Symptoms include fatigue and extreme pain.
What is sickle cell anemia?
Treatment of pyleonephritis includes these interventions.
What are IV fluids, antibiotics, and NSAIDs.
An acute event sometimes caused by medications after surgery.
What is delirium?
A patient should dangle their legs if they have this disease.
What is peripheral arterial disease?
Airborne isolation, sputum cultures, oxygen therapy, and respiratory assessment,
What are nursing interventions for the care of a client with TB?
Side effects of Ferrous Sulfate used to treat iron deficiency anemia.
What are constipation, black and tarry stools, or abdominal pain?
The GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is decreased when this occurs.
What is decreased renal function likely due to injury?
This disease is progressive and causes changes in memory and high level cognitive functions.
What is dementia?
Symptoms of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) include the following.
What are edema, varicose veins, brown skin coloring, and warmth in the legs?
This occurs when a client has air between the lung and chest wall.
What is a pneumothorax?
What is enoxaparin or lovenox?
These lab values are abnormal in renal disease - either AKI or CKD
What are BUN or Cr?
Priority interventions for a client going through Delerium Tremens.
What is safety, medication administration, CIWA assessment?
True or False...Smoking cessation is encouraged for PAD and PVD
What is True? (it can improve symptoms but not cure the disease)
This treatment re expands a lung in the event of a pneumothorax.
What is a chest tube?
This is the lab associated with thrombocytopenia
What is Platelets?
These foods are considered high in potassium.
What are tomatoes, bananas, raisins or green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale)?
True or False.. restraints are an effective nursing intervention for an Alzheimer's patient.
What is false? (they likely increase agitation)
Decreased oxygenated blood flow to the lower extremities is indicative of this disease.
What is peripheral arterial disease?
How much urine is produced if a patient is considered oliguric?
What is less than 400mL/day?
This is a clinical finding in patients with long term vitamin deficiency anemia.
What is neuropathy, fatigue, or mental status changes?
Following hemodialysis, an expected outcome may be this
What is hypovolemia or electrolytes returning to normal?
The CIWA scale measures this.
What is severity of withdrawal symptoms?
Elevation of the legs and light exercise are nursing interventions for this disease.
What is peripheral vascular disease?
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