Heart
Secretions
Symptoms
Impairment
Airway
100
John Boy has presented in the Emergency Department with hypokalemia, bradycardia, and visions of halos and sometimes sees the color "yellow". We know these are the classical symptoms of this toxicity.
What is Digitalis Toxicity
100
Ms. Smith has been sitting in the chair for the past several hours. Nurse Beau walks into the room and finds Ms. Smith slumped over, unresponsive, O2 saturations 83% on Nasal cannula at 2 liters per minute. Nurse Beau pushes the Code assist button and anticipates emergent intubation. During intubation Ms. Smith is having copious amounts of pink, frothy secretions. Nurse Beau anticipates to administer these drugs to resolve the symptoms.
What is Lasix, O2, morphine, IV nitroglycerine
100
Fever, chills, shortness of breath, productive cough. These are the classical signs and symptoms of this diagnosis which can occur in the community as well as in a hospital setting.
What is Pneumonia
100
Smoking, environmental factors, genetic abnormality, occupational exposures are these risk factors for these type of clients.
What are the risk factors for COPD
100
This client is less than 6 months of age and is placed in Contact and Droplet precautions due to this type of virus
What is RSV
200
Soy sauce, cured meats, canned foods contain this type of ingredient and is not a good for patients in heart failure
What are foods that are high in sodium content
200
Thin, pink frothy secretions are the classical signs of a client going into this heart failure
What is Pulmonary Edema
200
Nursing diagnoses for Pneumonia include:
What is ineffective airway clearance, impaired gas exchange, activity intolerance, risk for fluid imbalance (decreased)
200
Barrel chest, tripod position, pursed lip breathing, clubbed fingernails are the characteristics of this disease.
What are the characteristics of a COPD patient
200
This is the disease process that occurs from inflammation of airways caused from an allergic response
What is asthma
300
The lab value that is drawn to diagnose a client with heart failure
What is BNP
300
To manage this symptom, you will want to place patient in upright position with legs & feet dependent, provide reassurance, remain with patient, monitor for any side effects of medications, BSC/indwelling catheter, ECG/VS
What is the appropriate nursing management for pulmonary edema.
300
Lab work that is drawn before any antibiotics are started on a client with suspected pneumonia.
What are blood cultures
300
Inflammation of airway, excessive mucus, chronic infection are the classical signs of this disease entity
What is Chronic Bronchitis
300
A client presents with coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath which has been occurring over the past 2 consecutive years. These are the classical characteristics of these diseases
What are signs/symptoms of asthma/COPD?
400
This patient is presenting with systolic heart failure and his chance of survival is low if not treated appropriately.
What is a patient with a weak heart muscle
400
You have just admitted a client to your unit with complaints of shortness of breath with coarse rhonchi to the upper anterior lung fields. Chest xray has been taken and notes that there are areas to the right middle lung field that is not expanding at all. A stat ultrasound was done and revealed 950 ml fluid in the pleural space of the right lung. As the nurse you will anticipate in setting up for this procedure.
What is a thoracentesis for pleural effusion
400
Antibiotics are to be started within a certain time frame upon admission to the hospital.
What is within 4 hours of admission
400
A client that presents with these characteristics of Alveoli destruction, impaired CO2/O2 exchange, and CO2 trapping have this disease entity
What is Emphysema
400
This client presents with upper airway obstruction and the nurse knows that you should not place anything in throat to visualize what is happening. These are the potential risk for clients with
What is Croup/Epiglottis
500
This patient is presenting to the ED with peripheral edema, hepatomegaly, ascites, anorexia, nausea, weakness, and weight gain which has been occurring over the past 2 months. These are the classical symptoms of which type of heart failure.
What are the signs and symptoms of right sided heart failure.
500
This is the diuretic of choice given when a client is experiencing symptoms of heart failure and pulmonary edema.
What is Furosemide
500
A client with dysphagia, a client with AIDS, a client on a ventilator, a client with neurological disorder are susceptible to community acquired, hospital acquired, and ventilator acquired are susceptible to:
What are patients susceptible to pneumonia
500
These are the medications that will be used in treating clients with COPD and Asthma
What are anticholinergics, bronchodilators, corticosteroids
500
This client presents with drooling, protruding tongue, sore throat, and fever. These classical signs in this patient.
What is Epiglottis
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