Terms and Lab Values
This term describes a condition in which half of the body is paralyzed.
This is the most common nursing diagnosis for patients with heart failure.
What is exercise intolerance?
This medication is useful to decrease inflammation in patients with CNS tumors and meningitis.
What is dexamethasone?
This illness involves inflammation of the protective coatings surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
What is meningitis?
This condition causes heavy bleeding as a result of platelet destruction or decreased production.
What is thrombocytopenia?
This is the number BG should be less than when drawn after fasting.
What is 126?
This is the most important assessment for patients with suspected heart failure.
What is ejection fraction?
These medications reduce blood pressure by preventing ligands from binding to beta-adrenergic receptors.
What are beta blockers?
This is the priority nursing diagnosis in patients with delirium.
What is "risk for falls"?
Chronic heartfailure typically includes both sides of the heart. The term describing this is known as:
Biventricular heart failure
8.2-10.2 is the normal range for this nutrient in the blood.
What is calcium?
This condition involves chest pain that can be improved with statins, ace inhibitors, and nitrates.
Stimulating colonies to increase WBC count is the purpose of this medication.
What is filgrastim?
This medication decreases inflammation and requires patient teaching on insomnia and blood glucose changes.
What is dexamethasone?
These are the clinical manifestations of neutropenia.
What is fever/chills/hypotension/dyspnea/coughing/n&v/diarrhea?
3.2-5.2 is the normal range for this protein made by the liver that keeps blood inside of your vessels.
What is albumin?
What is:
Restore perfusion, decrease myocardial necrosis, prevent and treat arrhythmias
This medication replaces the hormone that regulates several major functions of the body (BP, glucose, circadian rhythm) in an Addisonian Crisis.
What is hydrocortisone?
These are the two priority nursing diagnoses for altered LOC, including explanations of why they are applicable.
What are Airway/Breathing/Circulation and oral hygiene?
Altered LOC can range from unconsciousness to hyperarousal
Oral hygiene to prevent pneumonia
This lab value can indicate a high risk of morbidity in patients with CHF or acute coronary syndrome if it is over 100.
What is BNP?
2.7-6.5 is the normal range for this blood value.
What is absolute neutrophil count?
This is a list of four topics you would educate a patient with chronic kidney disease about.
What is:
Glucose management, stopping smoking, sodium intake management, and weight loss/exercise.
This medication decreases nausea by increasing gastric motility but can cause side effects such as EPS, diarrhea, drowsiness, and restlessness.
Knowing this detail about your patient is key to a successful neuro assessment.
What is their baseline?
Dysphagia, regurgitation, and weight loss are symptoms of this cancer.
Daily double IF priority nursing intervention is identified.
What is esophageal cancer?
Maintain airway