My Heart Just Ain't Right
This mental health disorder is most common in the older adult population.
What is depression?
A client is diagnosed with cholecystitis. The nurse reviews the client's medical record, expecting to note documentation of these 3 manifestations of that disorder
What are dyspepsia, intense, sudden pain in the upper right part of the abdomen, and rebound tenderness in the abdomen?
The inability of the heart to work effectively as a pump
What is heart failure?
This complication is seen most commonly in patients with influenza.
What is pneumonia?
Claudication with exercise is the symptom most prevelant in this disorder.
What is peripheral arterial disease?
The client in the ED with pale, cool skin, sudden midsternal chest pain unrelieved with rest, and who has a history of coronary artery disease is experiencing this.
What is an acute coronary episode?
The nurse recognizes this change in assessment of a patient with peptic ulcer diasese to a possible GI perforation.
What is sudden, severe abdominal pain?
These four symptoms are characteristic of right-sided heart failure
What are JVD, peripheral edema, increased abdominal girth, and ascites? (accept hepatomegaly, hepatojugular reflux, and increased urinary output, SOB)
This complication of peripheral intravenous therapy causes a leakage of a vesicant IV solution into the extravascular tissue.
What is extravasation?
Using a heating pad on the leg to help soothe the pain is not an appropriate intervention for the client with this extremity disorder.
What is PAD?
The pulseless client in VTach needs this immediate intervention.
What is defibrillation?
Taken in patients with hepatic encephalopathy caused by cirrhosis, this medication is expected to cause diarrhea in order to eleminate the excess ammonia.
What is lactulose?
A client is experiencing pulmonary edema as an exacerbation of chronic left-sided heart failure. the nurse would assess the client for this manifestation
What are bilateral crackles?
Bone marrow suppression caused by some chemotherapy leads to this clotting disorder.
What is thrombocytopenia?
Ruddy skin is the most characteristic symptom of this condition.
What is polycythemia vera?
This nursing assessment causes the nurse to suspect infective endocarditis instead of pericarditis or rheumatic carditis.
What are splinter hemorrhages?
A rigid abdominal wall is a key symptom for this disorder sometimes seen in clients with diverticulitis.
What is peritonitis?
This medication is used to prevent clots in the client with chronic heart failure and afib.
What is Warfarin, Xarelto, or Eliquis?
The client with acute pancreatitis develops muscle twitching and jerking known to be a symptom of this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hypocalcemia?
These 3 e's are EBP treatment for varicose veins.
What are exercise, elevation, and elastic compression stockings?
Acute cardiac tamponade is an extreme emergency when fluid rapidly accumulates in this space
What is the pericardium?
This type of hepatitis is sometimes a result of getting a tattoo.
What is hepatitis C?
When the client needs to use 3 pillows under the head and upper torso at night to be able to breathe comfortably while sleeping.
What is orthopnea?
When planning care for a client diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome, the nurse would include this intervention to prevent a common complication of this disorder?
What is monitor glucose levels?
Severe pain caused by decreased O2 leads to exacerbation of this autosomal recessive disorder.
What is sickle cell crisis?