RESPIRATORY
Risk factors for developing a pulmonary embolism
What is long term immobility, surgery, and smoking
What is pneumothorax
Antidote for heparin
What is protamine sulfate
Which position helps with maximum lung expansion
What is high fowlers position
What causes a high pressure alarm on the ventilator
What is a mucous plug
Laboratory test that indicates if a client may have developed a P.E.
What is D-Dimer
Unequal chest expansion
What is flail chest
How to communicate with a patient who is on a ventilator
What is ask yes or no questions, use a picture board and provide writing material
Signs a patient is experiencing a pulmonary embolism
What is chest pain on inspiration
Which team member would manage a clients tracheostomy
What is respiratory therapist or Registered Nurse
Priority for a patient who has developed a pulmonary embolism
What is administer oxygen
This prevents aspiration pneumonia in a patient on mechanical ventilation
What is check the cuff on ET tube for leaks
Dissolves clots
What is thrombolytic therapy
Can be made up of fat, air or fluid
What is a pulmonary embolism
Purpose of an IVC Filter
What is prevents clots from getting to the lungs
Blood test to monitor when a patient is on Heparin
What is aPTT and platelet count
Muscle atrophy, pneumonia, pressure injuries is caused by this
What is immobility
Prevents further clots from forming
What is heparin
Manifestations of a pneumothorax
What is absent breath sounds
Discharge teaching for clients going home with anticoalgulant therapy
What is use electric shavers and soft bristled toothbrushes
Manifestations of a client experiencing a pulmonary embolism
What is anxiety, tachypnea, feeling of impending doom
What is wear compression stockings and take anticoagulants
When should clients on mechanical ventilation be repositioned
What is every 2 hours
When should morphine be withheld
What is with low BP, low HR and low RR
Reduces anxiety associated with ventilation
What is Lorazepam