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This procedure removes fluid from the pleural space using a needle for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
What is thoracentesis?
Persistent sadness, loss of interest, fatigue, and changes in sleep or appetite are hallmark symptoms of this mental health disorder.
What is depression?
This congenital heart defect involves a hole in the wall separating the left and right ventricles.
What is a ventricular septal defect (VSD)?
This term describes the spread of cancer cells from the original tumor site to distant parts of the body.
What is metastasis?
This type of care focuses on comfort, symptom relief, and quality of life for patients with serious illness.
What is palliative care?
This life-threatening condition occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow in the pulmonary arteries, often originating from a DVT.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
This mood disorder is characterized by periods of elevated mood, decreased need for sleep, impulsivity, and increased activity levels.
What is mania?
This pediatric disease causes inflammation of blood vessels and is commonly remembered with the mnemonic “CRASH and burn.”
What is Kawasaki disease?
This diagnostic procedure involves removing a small sample of tissue to determine whether cancer cells are present.
What is a biopsy?
This specialized form of care is provided for patients with a life expectancy of six months or less and focuses on comfort rather than curative treatment.
What is hospice care?
This phase of acute kidney injury is characterized by decreased urine output and rising BUN and creatinine levels.
What is the oliguric phase?
When caring for a patient experiencing hallucinations, the nurse should acknowledge the patient’s feelings but avoid reinforcing this altered perception of reality.
What are hallucinations?
This genetic disorder causes thick mucus secretions affecting the lungs and digestive system due to abnormal chloride transport.
What is cystic fibrosis?
This blood cancer affects white blood cells and originates in bone marrow.
What is leukemia?
This stage of grief described by Kübler-Ross involves refusing to accept the reality of a loss.
What is denial?
This type of cardiomyopathy involves thickened ventricular walls that impair ventricular filling and can obstruct outflow.
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
This medication commonly used to treat bipolar disorder requires monitoring of blood levels due to its narrow therapeutic index.
What is lithium?
Congenital heart defect where blood flows from the left ventricle to the right ventricle through a hole in the septum.
What is a ventricular septal defect?
This condition occurs when chemotherapy causes rapid destruction of tumor cells, leading to dangerous electrolyte imbalances.
What is tumor lysis syndrome?
This nursing care performed after death involves cleaning the body, removing tubes if appropriate, and preparing the patient for family viewing or transport.
What is postmortem care?
These three key hemodynamic factors determine cardiac output and overall perfusion by affecting ventricular filling, resistance, and contractility demands.
What are preload, afterload, and contractility?
This severe side effect of antipsychotic medications involves involuntary muscle movements and stands for extrapyramidal symptoms.
What are EPS (extrapyramidal symptoms)?
This neurological condition results from increased cerebrospinal fluid accumulation in the brain and may require shunt placement for treatment.
What is hydrocephalus?
This complication of cancer treatment involves suppression of bone marrow resulting in anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia.
What is myelosuppression?
This physical manifestation commonly seen near death includes irregular breathing patterns such as Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
What is respiratory pattern changes at end of life?