Nutrition
Stomach contents flow back up into esophagus, causing heartburn
What is Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
Voiding 2 or more times in the night
What is nocturia?
Determines an individual's risk for developing pressure ulcers
What is Braden Scale?
A cloudy area in the lens of your eye
What is Glaucoma?
The number #1 cause of hyperkalemia
What is renal failure?
A condition in which pancreatic cells release pancreatic enzymes into the tissues of the pancreas
What is pancreatitis?
Used to identify UTI
What is a urinalysis?
Produced in the epidermis that produce melanin, which is pigment that determines hair color skin
What are melanocytes?
Sustained, elevated pressure in the cranial cavity
What is increased intracranial pressure?
A preventative measure for atelectasis
What is a incentive spirometer?
A diet that only consists of eating foods of plant origin. It can lead to deficiencies in calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, and vitamin b12.
What is a vegan diet?
When the nurse asks the patient to describe their frequency of urination and any other associated problems.
What is a patient interview?
Shallow open wound or blister without slough
What is stage 2 pressure injuries?
group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve
What is glaucoma
GCS score of 3
What is a fully unresponsive patient?
IV admin of amino acids, often w/ added carbohydrates, fats, electrolytes, vitamins and minerals
What is total parental nutrition?
Occurs while an indwelling catheter is in place or up to 48 hrs after discontinuation
Material, such as fluid and cells, that has escaped from blood vessels during the inflammatory process and is deposited in tissue or on tissue surface
What is exudate?
eye opening, verbal response, motor response
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale
What is Brudzinski sign?
A component in nutrition that completes essential biochemical reactions in the body (calcium, potassium, sodium, iron)
What are minerals?
Results from a hypertonic or overactive detrusor muscle, leading to increased pressure with in the bladder and inability to inhibit voiding
What is urge incontinence?
What is purulent exudate?
Abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backward
What is decerebrate posturing?
What is sensorineural hearing loss?