Name that imbalance
This disorder can be caused by severe diarrhea.
What is metabolic acidosis?
This type of heart failure can lead to dyspnea, cough, crackles, ↓O2 saturation, frothy sputum.
What is Left-sided heart failure?
If there is steady bubbling here, it is a problem!
What is the water-seal chamber?
This medication that is used to treat RA can cause birth defects if taken during pregnancy.
What is methotrexate?
Insulin is naturally secreted by the _____ cells, which are part of the Islets of _______ in the ________.
What are beta, Langerhans, pancreas?
pH = 7.52
PaCO2 = 24
HCO3 = 24
What is Respiratory Alkalosis?
This is the term for a disease of the myocardium, and can lead to heart disease.
What is cardiomyopathy?
When the tidal movements stop in the water seal chamber, it could mean this:
What is full lung expansion?
This is when the body mistakenly recognizes its own tissue as a foreign antigen.
What is autoimmunity?
These are symptoms of hyperglycemia, often called "The 3 P's"
What are Polyuria, Polydipsia, and Polyphagia?
PaCO2 = 40
HCO3 = 36
What is metabolic alkalosis?
This can lead to leg swelling, weight gain, jugular vein distention, and ascites.
What is right-sided heart failure?
This is done so we can monitor the amount of fluid that is drained each shift.
Why do we mark the level of fluid on the chest tube collection chamber?
Sunscreen/ sun-safe clothing/ avoiding the sun are important with this autoimmune disease/treatment.
What is SLE?
Regular insulin is ________ acting;
Lispro is __________ acting;
NPH is __________ acting.
What is short, rapid, intermediate?
pH = 7.15
PaCO2 = 60
HCO3 = 24
What is respiratory acidosis?
This medication will make me void a LOT! but it will not deplete my potassium levels.
What is spironolactone?
With this protocol, we use gravity to keep fluid draining into the chest tube.
Why do we keep the chest tube below the level of the heart?
Gout is caused by increased _____ in the blood stream.
What is uric acid?
Two parts of the body that are most affected by microvascular changes in long-term diabetes.
What are the retina and kidneys?
pH = 7.15
PaCO2 = 40
HCO3 = 8
What is metabolic acidosis?
This class of medications will relax blood vessels, ↓BP, ↓cardiac workload, decreases S/S of HF, improves exercise capacity
What are beta-blockers?
We keep these at the bedside at all times for patients who have a chest tube:
What are sterile petroleum gauze and a padded clamp?
This medication for gout may cause diarrhea or muscle pain/weakness.
What is colchicine?
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome is more common in type ____ diabetes.
What is 2?