Cardiac I
This is generally accepted as normal blood pressure.
120/80
This is the place where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange take place.
Alveoli
Clinical manifestations include hematuria, enuresis, fever, foul-smelling urine, poor appetite, painful urination
UTI
A client's lab values are as follows: Na+ 148, K+ 3.7, Ca+ 9.8, Mag 2.0. What electrolyte imbalance is present?
Hypernatremia.
Manifestations of hypernatremia include dry, sticky membranes, tongue red/swollen, dyspnea, hypotension, tachycardia, and in severe cases fatigue, restlessness, disorientation, and even coma.
Inflammation of fingerlike appendage attached to cecum due to infection or obstruction
Appendicitis
This is the blood pressure term when the heart is contracting.
Systolic
A flexible tube is inserted through the nose or mouth to visualize the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
Bronchoscopy
A procedure where excessive fluids and waste products that are usually removed by the kidneys are removed through the peritoneal cavity
Peritoneal Dialysis
The client has the following lab values: Na+ 137, K+ 6.0, Mag 2.0, Ca+ 10.0. What is a potential serious complication of this electrolyte problem?
Cardiac arrhythmias
3 main drug classes used for GERD.
PPI
H2 Receptor Block
Antacids
The left ventricle pushes blood through this valve.
Aortic
What happens to your respiration rate when Carbon dioxide levels increase?
It increases your RR
Progressive reduction of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) resulting in the inability of kidneys to excrete wastes, concentrate urine, and conserve electrolytes
Chronic Kidney Disease/Chronic Renal Failure
The nurse is providing teaching to a client regarding hypocalcemia. What client signs/symptoms/manifestations would be included in this teaching?
Neuromuscular changes
(muscle twitching, muscle spasms, positive chvostek's and trousseau's signs)
A _____________ is needed to diagnose Clostridium difficile.
Stool sample
This disease makes someone unable to clot.
Hemophilia
What is the function of the mucus membrane that lines the nasal cavities?
moisten and warm the air
Abrupt acute disruption in renal function that impairs ability of body to maintain balance of fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base status; Initial oliguric phase followed by diuretic or recovery phase.
Acute Renal Failure
A client is assigned the nursing diagnosis of Fluid Volume Deficit. Name one symptom evident of fluid volume deficit.
INCREASE IN THE FOLLOWING: Hemoconcentration, urine specific gravity, HR, RR, thirst, H/H, BUN, Na+ (hypernatremia) DECREASE IN THE FOLLOWING: Mental status, bowel sounds, strength, turgor, weight, tears, urine, capillary refill, BP.
This is an inflammation that is usually caused by a ruptured appendix or perforated gastric ulcer and can lead to septicemia
Peritonitis
This is the chemical that the kidney's secrete when blood pressure is low.
Renin
Trace a drop of through the entire cardiac cycle.
body > vena cava > right atrium > right ventricle > pulmonary artery > lungs > pulmonary veins > left atrium > left ventricle > aorta > body
Enlargement of the gland which surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra in men.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
What are symptoms of BPH?
What are 2 priority nursing interventions for the client with fluid volume excess issues?
Assessing lung sounds, high-fowler's position, assess edema, daily weights, Fluids and Na+ restriction as ordered, diuretics as ordered.
This is the surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis
Cholecystectomy