Venous & Arterial Insufficiency
Pain with exercise but relieved with rest
Intermittent Claudication
Signs and symptoms of DVT
Transmural, skip lesions, most common in the ascending colon and distal ileum
Characteristics of Crohn's disease
Autoimmune disease that affects the synovial fluid
Rheumatoid arthritis
Remitting-relapsing, progressive primary, progressive-relapsing
Types of Multiple sclerosis
Lower extremity edema and hemosiderin staining
Signs and symptoms of venous insufficiency
chest pain, dyspnea, anxiety, hemoptysis, tachycardia
Signs and symptoms of PE
diarrhea with mucus, pus or blood, pallor, fatigue
Signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis
During a flare up, immobilize the joint
Gout
myasthenia gravis
Skin assessment, nutrition, wound care, assessing circulation/pulses
Nursing interventions for venous and arterial insufficiency
Early mobility, compression stockings, hydration, prophylactic medications
Ways to prevent DVT & PE
Toxic megacolon
Complication of ulcerative colitis
Maintain functional status, minimize disability, achieve remission, controlling disease activity
Goal of treatment for RA and SLE
clinical manifestations of myasthenia gravis
Signs and symptoms of arterial insufficiency
To prevent growth of thrombus or new thrombi from forming
The goal of anticoagulant therapy
Medical management interventions common for GI issues
NPO, IVFs, NGT to low intermittent suction, electrolyte repletion, antibiotics
The main body systems affected by lupus
Skin, musculoskeletal, cardiac, kidney
Types of clinical manifestations seen in MS
motor, sensory, cerebellar, emotional, cognitive
Elevating extremities and compression therapy
Treatment for venous insufficiency
The pathophysiology of pulmonary embolism
Ventilation without perfusion
Medications that can be used to treat RA, SLE, and gout
Corticosteroids
Testing that can be done to diagnose myasthenia gravis