Less Than Body Requirements
The recommended daily caloric intake for a child diagnosed with Failure to Thrive.
What is 150% of the child's actual (not expected) weight?
A chemical compound involved in the body's response to outside stimuli, including toxins, pathogens, allergens and fight-or-flight situations. This may help relieve N&V by calming this response.
What are antihistamines?
Measures average of blood sugar levels for 2-3 months by % of hemoglobin coated with sugar.
What is Hemoglobin A1C?
These hormones control heart rate, body temperature, the rate of metabolism.
What is the thyroid hormones?
Three metabolic complication of Refeeding Syndrome..
What are hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia and hypomagnesemia
Easily cared for and replaceable; large size tube allow for bolus feeding, and administration of medications. Can be placed radiologically, endoscopically or surgically.
What is a gastrostomy tube?
A drug to treat N&V that is a known vesicant that is highly caustic to the blood vessels and surrounding tissue. Deep IM injection into a large muscle is the preferred route of administration, it is routinely ordered slow IV push at a rate no greater than 25 mg/min, further diluted in 10-20mL NS, through an IV that is running and known to be functioning well.
What is Phenergan?
If your patient is diagnosed with three or more of these (central obesity, HTN, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, insulin resistance) (s)he is said to have:
What is Metabolic Syndrome?
This emergency equipment (2 things) should be available in a patient’s room after a thyroidectomy.
What is suction and an emergency tracheotomy kit?
This condition may be caused by a thyroid condition or failure of the pituitary gland to furnish TSH for thyroid secretion.
What is hypothyroidism?
The most common complication of TPN.
What is hyperglycemia?
A transdermal patch, is used for nausea, vomiting and dizziness associated with motion sickness and recovery from anesthesia and surgery and works directly on the vomiting center.
What is a scopolamine patch?
Hypoglycemia occurs when your blood sugar falls below
What is 70 mg/dL
This is how the nurse assesses for laryngeal nerve damage after a thyroidectomy.
What is engage in light conversation?
Ischemia induced carpal spasm that can occur when the parathyroid glands are removed, causing hypocalcemia..
What is Trousseau's Sign?
Position a patient should be in when receiving a tube feeding.
What is 30 degrees or greater bed elevation?
Useful in the prevention of psychogenic N&V---nausea and vomiting associated with a previous N&V episode or stimulus.
What are benzodiazepines? (Ativan, Lorazepam)
As a nurse you review the lab report from blood samples drawn 1 hour post administration of IV insulin. What might you expect to find? Hyponatremia Hypercalcemia Hypoglycemia Hypokalemia
What is hypokalemia
Exophthalmos is a symptom of this disease.
What is Graves Disease/ Hyperthyroidism?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
1. Occurs when excessive levels of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) are secreted from the pituitary gland.
2. This Electrolyte imbalance is likely to occur.
What is SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate Diuretic Hormone?)
What is dilutional hyponatremia?
This electrolyte imbalance can occur when discontinuing TPN abruptly.
What is hypoglycema?
The primary active compound in marijuana to treat chemotherapy-induced and AIDS related N&V. The effects cause an alteration in mood and in the body’s perception of its surroundings, which may help relieve nausea and vomiting.
What are cannabis derivitives?
A nurse should understand that hyperglycemia associated with diabetic ketoacidosis is defined as a blood glucose measurement equal to or greater than?
What is 300 mg/dL?
This life-threatening condition of the thyroid gland is often brought on by acute stress, such as trauma, surgery or infection.
What is a thyrotoxic storm?
In an individual with Grave's Disease, you would expect to see a _____ level of T4 and T3 and a _____ level of TSH.
What is high (T4 and T3) and low (TSH).