GI POOPiree
Irritable bowel disease characterized by a cobblestone appearance
What is Crohn's disease?
Patient's mother does not think his SSRI is working so she starts to slip ST John's Wort into his tea but he has a seizure
What is is serotonin syndrome?
Amenorrhea, enlarged breasts, and N/V are examples of
What are presumptive signs of pregnancy?
The common acronym for treated heart attacks in the emergency room
What is MONA?
Your diabetic patient has received their morning insulin but her daughter called and upset her so she did not eat, you find her confused you would do this first
What is check her blood glucose?
Type of surgery needed by a patient who has rebound tenderness, slight fever, slightly elevated WBC, and pain at McBurney's point
What is an appendectomy?
Patient tells the nurse that he is sad almost everyday and feels empty and would be screened for this condition
What is depression?
This soon to be mother has proteinuria, BP 195/108, and +3 pitting edema
What is pre-eclampsia?
Shortness of breath, rales, S3, unable to lay flat at night
What are signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure?
Your diabetic patient received her morning insulin and did not eat you find her pleasantly confused with BG of 57, you would do this
What is give her apple juice (carbs, simple sugars)?
55-year old female who comes to the ED with RUQ pain with N/V after eating fried chicken and gravy from KFC most likely has
What is cholelithiasis or gallstones?
A patient tells the nurse that though he has lost 3 jobs because of dui arrests, he only drinks to unwind and can stop anytime
What is denial?
This medication is given to a mother whose water broke at 42 wks but is not contractions 12 hours later
What is Pitocin?
Fainting, indigestion, N/V, or extreme fatigue
What are signs and symptoms of MI in women?
You are speaking to a patient with a hemoglobin A1C that goes from 6.7 to 7.2 who says he has followed the diet recommendations and medication prescription, he needs
What is assessment of his understanding of the instructions?
The patient is educated to lay down immediately after eating
What s dumping syndrome?
A patient with schizophrenia is unable to get out of bed and get dressed unless the nurse prompts every step.
What is avolition?
The nurse notices variable decelerations on the fetal monitor and takes this action
What is repositions the mother on her left side (and gives oxygen, discontinues Pitocin)
1mm of ST elevation in two contiguous leads on the 12 lead ECG
What is a a STEMI or ST elevation MI?
You are with a student nurse who asks what kind of insulin is given via IV to a patient in DKA
What is regular insulin (Humulin R; Novolin R)?
The patient states since being diagnosed with this kind of ulcer he has gained weight
What is a duodenal ulcer?
The nurse is doing a med rec on a an iv drug user and notes that he takes the alpha agonist clonidine for
What is opiate withdrawal?
This medicine is given to a mother receiving Mag Sulfate for pre-eclampsia whose BP is suddenly 72/40 with no deep tendon reflexes
What is calcium gluconate?
The most frequently used vasopressor for the treatment of cardiogenic shock.
What is norepinephrine?
Your patient is in DKA and RT does a blood gas, you already know that the result will be
What is respiratory acidosis?