Risk factor for glaucoma
What is cardiovascular disease?
Chest tube drainage immediately after thoracic surgery
What is bloody?
Sign of a paralytic ileus
What is the inability to pass flatus?
Three symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
What are nocturia, incontinence, and an enlarged prostate?
Assessment findings in a patient with hypothermia
What are decreased heart rate & blood pressure?
Priority assessments after automatic internal cardioverter-defibrillator is implanted
What are activation status of the device, heart rate cutoff, and number of shocks it is programmed to deliver?
Action a patient should perform during chest tube removal
What is the Vaslava maneuver?
The color of NG tube drainage 24 hour post gastric surgery that is concerning
What is dark red drainage?
Symptom in a patient that developed AKI as a result of glomerulonephritis
What is hypertension?
Semi-Fowler's position with knees slightly flexed
What is Williams' position?
Atrial and ventricular rates of 110 beats/minute, PR interval 0.14, QRS complex 0.08, and PP/RR intervals are regular
What is sinus tachycardia?
Primary purpose of pursed-lip breathing
What is to promote carbon dioxide elimination?
Priority nursing assessment prior to NG removal
What is checking for active bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants?
Early symptom of BPH
What is decreased force in the stream of urine?
Affect flat with periods of emotional lability
What is a neurological deficit involving the limbic system?
Sign of cardiac tamponade
What are muffled or distant heart sounds?
Distinctive sign of flail chest
What is paradoxical chest movement?
Duodenal ulcer symptom
What is pain relieved by food intake?
Risk factor for pyelonephritis
What is diabetes?
Post-operative position for patient who had a craniotomy and has a supratentorial incision
What is HOB elevated to 30-45 degrees with head and neck midline?
Lab drawn to diagnosis myocardial infarction
What is a cardiac troponin T assay?
Most common symptom with Pulmonary Embolism
What is sudden onset of chest pain?
Early signs of dumping syndrome
What are pallor and sweating?
Chocolate
Sign of overhydration which would worsen cerebral edema
What is a serum osmolality of 280?