Assessment
nosebleed
What is Epistaxis?
Important test for patients experiencing pharyngitis
What is throat culture?
An over the counter treatment used to treat rhinosinusitis.
What is nasal saline lavage (Netti pot)?
Treatment for rhinitis
What is relieving symptoms?
Encourage rest & fluids.
Rate at which oxygen is set for a nonrebreather mask in an emergency.
What is all the way to the top "15"?
Common risk factor for cancer of the larynx
What is alcohol & tobacco use?
How sleep apnea is diagnosed
What is a sleep study?
Competes with histamine for H1-receptor sites, choice for systemic treatment of allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis
What are antihistamines?
First step in treating allergic rhinitis
What is identify & avoid allergens?
Contraindicated in patients with glaucoma, or prostatic hyperplasia
What are antihistamines?
Common symptom of patients with sleep apnea
What is fatigue?
Test used to detect cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) leak.
What is glucose?
Antiinflammatory agent, used when allergic seasonal rhinitis does not respond to antihistamines and sympathomimetic agents
What are intranasal corticosteroids?
Important management of sleep apnea
What is patient complying with CPAP?
Understanding how to prevent upper respiratory infections
What is patient education about handwashing?
symptoms of laryngitis
What is hoarse, sore throat, cough, aphonia?
A nursing diagnosis for a patient status post total laryngectomy
What is impaired verbal communication?
Cotton balls can be soaked in this vasoconstricting medication to control epistaxis.
What is epinephrine, ephedrine, cocaine?
Important nurse management of epistaxis
What is put patient in high fowlers position, sit forward & pinch the nose?
Equipment that should be available in the room of a patient with a tracheostomy
What is ambu-bag, replacement tracheostomy, inner cannulas, oxygen supply, humidification, suction canister & connector, sterile suction kits, sterile water, drain dressings?
Post-operative assessment for rhinoplasty
What is observe for frequent swallowing (indicates bleeding)?
Potential diagnosis for a patient presenting with stridor.
What is laryngeal obstruction?
What is epinephrine?
Surgical management of cancer of the larynx
What is partial laryngectomy, supraglottic laryngectomy, hemi-laryngectomy or total laryngectomy?
Type of tracheostomy needed in order to provide adequate rescue breathing
What is cuffed?