Respiratory
Coughing and deep breathing are used to treat and prevent this respiratory condition.
What is atelectasis?
Joint replacement is a common treatment for this type of arthritis.
What is osteoarthritis?
This is the most common type of kidney stone.
What is calcium?
Changes in this electrolyte can cause confusion and other CNS issues due to brain cell shrinkage or swelling.
What is sodium?
These pH values are considered acidic. (What is an acidic pH?)
What is <7.35?
Fluid in the lungs from pneumonia can cause this lung sound.
What are crackles?
This disease often manifests as numbness of the thumb, pointer and middle fingers.
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
This is a symptom of a UTI spreading to the kidneys or blood.
What is fever?
Renal failure can cause increases in these electrolytes.
What is potassium, phosphorous, and magnesium?
Many of the symptoms of acidosis are caused by these electrolyte imbalances.
What is hyperkalemia and hypercalcemia?
This disease causes thickened mucous in the body that can clog pathways in the lungs and pancreas.
What is cystic fibrosis?
These are local symptoms of osteomyelitis.
What are pain, redness, swelling, loss of function?
NSAIDs could be a cause of this kind of renal dysfunction.
What is intrarenal?
A u wave seen on EKG is a sign of this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hypokalemia?
This acid base imbalance is caused by kidney failure.
What is metabolic acidosis?
This lung condition is often caused by left sided heart failure.
What is pulmonary edema?
A pathologic fracture can be the initial sign of this disease.
What is osteoporosis?
This type of urinary incontinence may be caused by BPH.
What is overflow incontinence?
Bone breakdown can cause an increase in this electrolyte.
What is calcium?
A client with frequent diarrhea from c. diff can have this acid base imbalance.
What is Metabolic acidosis.
Sudden chest pain, shortness of breath and absent lung sounds are symptoms of this lung condition.
What is pneumothorax?
What is pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulselessness, poikilothermia, paralysis?
Epoetin alfa is given to combat this symptom of kidney failure.
What is anemia?
Circumoral numbness and tingling and a positive Chvostek's sign are common symptoms of this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hypocalcemia?
Opioid overdose can cause this type of acid base imbalance.
What is respiratory acidosis?