Inflammation
This class of medications has the expected side effects of flu like symptoms.
What are interferons?
This complication is characterized by distant heart tones, JVD, and hypotension.
What is Beck's triad or cardiac tamponade?
These holistic methods can prevent urinary tract infections and kidney stones by increasing the acidity of the urine.
What is drinking cranberry juice/other acidic drinks and increasing fluid intake?
Neck pain/stiffness, fever, rash and a recent infection indicate which exemplar
What is meningitis?
This disease process occurs when strep A is un/under treated and is treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatories such as aspirin
What is rheumatic fever/heart disease?
Blindness, vision distortion, and falls can be signs of this chronic disease process
What is multiple sclerosis?
Global ST elevation presents in this exemplar
What is pericarditis?
Patients on immune altering medications are at biggest risk for this lab decrease
Preventing respiratory complications is a top priority for this rare disease.
What is Guillain Barre?
Continuing to exercise and prioritizing rest are key education topics for this group of exemplars.
What is immunity, inflammation, or autoimmune diseases?
This medication works to slow the progression of the inflammatory autoimmune diseases we covered.
What is methotrexate or a DMARD?
Patients with pericarditis often prefer to sit in this position. It may also help the RN assess the heart tones.
What is sitting forward with arms on the bedside table?
This laboratory value represents the amount of active HIV virus in the blood
What is viral load?
When a patient is suspected to have meningitis the nurse will take this important first step.
What is placing the patient on droplet isolation?
These two pediatric conditions require a cardiology follow up.
What are kawasaki disease and rheumatic heart disease?
Systemic lupus erythematosus often results in this unfortunate complication.
What is kidney disease?
Patients with this condition often present with fever, body aches, malaise and are at risk for emboli.
What is infective endocarditis?
In the early phase of this disease process the patient may present with non specific symptoms similar to to viral infection.
What is HIV?
When caring for a patient with suspected meningitis the nurse will ensure these labs are obtained prior to starting broad spectrum antibiotics.
What are blood work(general), blood cultures, sputum culture, urine culture, and CSF samples?
Patients presenting with meningitis or encephalitis are at risk for this previous intracranial regulation exemplar
What is seizures?
These complications can individually causes splenomegaly, impact the patients immunity or cause dry, gritty eyes.
What is Felty and Sjogrens syndrome?
This class of commonly used over the counter medications works to decrease inflammation for many of our exemplars.
What are NSAIDS?
This lab when normal indicates a working immune system and can be used to determine if the disease process has escalated to AIDS
What are CD4 T cells?
This disease process characterized by inflammation of the brain with high fever and headaches can potentially be avoided by removing standing water and wearing insect repellant
What is encephalitis?
This symptom of rheumatic fever puts the patient at risk for heart failure.
What is valvular disease? What is a murmur?