Post-op complications
May result from the effect of anesthesia or the use of opioid based pain medication
What is Respiratory depression?
Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity, most commonly caused by cirrhosis of the liver, high blood pressure in liver veins (portal hypertension), or cancer
What is ascites?
The most common complication patients face due to their treatment that affects their WBC
What is neutropenia?
Name 2 common medications patients are on after bariatric surgery in the hospital
What is Omeprazole (Prilosec), Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Promethazine (Phenergan), and Diazepam (Valium)?
Serious lung infection occurring when pain and anesthesia limit deep breathing, allowing mucus to build up and bacteria to grow
What is pneumonia?
Involuntary wasting syndrome characterized by the rapid loss of skeletal muscle and fat, affecting people with advanced diseases like cancer, HIV, or heart failure
What is cachexia?
The use of medications to kill tumor cells by interfering with cellular functions and reporoduction
What is Chemotherapy?
Condition where food moves from the stomach into the small intestines too quickly after eating
What is Dumping syndrome?
Life threatening condition where a blood clot lodges in the pulmonary arteries, symptoms include dyspnea, chest pain, tachycardia, and lightheadedness
(HINT: we just had our sim about this)
What is Pulmonary Embolism?
Laboratory test used to confirm a diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction due to its high specificity to cardiac muscle injury
What is troponin?
Spread of cancer cells from primary tumor to distant sites
What is Metastasis?
Name 2 types of bariatric surgery
What is Adjustable gastric banding, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal switch, or roux-en-y gastric bypass?
This type of portable wound suction device uses a bulb that must be compressed to maintain negative pressure
What is a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain?
Transmission precautions required for meningitis
What is droplet precautions?
The 3 goals of cancer treatment
What is cure, control, and palliation?
BMI criteria in order to be eligible for bariatric surgery
What is BMI > 40 or BMI > 35 with obesity-related comorbidity?
An elevated level of this specific blood lab, often drawn post-op for suspected DVT or PE, indicates that clot degradation is occurring
What is D-dimer test?
The 3 components of Cushing's Triad
Protein that is tested to screen for prostate cancers (Full name not just abbreviation)
What is Prostate-specific antigen?
The three main categories of bariatric surgery
What is Restrictive, Malabsorptive, and combination?