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Normal urine output in a healthy adult
What is about 1mL/kg/hour?
oliguria
anuria
Functions of the pancreas
What are exocrine -secrete digestive enzymes
and endocrine-regulation of glucose?
Let's talk about cancer treatment modalitites...
What are surgery, chemo, radiation?
Bariatric challenges in the perioperative period
What are restriction of movement, increased liklihood of dehiscience and wound infections, anatomical challenges to intubation?
Splinting the incision
What is a recommended post-op intervention to decrease dicomfort?
Other post-op nursing measures?
Signs and symptoms of pyelonephritis...
What are cva tenderness, fever, chills, cystitis symptoms?
Two types of procedures for cholecystectomy...
What are open and laprascopic?
Nursing care?
Nursing care for people undergoing radiation
What are skin care, nutrition?
Stage 2 on the WHO pain management ladder
What is a weak opioid plus a non opioid plus adjuvant therapy?
Management of IBS
Anchor securely to leg
Soap and water/ wipes daily around cath and perineum
Avoid contamination of spout when emptying into graduate cylinder
Lower than bladder-gravity drainage, not on floor
Check tubing for kinks & under leg
Empty q shift and when full
Accurately measure, note color
Do not irrigate unless ordered
What is catheter care?
obstruction of blood
flow into & through damaged liver results in
increased pressure throughout venous
system.
What is portal hypertension?
Complications ....
Methods for clearing obstruction in an NG tube
What are instilling warm water, milking the tube, digestive enzymes?
Thrombocytopenia
What is platelt count <100,000
(nl=150,000 to 400,000)
Indications for allowing a wound to heal byu secondary intention.
What are dirty wound (GI perf, dog bite),
Compartment syndrome?
Nursing considerations post urinary diversion procedure...
What are
Skin integrity
Body image
Sexuality
Monitor for peritonitis
Stoma ischemia/necrosis?
Management for ascites...
What is bedrest, salt restriction, paracentesis?
Fluid balance implications....
Management of diverticulitis
What are:
Rest
Acute: hospitalized, NPO, IV fluids,NGT
Broad spectrum antibiotics, Pain control- Opioid
High fiber, low-fat diet, Exercise,
Daily bulk laxatives ID food triggers like nuts & popcorn, and Ostomy care?
S/s of cholecystitis...
Signs & Symptoms:
What are
Pain, tenderness, rigidity in the RUQ. May radiate to the mid-sternal area or right
shoulder.
Nausea/ vomiting / jaundice
s/s infection?
SOB, hoarseness, cough, facial swelling, chest pain
What are s/s of superior vena cava syndrome?
(oncological emergency)
Know the others.
Signs and symptoms of obstructed cystic duct...
What are fever, abdominal mass, jaundice & pruritis,
Clay colored stool, dark urine, Vitamin deficiency, (trouble absorbing fat soluble
vitamins)** Biliary colic?
In cancer, what is the difference between staging and grading?
What is staging describes the extent (?, ?, ?, ?)
and grading describes how similar cells are to original tissue?
Management of SBO
What are I & O, IVF,Decompression of bowel with NGT, Bowel assessments, NG tube care, Pain control
Surgery: repair of hernia or lysis of adhesions- lap?
Tell me about obtaining cultures...
What is obtain them before giving first dose of antibiotic?
Diffuse pain then constant , localized, & more
intense over site
Aggravated by movement
Abdominal tenderness, distention, & rigidity
Fever, anorexia, N/V
What are the s/s of peritonitis?