Musculoskeletal
Type of fracture where the bone is outside of the skin
What is a open fracture?
Treatment of H-pylori includes at least these 2 things.
What is combination of 2 antibiotics and PPI?
(If needed will add Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-bismol)
Edema, positive JVD, weight gain, and ascites are signs and symptoms of this disease
What is right sided heart failure?
Part of the RBC that carries oxygen
What is hemoglobin?
Patient is taking digoxin and is at risk for toxicity is this electrolyte is low.
What is potassium?
Redness, warmth, and edema to right lower extremity is an indication of this.
What is Venous Thromboembolism?
Monitoring color, temperature, CRT, pulses, sensation, movement, edema is this type of assessment
What is neurovascular assessment?
Nursing Management for Sprains and Strains. There are 5 of them. Name at least 4.
What is RICE and analgesics? (Rest, ice, compression, elevation)
This inflammatory bowel disease affects all layers of the colon.
What is Crohn's disease?
This disease is the silent killer that causes organ damage most often before diagnosed.
What is hypertension?
This type of anemia is treated with Vitamin B12 injections as the oral vitamin will not absorb.
What is pernicious anemia?
This type of fluid makes the cells swell
What is hypotonic?
You would not apply compression stockings on a patient with this disease
Prior to ambulation after hip fracture repair you want to confirm this with MD
What is weight bearing status?
Fracture with more than 2 fragments. Smaller fragments appear to be floating
What is comminuted?
There are 2 main causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease, one is NSAIDs and this is the other one
What is H-Pylori?
(this is the main cause of PUD)
This type of hypertension treatment is aimed at removing or treating the cause
What is secondary hypertension?
Term that describes low platelet count.
What is thrombocytopenia?
This electrolyte imbalance causes dysrhythmias, muscle paralysis, hypotension, bradycardia
What is hypermagnesemia?
Patient has left knee surgery and is at risk for VTE. He is currently wearing compression stockings and PCD's. This nursing intervention is another important one to implement for the prevention on VTE.
What is ambulation?
Surgical realignment of bony fragments using devices such as pins, plates, intramedullary rods, and bioabsorbable screws
What is (open reduction) internal fixation?
Clinical manifestations for this includes the 6 P's - pain, pressure, paresthesia, pallor, paralysis, pulselessness
What is compartment syndrome?
This disease occurs due to weakening of the lower esophageal sphincter and is one of the most common upper GI problems
What is GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflex Disease)?
Primary causes of this disease are Coronary artery disease and hypertension
What is heart failure?
The medical term for low white blood cell count that puts patients at risk for infection
The amount of potassium you can give safety in 1 hour intravenously
What is 10 MEQ?
This disease has thick, hardened, and indurated skin texture. Color is bronze-brown pigmentation, and pruritis is often.
What is peripheral venous disease?
This disease occurs less than 1 month in duration, with local manifestations of constant pain, swelling, tenderness, and warmth at sight. Systemic is fever, night sweats, chills, restlessness, and malaise. This occurs in the bone.
What is ACUTE osteomyelitis?
This occurs to the affected limb when a fracture occurs.
What is shortening of the affected extremity?
The 2 most common drugs prescribed for GERD and PUD.
What is PPI and H2blockers?
(What do then end in?)
This diagnostic test helps in determining the severity of heart failure by measuring EF
What is an echocardiogram?
This type of anemia signs and symptoms are Pica (craving for non-food items like ice and dirt), fatigue, hypotension.
What is chronic anemia?
Postural hypotension, skin tenting, tachycardia, decrease weight, increase thirst are signs/symptoms of this.
What is fluid deficit?
Nursing interventions for this disease is weight loss, elevation, avoid standing for long periods of time, and leg strengthening exercises.
What is peripheral venous disease (varicose veins)?
This is done as the silent thief and it is more common in women. It can lead to pathological (spontaneous) bone fractures and best preventative factors is calcium with vitamin D
What is osteoporosis?
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine sulfate 2 mg IV bolus. Available is morphine sulfate 10 mg/mL. You will give this many mL (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
What is 0.2 mL?
A nurse is preparing to instill 840 mL of enteral nutrition via a client's gastrostomy tube over 24 hr using an infusion pump. The nurse will set the infusion pump to deliver this many mL/hr. (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
What is 35 mL/hr?
These are the 3 causes of Right Sided HF.
What is left sided HF (most common cause), Pulmonary Embolism, Cor Pulmonale?
In order starting from the highest priority these are the steps for Maslow's hierarchy of needs
What is physiological, safety, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization?
A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride elixir 40 mEq divided into 2 equal doses every 12 hr. Available is 6.7 mEq/5 mL.The nurse will administer this many mL per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
What is 15 mL?
This is the leading cause of peripheral artery disease.
What is atherosclerosis?
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 15 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr. The client weighs 198 lb. The nurse will administer this many mg with each dose. (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
What is 675 mg?