LABS
Normal value for Chloride (Cl)
What is 98-106?
Generic name for Lipitor
What is atorvastatin?
Five steps of the nursing process
What are assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and Evaluation
Age-related change that occurs to vessels where they harden or stiffen
What is arteriosclorosis?
Term for hair loss
What is alopecia?
Electrolyte that plays a major role in muscle function, fluid balance, and nerve function.
What is Potassium?
Medication that often causes a dry hacking cough
What is lisinopril?
Lying face upward
What is supine?
When having your client dorsiflex the foot the nurse assesses for pain.
What is assessing for Homan's sign?
Known as athlete's foot
What is Tinea Pedis?
Measures the proportion of RBCs in blood.
What is hematocrit (Hct)?
Drugs that block the effects of epinephrine in the heart
What are beta adrenergic blockers?
chronic bad breath
What is halitosis?
Chronic cold feeling. Fingers, feet, and nose cold due to poor circulation.
What is Raynaud's disease?
skin abrasion from scratching
What is excoriation?
Protein molecule in RBCs that carries oxygen
What is hemoglobin (Hgb)?
Generic name for prilosec
What is omeprazole?
Four techniques used during a head-to-to physical assessment
What are inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion
Inner portion of adrenal glands. Secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine.
What is adrenal medulla?
Lice infestation
What is pediculosis?
The lab assessed to ensure Coumadin is at a therapeutic level
What is PT/INR?
drug that causes red man syndrome
What is vancomycin?
A flat non-palpable change in skin color; smaller than 1cm
What is a macule?
Four small bean-shaped bodies embedded in the thyroid gland.
What are parathyroid glands?
Softening of skin after lengthy exposure to fluid
What is maceration?