Pain Mgmt
This is the best way to assess a patient's pain
Rate the pain (numerical scale 0 to 10)
Energy needed at rest to maintain life-sustaining activities for a specific period of time
Basal metabolic rate
The capillary membrane that allows gas exchange of O2 and CO2 during respiration
Alveoli
If serum sodium levels increase, serum potassium levels will...
Decrease
Make sure to remove metal objects before this diagnostic
MRI (MAGNETIC resonance imaging)
This type of patient is prescribed transdermal patches
Cancer patients
When intake of nitrogen is greater than output. This is needed for growth, pregnancy and wound healing.
Positive nitrogen balance
Interventions that can be implemented by the pt to prevent collapse of the alveoli
Breathing exercises; deep breathing, incentive spirometry
The name and normal range of the test used to diagnose diabetes
A1C, 4-6%
Noninvasive procedure that checks the electrical activity of the heart (checking for arrhythmia, defects)
EKG/ECG
This machine reduces the risk of opioid overdose
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump
Give this to an older pt who have sx of confusion, weakness, dry skin, furrowed tongue and high urinary sodium
Fluids (pt dehydrated)
A late sign of hypoxia
Cyanosis
These lab values are expected to be low in an anemic pt
H&H
This diagnostic requires a sample of tissue taken from the body in order to examine it more closely
Biopsy
The ABCs of pain management
Ask, Believe, Choose, Deliver and Empower (ABCDE)
The BMI range for underweight
< 18.5
When you auscultate the chest of a pt with valve regurgitation, you will likely hear this
Murmur or "whooshing"
These two labs evaluate kidney function
BUN and creatinine
The surgical suffix that means "the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid"
-centesis (paracentesis, thoracentesis)
The analgesic schedule you will give to a pt who is having chronic pain
Around the clock
These need to be increased when pts are taking opioids (name 3)
Fiber, fluids, activity
Use this equipment when giving oxygen delivery of 1 to 6 liters/min
Nasal cannula
Increased levels of this usually correlate to jaundice
Bilirubin
This is what you would use if you want to check the inside of the patient with a flexible fiber-optic material (need to mention the suffix)