These labs are expected to be out of alignment in the patient during the emergent phase of burn injury
What are a base-bicarbonate deficit, elevated hematocrit level, and sodium deficit?
100
Your patient in septic shock has a normal BP, an increased heart rate, and feels clammy. You suspect the patient is experiencing this phase of shock.
What is compensatory?
100
Three patient types that with airway obstruction require a cricothyroidotomy
What is a patient with massive facial trauma, the patient with laryngeal edema secondary to anaphylaxis, and the patient with an obstructed larynx?
100
When there is no time for a type and cross, this blood type can be given
What is type O?
100
This is what MS, MG, and Guillain Barre have in common
What is the risk for respiratory failure?
200
Prior to managing the burn on a patient who fell after being electrocuted, the nurse knows she must address this first
What is place a c collar on the patient until the cervical spine is cleared?
200
Decreased stroke volume in sepsis can be identified by this sign
What is narrowed pulse pressure?
200
The focus of the primary survey includes these important elements
What is establish an airway, provide adequate ventilation, and assess neurologic function?
200
Three signs of a blood transfusion reaction
What is urticarial rash, fever, & lumbar pain?
200
Therapeutic action of atenolol
What is decreased cardiac output and decreased blood pressure?
300
This topical antibacterial agent does not penetrate eschar
What is silver nitrate 0.5%?
300
For the patient who is struggling to fight septic shock and the efforts of the staff are not successful, this intervention involving the family could be the most therapeutic
What is encouraging the family to touch and talk to the patient?
300
Hanging up wet or damp items of clothing prior to storing is the appropriate method of preserving and securing this
What is forensic evidence?
300
If a patient begins to exhibit signs of a transfusion reaction within 15 minutes, this is the most important first step
What is stop the transfusion?
300
Bacterium responsible for rheumatic endocarditis
What is Group A Beta-hemolytic streptococcus?
400
This is the deepest and most severe burn injury zone
What is the Coagulation zone?
400
you might see these 3 physical manifestations in a patient soon after a major burn and in the patient with hypovolemic shock
What are hypotension, tachycardia, and anxiety?
400
Blood in the NG tube of the patient in the progressive stage of shock could point to this occurrence
What is a newly developed stress ulcer that is bleeding?
400
Once started, this is the length of time a unit of blood can infuse
What is 4 hours?
400
This indicates that an abdominal aortic aneurism is extending
What is increased abdominal and back pain?
500
A quick technique for assessing the percentage of burn injury
What is the palm method?
500
This class of medications is often used to treat the patient in shock who has not responded to fluid resuscitation alone
What are adrenergic drugs?
500
A patient with no visible injuries may have internal hemorrhage if these findings are present
What are a rapid pulse and decreased capillary refill?
500
Name items necessary prior to starting a blood transfusion on a patient
What is a signed consent, proper Y blood tubing with normal saline as the priming solution, and recently taken vital signs?
500
The dysrhythmia in which the atrial rate between 250 and 400 with classic saw-toothed p waves