Labs
What is the name of the lab test that measures the time it takes for blood to clot?
What is PT
How is the patient instructed to collect urine for a U/A?
What is midstream?
This test produces images of your heart, lungs, blood vessels, airways, and the bones of your chest and spine; can also reveal fluid in or around your lungs or air surrounding a lung.
What is a chest xray?
The 3 meds that should be avoided 3 days prior to a colonoscopy are:
What is iron, ASA & NSAIDs?
Diagnoses heart rhythms and heart disease; measures electrical activity of heart, often done pre procedure.
What is an EKG?
How many hours is the patient typically kept NPO prior to a procedure w/ sedation?
What is 8 hours?
This lab would be ordered if anemia is suspected.
What is hgb?
This type of urine specimen must be kept on ice and is collected for 24 hours.
What is a 24 hour urine?
Patients going for this test must be pre screened to ensure there is no metal in the body.
What is an MRI?
This type of endoscopy screens for problems with the large intestine
What is a colonoscopy?
Determines function of heart valves, coronary artery blood flow, and oxygenation at different points in heart by inserting a catheter and injecting dye into a major artery.
What is a cardiac cath?
In elderly patients who are being prepped w/ enemas for a colonoscopy, what is one major electrolyte imbalance that the nurse should monitor for?
What is hypokalemia?
This lab value gives clues about inflammatory conditions.
What is ESR (Erythrocyte Sed Rate)
This is usually added onto a U/A to identify which organisms are present & which antibiotics can be used to treat the infection.
What is a culture & sensitivity?
During an MRI, if a patient's tattoo starts to burn, what would the nurse suspect?
What are trace metals in the tattoo ink?
What is a gag reflex?
The assessments that are required for a pt s/p cardiac cath are monitoring the insertion site for bleeding & checking the _____distal to the insertion site Q15-30min.
What are pulses?
After this type of aspiration procedure, the patient is instructed to stay in bed for 4-12 hours.
What is a lumbar puncture?
This is essential to blood clotting.
What are platelets?
This part of the C&S is for the purpose of identifying the causitive organism.
What is sensitivity?
Providing more information than an xray, this combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around your body and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images (slices) of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body.
What is a CT scan?
This type of diet is typically ordered for patients going for a colonoscopy within 24-48hours.
What is a clear liquid diet?
Prior to a treadmill stress test the patient should avoid smoking & ___________ 4 hours before the test.
After a liver biopsy, what side should the nurse have the patient lie on for 2 hours?
What is the right side?
When this lab is elevated, infection is suspected.
What are WBC's?
What 2 things identified in a urine dipstick indicate infection?
What are leukocytes & nitrites?
An x-ray exam that uses a special dye to outline the kidneys, ureters and bladder. It help diagnose problems with the urinary tract including kidney stones, tumors, enlarged prostate.
What is an IVP?
A major physiologic concern for an elderly patient who has been npo for the past 12 hours for an endoscopy would be:
What is dehydration?
Bedrest is typically up to 12 hours after this procedure to prevent bleeding from an artery.
What is a cardiac cath?
The name of the procedure used to identify the cause of a biliary obstruction & uses the endoscope to visualize pancreatic duct.
What is Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)?