Post-Op Care
Yellow medical alert wristband used in hospital setting used to alert and inform staff of patient safety risk.
What is a fall risk band?
Anti-infective, glycopeptide antibiotic that lysis bacteria by preventing them from building a new cell wall; stops bacteria from linking together. Often given as IVPB.
What is vancomycin?
Medical term for burning & tingling unpleasant sensation.
What is Dysesthesia?
What is early ambulation?
What is BP & HR?
Surgery that removes part or all of the laminate, the bony part of a vertebra; relieves pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.
Method for moving the body as a single, straight unit to protect the spine.
1. Lie on back, bend knee that is farthest to the edge of the bed.
2. Roll to side, keeping shoulders & hips in line.
3. Move as a unit (shoulders, hips, and legs together at the same time to roll on back)
What is the log roll technique?
Medication given to J.M. to prevent rebound effects like tachycardia or hypertensive crisis during surgery.
What is carvedilol (coREG)?
Condition: An infection of the intervertebral discs & adjacent vertebral bones caused by bacteria spread.
What is discitis osteomyelitis?