Respiratory
The number one way to prevent respiratory infections
Handwashing
A WET BED stands for
Acid/base balance
Water Removal
Erythropoiesis
Toxin removal
BP control
Electrolyte balance
Vitamin D activation
The first sign of esophageal cancer
Feeling as if there is food in their throat
Programed cell death
Apoptosis
A positive Chovostek sign may indicate
Hypocalcemia
A life threatening upper respiratory condition where patients are unable to cough
Epiglottitis
The first sign of bladder cancer
Painless hematuria
The lab levels that are increased with cholelithiasis
Bilirubin
Normal red blood cell count
3.8-5 10^6/mL
A legionnaire is what type of condition
Bacterial pneumonia
A normal SpO2 for COPD patients
85-90%
Waste accumulation due to being unable to filter waste buildup of toxins
Uremia
CATS stands for
Caffeine and carbonation
Alcohol and acidic foods
Tobacco
Spicy foods
Lower concentration of solutes than the solution in the intravascular compartment
Hypotonic
In diabetes insipidus patients are deficient in what
ADH
The partial or complete collapse of the lung
Atelectasis
The best lab to measure kidney funtion
Creatinine
A Minnesota tube is used to treat what medical emergency
Esophageal varices
Abnormal rapid cell growth
Dysplasia
Involuntary rapid weight loss
Levels of O2, SpO2, and CO2 during respiratory failure
O2 below 50
SpO2 below 90%
CO2 above 50
Aldosterone regulates what in the body
Sodium and water
Inflammatory bowel disease characterized by bloody mucus stools
Ulcerative colitis
Malignant tumors are characterized by
Variable growth rate
Invades surrounding tissues
Metastasizes
In patients with peritonitis what causes their abdomen to be board like
Tightening of abdominal walls to protect inflamed bowels