ECC
The mucous membranes of a septic patient are described as this:
What is hyperemic?
These are two nursing considerations for thrombocytopenic patients?
1. No neck leads
2. No jug sticks
3. Bandages left in place for longer
A patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. This route is the most desirable for drug administration.
What is IV?
What is bradycardia?
This drug is most desirable for induction for an emergency c-section:
What is propofol?
Hypoglycemia is most common in patient that are experiencing this type of shock.
What is septic?
A patient has no palpable pulse nor a detectable heartbeat. The chest compressions should be performed at this rate.
What is 100-120 compressions per minute?
This drug can be administered every 4 to 8 hours to help reduce intracranial pressure that is a result of trauma.
What is Mannitol?
What are cephalic?
Care should be taken not to puncture this organ when trocharizing a GDV?
What is the spleen?
The normal urine production for a normal, hydrated cat or dog.
What is 1-2 mL/kg/hr?
During emergency intubation, the vagus nerve (X) may be stimulated, resulting in this arrhythmia.
What is bradycardia?
What is dexdomitor?
The level of this gas is responsible for the respiratory drive mechanism.
What is carbon dioxide?
Neonate and small juvenile patients can receive medications and fluids through this type of catheter.
What is intraosseous?
The vet tech should measure to this point on a dog for a nasal oxygen catheter.
What is the medial canthus of the eye?
This drug can be administered to reverse opoids. This can be during CPR or during less severe adverse reactions.
What is naloxone?
The rapid IV administration of large amounts of potassium can result in this.
What is cardiac arrest?
When a Fentanyl CRI is stopped, the patient has this time frame before pain returns.
What is 15-20 minutes?
What is plasma?
This number is the point in which a vet tech should become concerned about loss of perfusion to vital organs when obtaining a mean arterial blood pressure.
What is 60 mmHg?
What is 2 minutes?
Hetastarch is known as this type of fluid product.
What is a colloid?
The positive end-expiratory pressure when manually or mechanically ventilating a patient should not exceed this level.
What is 15 cm H20?