Fluid/Electrolyte Balance
When this electrolyte is low it can cause muscle cramps, weakness and cardiac arrhythmias.
Potassium
These seizures involve brief lapses of awareness and repetitive blinking or staring.
What are absence seizures?
Elevated levels of this biomarker indicate systemic inflammation and bacterial infection.
What is procalcitonin?
This condition where the heart muscle is damaged or weakened leads to cardiogenic shock.
What is an acute myocardial infarction?
Severe diarrhea, vomiting or high fever can lead to this type of shock by fluid loss.
What is hypovolemic shock?
This isotonic crystalloid is often used for fluid resuscitation.
What is 0.9% normal saline?
You should do this to protect a seizing patient's head during a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
What is protect it from further injury.
Antibiotics should be administered within this timeframe from sepsis identification.
What is 1 hour?
Cool, mottled extremities and decreased urine output signal this complication.
What is poor tissue perfusion?
This abnormally high value is an early compensatory response to decreased blood volume.
What is heart rate?
An arterial blood gas showing pH 7.25, PaCO2 60, HCO3 24 represents this acid-base disorder.
What is respiratory acidosis?
Patients having a seizure should have this loosened around the neck area.
What are tight clothing or accessories?
The body triggers a massive release of these cells during sepsis.
What are neutrophils?
This complication can arise if cardiogenic shock progresses and is left untreated.
Symptoms of hypertension, sweating, congestion, headache, vision changes, and nausea are a sign of this condition.
What is autonomic dysreflexia?
This results when the body loses more fluid than it takes in, preventing it from functioning normally.
What is dehydration?
After a seizure, the nurse should reorient the patient and provide this type of support.
What is reassurance?
This abnormal breathing pattern with rapid, shallow breaths is a sign of metabolic acidosis in sepsis.
What is tachypnea?
Rising levels of troponin confirm damage to this muscle.
What is the myocardium?
Hypotension, Bradycardia, and temperature dysregulation are signs of this condition.
What is neurogenic shock?
This intervention is used to promote fluid balance by removing excess fluid from the body.
What is diuretic therapy?
Careful documentation of this phase before seizure onset can aid in diagnosis.
What is the aura or prodromal period?
DIC is a complication of this ailment.
What is septic shock?
After fluids, this potent this can be given to help raise the blood pressure.
What is albumin?
Uncorrected, this devastating complication can develop from prolonged shock.
What is multiple organ dysfunction syndrome?