Pulmonary
Assessment finding: diminished breath sounds in the bases
What is atelectasis?
Urinalysis partial report:
pH: 7.5
Specific gravity: 1.03
RBC: greater than 50
What is an example of a urinalysis indicating hematuria?
Inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
Normal thyroid function.
What is euthyroid?
Air in the chest cavity which can cause a complete or partial collapsed lung.
What is a pneumothorax?
What is proteinuria?
Upper abdominal discomfort while eating or indigestion.
What is dyspepsia?
Difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
Infection in the lung.
What is pneumonia?
When pus or white blood cells noted in the urinalysis.
What is pyuria?
Bloody vomit.
What is hematemesis?
Location within the skull.
What is intracranial?
Within the trachea.
What is meant by endotracheal?
Urine output is less than 400 mL/24 hours or less than 0.5 mL/kg/hr for 6 consecutive hours.
What is oliguria?
Bright red bloody feces.
What is hematochezia?
Lacking or without movement cooridination.
What is ataxia?
Blood within the chest cavity or pleural cavity.
What is a hemothorax?
Urine output is less than 50mL in 24 hours.
What is anuria?
Black or tarry feces.
What is melena?
Percentage of the end-diastolic blood volume ejected from the ventricle with each heartbeat.
What is the ejection fraction?