Labs and Diagnostic Interpretation
An elevated potassium level is called this
Hyperkalemia
HIPAA stands for this
What is: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
An emergency life-threatening allergic reaction
What is: The occipital lobe
Braden scale predicts the risk of this injury
What is: Pressure injury
CA of 10.6 in an older adult would be considered this
What is: High/hypercalcemia
NKDA means
What is: No known drug allergies
Cancer of the blood cells is called this
What is: Leukemia
The flat bone in front of the knee joint
What is: The patella
TB patients require this type of isolation/precaution
What is: Airborne precautions/Negative pressure isolation room
This blood test measures how well your kidneys are working
What is: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
BKA is an abbreviation for
What is: Below the knee amputation
Swelling caused by fluid retention in the tissue
What is: Edema
The long-worded other name of a blood pressure cuff
Sphygmomanometer
The reason potassium chloride is not given IV push
What is: Patient death/it will kill the patient/stop the heart
This protein is released after cardiac damage but will be found in labs before troponin and CK-MB
What is: Myoglobin
MODS stands for
What is: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
A complication during pregnancy that is potentially characterized by high blood pressure, swelling of hands and feet, and protein in the urine
What is: Pre-eclampsia
A device that sends an electrical pulse or shock to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat
What is: A defibrillator
Drug class that ends in "cillin"
An abnormal sawtooth pattern on an ECG is this rhythm
What is: Atrial flutter
In regards to OB nursing terms, D&C stands for
An immune system disease that is characterized by a CD4 count less than 200 and heightened risk or presence of opportunistic infections and other severe complications
What is: AIDS
The three smallest bones in the body are located here
What is: The ear/inside the ear
Name a class of medication that may be given for Borderline Personality Disorder