Respiratory
Blood circulation in the lungs is through these.
What are the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins?
measures the five types of WBCs and reports them as percentages of the total examined.
What is a differential?
Most important thing to assess in an older adult receiving a blood transfusion with hypovolemic shock.
What is cardiopulmonary function assessment?
Bony deposits formed between and around the broken ends of a fractured bone during healing.`
What is callus?
Excretion of wastes., protection, vitamin D synthesis, temperature regulation, and prevention of dehydration
What are the functions of the skin?
Nursing intervention that should be implemented for all surgery patients.
What is an incentive spirometer? OR
What is turn, cough, and deep breathe.
Approximately 1 in 600 African Americans have this.
What is sickle cell anemia?
Delivers oxygen to the cells and transports waste products.
What is the cardiovascular system?
Most important intervention when hypoxia is present?
What is administer oxygen?
Bacterial skin disorder that involves the underlying tissues of the skin and complications include sepsis, meningitis, and lymphangitis.
What is cellulitis?
A severe, unrelenting, life-threatening (respiratory) attack that fails to respond to usual treatment.
What is status asthmaticus?
Nursing intervention for a patient with 10% neutrophils.
What is prevent infection?
Abnormal condition when a person has to sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably.
What is orthopnea?
A pathologic condition characterized by pallor, coolness of an extremity, and slow capillary refill time.
What is compartment syndrome?
Mites burrow into the skin.
What is scabies?
Ways that anthrax can enter the body.
What are lungs, skin, and intestines?
Pernicious anemia patients will receive this for life?
What is vitamin B12 injections?
Treated with diuretics, salt restriction, and fluid restriction.
A blanching test is used to assess this.
What is arterial peripheral circulation?
Skin synthesizes this vitamin.
What is vitamin D?
Collect before meals, in a sterile container, and send to the lab promptly.
What is a sputum sample?
Most important nursing intervention for a patient with a compromised WBC system.
What is frequent handwashing?
Used for clot prevention but, does not prevent clots.
What is anticoagulant therapy?
Chronic, systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
This inflammatory disorder of the skin resemble erythema of a red wolf. The treatment plan includes a balanced diet, balance between rest and activity, and skin care.
What is systemic lupus erythematosus?