Signs/Sympotms
WBC of 12,000
What is an infection?
D5 1/2 NS
What is intravenous fluid?
Tool used to assess an important piece of subjective data
What is a pain scale?
Result of diarrhea and/or vomiting
What is Dehydration?
Loss of appetite
What is anorexia?
Stopping food consumption
What is NPO?
Bias that may have caused misdiagnosis of R.O.
Siblings diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis.
The most frequent cause of acute abdomen surgery
What is appendicitis?
Loose watery stools
What is diarrhea?
Used to relieve severe abdominal pain
What is morphine?
Gastroenteritis symptom that was not present during R.O.'s initial ED visit
What is diarrhea?
Pain that intensifies when pressure is released
What is rebound tenderness?
Temperature of 103.1 degrees Fahrenheit
What is a fever?
Antibiotic to decrease WBC
What is cefotaxime?
Physical Assessment that was not performed that may have led to a symptom of appendicitis
What is palpitation?
A burst appendix can lead to infection in the belly, called _____(Fill in the blank)
Peritonitis
Decreased urine output, dry mucous membranes
What is dehydration?
Promoting mobility after surgery
What is DVT prevention?
Lab test that could have ruled out gastroenteritis or ruled in appendicitis
What is C Reactive Protein Labs?
Patient points to the surgical site and informs the nursing student that "something gave way."
What is wound Dehiscence?