Cardiac
What condition does the nurse suspect when a patient presents with pulses +2, edema and brown ulcerations?
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
This substance in the RAAS pathway causes potent vasoconstriction and stimulates the release of aldosterone to increase blood pressure.
Angiotensin 2
The three hallmark symptoms of hyperglycemia include….
Polyuria, Polydipsia, Polyphagia
A patient is having Melena and Hemataemesis. What does the nurse suspect?
Upper GI bleed
This is the priority nursing action before giving the first dose of antibiotics in suspected pneumonia.
Obtain Cultures
What side of heart failure does a patient with orthopnea, difficulty breathing and crackles have? Bonus- What lab value should the nurse be checking in heart failure??
Left sided and BNP
What stage of acute kidney injury is characterized by a urine output of 100 ml/day?
Anuric Stage
This condition occurs when body cells do not respond effectively to insulin, leading to elevated blood glucose.
Insulin Resistance, Consistent with Type 2 Diabetes
Sudden severe abdominal pain and a rigid abdomen may indicate this life-threatening complication.
Perforation causing Peritonitis
What type of breathing will help a patient with emphysema?
Pursed-lip breathing
A patient enters the ED with chest pressure, pain going to the jawline, diaphoresis, and nausea/vomiting. What medication should the nurse prepare to administer? Bonus- what should the nurse check with this medication?
Nitroglycerin, and Blood Pressure
Cloudy drainage from peritoneal dialysis indicated this serious complication.
Peritonitis
This is the first priority in treating both DKA and HHS
IV fluids
A patient had abdominal pain and diarrhea with patchy skip lesions throughout the GI tract. What does the nurse suspect?
Crohn’s Disease
This COPD condition presents with cyanosis, productive cough, and edema.
Chronic Bronchitis
What are the two determinants of blood pressure?
Peripheral Resistance and Cardiac Output
These common over-the-counter medications should be avoided in CKD because they are nephrotoxic.
NSAIDs
Fruity Breath in a diabetic patient is caused by the buildup of these substances.
Ketones
This lab value is elevated in Cirrhosis, causing confusion, asterixis and decreased LOC. Bonus- What medication is used to treat these symptoms?
Ammonia, treated with lactulose
This type of heart failure occurs in chronic bronchitis due to chronic hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension.
Right Sided HF, Cor Pulmonale
What findings in a patient with PAD indicate a medical emergency?
Pallor, Pulselessness, Pain, Paralysis, Paresthesia, Poikilothermia
This life-threatening electrolyte imbalance commonly occurs in acute kidney injury and can cause cardiac arrhythmias.
Hyperkalemia
In DKA this lab value may appear high but is actually depleted due to fluid loss.
Potassium
A patient with a belt like pain that wraps around the back is consistent with which condition?
Pancreatitis
What condition does the nurse suspect in a patient who is tachycardiac, hypotensive and has decreased breath sounds?
Hemothorax