2
What is BMI greater than 30?