Nutrition
A cycle of binge eating followed by purging
What is bulimia nervosa?
Soften stool
What are laxatives?
What are visual acuity tests.
Aortic, Pulmonic, Erb's Point, Tricuspid. Apical.
What are auscultatory sites of the heart?
BMI of 25 to 29.9
What is overweight?
What is secondary intention?
Opacity of the lens, which blocks entry of light rays into the eye.
What is cataracts?
On the radial (or thumb) side of each wrist.
What is a radial pulse?
Therapeutic diet no added salt, or 1 to 2 g of sodium.
What is low sodium?
Created in either the large intestine or or the small intestine.
What are ostomies?
Impairs oxygenation and healing.
What is smoking?
What is a tympanogram?
Test cranial nerves III, Oculomotor, IV Tochlear and VI abducens.
What is PERRLA?
Nil per os
What is NPO?
Consist of two abdominal stomas: one proximal and one distal.
Whare are double-barrel colostomies?
A partial or total rupture (separation) of a sutured wound, usually with separation of underlying skin layers.
What is dehiscence?
Antibiotics: Gentamicin, metronidazole. Diuretics: Furosemide. NSAIDs: Aspirin, ibuprofen. Chemo therp. Agents Cisplatin.
What are ototoxic medications?
legal documents that direct end of life care.
What are advance directives?
Assist with preventing aspiration.
What is a nursing intervention?
2.7L/day for females and 3.7L/day for males from fluid and food sources.
What is fluid intake?
It is watery and looks pale and pink due to a mixture of red and clear fluid.
What is serosanguineous drainage?
Is an alteration in the middle ear that blocks sound waves before they reach the cochlea of the inner ear.
What is conductive hearing loss?
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, & Acceptance.
What are stages of grief?