GI Disorders
This type of ulcer causes pain 15-30 min after eating.
What is gastric ulcer?
This blood test detects the presence of Rheumatoid factor (RF), which helps identify autoimmune diseases.
What is a Rheumatoid factor test?
No history of an injury, joint disease or systemic illness
What is "primary" OA? Osteoarthritis
Most common form of arthritis.
Swollen lymph nodes, night sweats, fatigue, mouth ulcers, & N/V/D
What are the symptoms of HIV-positive status?
To improve healing and reduce swelling in a newly amputated limb, how should the nurse wrap the stump?
What is a figure 8 pattern?
Sudden onset of acute abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, vomiting, chills, fever, and swelling (or bloating) of the abdomen.
What is abdominal perforation?
Joint pain, inflammation of joints, joint stiffness, joint deformities.
What are the symptoms of RA?
Loss of height with increasing age, backpain, hunch posture and fractures.
What is the presentation of osteoporosis?
CD4 less than 200
What is the diagnostic testing for AIDS?
A wound with necrotic, eschar tissue requires this.
What is a wound debridement?
Avoid spicy food, alcohol, smoking, caffeine, and eat your last meal 2-3 hours before bed.
What is prevention for GERD?
NSAIDs, antimalarials, corticosteroids, avoid UV light, reduce stress, eat well-balanced diet.
What are treatments for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
It affects weight-bearing joints, but one disorder is symmetrical and the other is not.
What is the difference between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis?
RA is a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting many joints, hands and feet, is the body's immune system attacking its own tissue, including joints.
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease, caused by wear and tear, hands, hips, knees.
Viral load is non-detectable.
What is a therapeutic Anti-retroviral treatment regimen?
Keep dry, elevate, exercise joints, do not insert objects to facilitate scratching.
What is proper cast care?
Possible inflammation of the entire GI tract, cobblestone appearance, may develop abscesses, fissures, fistulas.
What is Crohn's disease?
A classic clinical manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
What is morning stiffness lasting more than 30 minutes?
Lack of cartilage resulting in friction and stiffness.
What is the cause of Osteoarthritis pain?
How long an untreated HIV + patient will progress to AIDS.
What is 10 years?
Tachypnea, dyspnea, hypoxia, tachycardia, chest pain, Altered Mental Status, petechial rash.
What is fat embolism syndrome?
Dark tarry stools.
What is upper GI bleed?
Periods of remission and exacerbation episodes.
What is a pattern of SLE? Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
Stay active, a diet with calcium and Vit D, and avoid smoking, alcohol, and caffeine.
What is how to prevent osteoporosis?
What are low WBC, skin lesions, anorexia, Altered Mental Status, Oral thrush, swollen lymph nodes, pneumonia, diarrhea that last for more than a week.
What are clinical manifestations of AIDS?
Pain, pulse, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis
What are nursing assessments for post-orthopedic treatments such as Open Reduction Internal Fixation, fracture reduction, and cast placement?