Signs and Symptoms
Prevention Strategies
Risk Factors
Emergency Nursing Interventions for Suspected PE
Anything Goes
100
Your lungs would feel this way if you ran up and down the stairs for an hour
What is short of breath, SOB, dyspnea
100
You may slip these over your legs
What is compression therapy: stockings, pneumatic compression devices
100
Taken to prevent ovulation
What are oral contraceptives
100
Needed to give fluids
What is IV access
100
Connects the heart and lungs
What is the pulmonary artery and vein
200
Pain here is often worse when breathing in
What is chest pain
200
Slows down the coagulation process
What are blood thinners: warfarin, lovenax, heparin
200
If you have had a major one, you may be at risk
What is surgery
200
30 degrees or more (Fowler)
What is elevate the bed
200
This can be visual clue of a fatty embolus
What is petechiae
300
This will be fast
What is tachypnea and tachycardia
300
Do this, at least every 1-2 hours
What is stand up/walk
300
People in this group have a body mass index great than 30
What is obesity
300
Patient has high "Ow" moments
What is pain relief
300
A thrombus and an embolus are used interchangeably, no difference: true or false
What is "False"
400
Feeling of unease or apprehension
What is anxiety
400
Tobacco companies don't want you to do this
What is stop smoking
400
Long distance truck drivers, office and factory workers have this in common
What is prolonged immobility/standing
400
Most definitive test to confirm presence of PE
What is a CT pulmonary angiogram
400
Pulmonary artery carries O2-rich blood to the lungs: T or F
False- carries oxygen-poor blood
500
Also known as "hyperhydrosis"
What is sweating
500
You need to do this if you want to get medications refilled on time
What is see your health care provider on a regular basis
500
Bun in the oven
What is pregnancy
500
Oxygen level lower than 95%
What is provide oxygen administration
500
Types of emboli
What are fat globules, air bubbles, blood clots, tumor fragments, amniotic fluid