Hypo
parathyroidism
parathyroidism
These are the two common causes of this disorder.
What are destruction of the parathyroid gland (surgery or autoimmune) and vitamin D deficiency?
The electrolyte that is increased by this disorder
What is calcium?
The proper name for the item that includes a step-by-step description of the way the nurse should do something.
What is the procedure?
This value is considered normal for cerebral perfusion pressure.
What is 70-100 mmHg?
This is the earliest sign of rising intracranial pressure.
What is change in level of consciousness?
The symptoms of this electrolyte abnormality are tetany, numbness, tingling, and muscle cramps.
What is hypocalcemia?
The location that the body harvests calcium from in this disorder.
What are the bones?
The type of policy that is written, stored in the manual, and reviewed as directed by the governing bodies.
What is a formal (expressed) policy?
The type of posturing defined as abnormal extension and outward rotation of the upper extremities and plantar flexion of the feet.
What is decerebrate?
These are three of the nursing care items needed when a patient is having a seizure.
What are provide privacy, ease the patient to the floor, prevent injury, loosen clothing, remove eyeglasses, pad side rails (if applicable), and avoid trying to open jaw in spasm?
The name of the sign elicited by tapping the facial nerve near the parotid gland.
What is Chvostek's sign?
The major complication of hyperparathyroidism.
What are kidney stones (renal calculi)?
Policy changes are easier to adopt when they are recommended by this group.
Who are those directly impacted by the policies?
The name of the reflex elicited by touching the eye with a wisp of clean cotton.
What is the corneal reflex?
This medication is an anticholinergic drug that is used to treat symptomatic bradycardia.
What is atropine?
The name of the surgical procedure that often leads to this disorder.
What is thyroidectomy?
The name of the surgical procedure done to treat this disease process.
What is parathyroidectomy?
These are two of the reasons that hospitals establish clearly written procedures.
What are to save time, save money, facilitate delegation, increase productivity, and provide a means of control?
Pressure on this gland inside the brain may cause temperature dysregulation in a patient with increased ICP.
What is the hypothalamus?
These are three of the many clinical indications of pulmonary embolism.
What are dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, tachypnea, cough, hemoptysis, tachycardia, and hemodynamic instability?
Name of the medication used to treat the electrolyte abnormality caused by this disorder.
What is calcium gluconate?
The name of the most dangerous complication of this disease process that happens when serum calcium levels are greater than 13 mg/dL.
What is hypercalcemic crisis?
These are two of the four items that every procedure should include.
What are a statement of purpose, indication of who can perform the procedure, the steps of the procedure, and the list of supplies and equipment needed to do procedure?
These are three of the non-invasive nursing interventions that can be implemented for a patient with increased ICP.
What are raise the HOB, dim the lights, quiet environment, spread care out over time, avoid extreme hip flexion, avoid valsalva maneuver, or keep head midline?
These are the six assessments that go along with checking the periphery in a patient who had an endovascular aneurysm repair.
What are the pulses, paresthesia, paralysis, poikilothermia (temperature), pallor and pain?