Cardiac
The assessment that is performed before you give a beta blocker medication.
What is an apical pulse?
An electrolyte imbalance that causes severe GI hypomotility.
What is hypokalemia?
This type of IV solution creates zero net water loss in the body.
What is an isotonic solution?
Multiple Myeloma patient's are at high risk for this injury?
What is a pathological fracture?
This is the largest organ of the body.
What is a heart rhythym that occurs when a patient's blood pressure decreases.
What is tachycardia?
An electrolyte imbalance that can cause Chvostek's sign.
What is hypocalcemia?
This type of IV solution will cause the body's cells to swell.
What is a hypotonic solution?
A patient with a platelet count of 50,000 mg/dL is at risk for this.
What is bleeding?
Burn patients are initially at risk for this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hyperkalemia?
A lab value that is specific for identifying a myocardial infarction.
What is a troponin?
This electrolyte imbalance causes massive swelling, dry red tongue, and intense thirst.
What is hypernatremia?
This type of IV solution will cause the body's cells to shrink.
What is a hypertonic solution?
What is an infection?
This method is used to determine the percentage of a burn patient's tissue damage.
What is the rule of 9s?
An ejection fraction (EF) of less than 40% is indicative of this condition.
What is heart failure?
An electrolyte imbalance that can cause muscle paralysis and respiratory depression.
What is hypermagnesemia?
The loss of plasma proteins such as albumin will cause this condition to develop in a patient.
What is edema?
What is intrinsic factor?
The massive swelling of a burn patient puts them at risk for this condition that can occlude circulation.
What is compartment syndrome?
This symptom of CAD can be stable or unstable.
What is angina?
An excess or deficit of this electrolyte can cause dysrhythmias.
What is potassium?
This intervention is the best way to determine a patient's fluid volume status.
What are daily weights?
This passive process causes the water in the plasma to be attracted to the albumin in the blood stream.
What is osmosis?
These cells become diminished in old age causing increased risk of sun damage and loss of hair color.
What are melanocytes?