Neuro Drains
This drain monitors ICP and drains CSF.
What is an EVD
Rising ETCO₂, hyperthermia, and rigidity suggest this condition
What is Malignant Hyperthermia
"If it wasn't documented, it wasn't _____."
What is done
Anxiety plus increasing bloody drain output may indicate this complication
What is a postoperative hematoma/bleed
RNs should never do this to an EVD or lumbar drain
What is flush the catheter
The leveling landmark for an EVD.
What is the tragus
First-line medication used to treat MH
What is Dantrolene (Ryanodex)
This person makes decisions when an activated HCP is in place
Who is the Health Care Agent
Dark "cola-colored" urine may occur with this condition
What is Malignant Hyperthermia
What medication infuses in the sidearm of a lysis catheter?
What is heparin
This drain is used after a TEVAR
What is a lumbar drain
Cyanosis unresponsive to oxygen after benzocaine spray suggests this diagnosis.
What is Methemoglobinemia
Clinical determination of a patient's ability to make decisions
What is Capacity
Chocolate-brown blood is associated with this diagnosis
What is Methemoglobinemia
While caring for a patient with a TR Band, the nurse notes the hand is pale, cool, and the patient reports numbness. This complication should be suspected
What is impaired circulation/arterial occlusion
What part of the lumbar drain is not compatible with an MRI?
What is the black mounting pole
Sudden vocal cord closure causing airway obstruction
What is Laryngospasm
Court determination of a person's global decision-making ability
What is Competency
Crepitus in the neck and chest after robotic surgery suggests this complication
What is subcutaneous emphysema
After applying the LUCAS device during a mega code and delivering a shock for ventricular fibrillation, the team should do this immediately
What is resume CPR immediately
A lumbar drain is contraindicated in this condition due to risk of herniation
What is obstructive hydrocephalus
Name the maneuver that applies pressure behind the earlobes to break laryngospasm
What is Larson's Maneuver
In the absence of an HCP, who is first in the hierarchy on the next of kin tree to make decisions for the patient?
Spouse
Before administering Dantrolene for malignant hyperthermia, each 250 mg vial must be mixed with this amount of sterile water to achieve a concentration of 50 mg/mL.
What is 5 mL of sterile water
A patient with a Femostop develops increasing groin pain, a rapidly enlarging firm mass at the access site, and hypotension. This complication should be suspected.
What is a retroperitoneal bleed