Meds and Labs
What is Warfarin?
This condition has to do with issues of blood return to the heart.
What is PVD?
The main concern for your patient with DVT is a pulmonary embolism. The provider orders heparin 18units/kg/hr. You offer ice chips per order and teach the patient how to take her pulse. These actions may be considered...
What is nonessential?
Individuals with this condition may complain of the following symptoms: pain, heavy, aching, or cramping feeling, itching, and brownish skin discoloration in the lower extremities. They report that the pain improves with elevation, compression, or movement.
What is PVD?
This test is a simple noninvasive test that can be performed by the RN for peripheral arterial disease.
What is an ankle-brachial index?
Expected routine labs when on this medication include PTT and Anti-Xa
What is Heparin?
Individuals with this condition find relief in lowering their legs to a dependent position.
What is PAD?
These things must be verified by the RN before a blood transfusion has been given.
What is consent for blood? and what are orders for blood?
individuals with this condition are typically asymptomatic except for a pulsating mass that is present during auscultation.
What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
normal lab values for LDL cholesterol
What is less than 100?
The known antidote for Heparin
What is protamine sulfate?
Diagnostic tests expected to be ordered for this condition include a D-dimer, venous duplex ultrasound, and PT, INR, and PTT labs.
What is DVT?
This is considered part of the assessments an RN should complete and are important in the event of an emergency or should the patient need to be given anything intravenously.
What is a patent IV?
These are the assessments you might expect to find in a patient with this condition: HR 112, increased fatigue with activities, reduced MCV, and reduced MCH
What is iron deficient anemia?
This is a lab value, the therapeutic range varies based on the patient, condition, and other medications they may currently be on.
What is INR?
This medication is made by depolymerizing unfractionated heparin
What is Levonox?
This condition is known as a major contributor to peripheral vascular disease and its modifiable risk factors include smoking, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diet, and sedentary lifestyle.
What is atherosclerosis?
Part of the RN responsibilities when performing this action include: independent double checks with 2 licensed RNs, monitoring the patient for 15 mins, setting up the pump, and double checking the product with the patient.
What is a blood transfusion?
What is DVT?
This lab test may be ordered after a patient has a transfusion reaction. It can indicate whether the patient has had a hemolytic reaction.
What is the Coombs test?
This medication binds to thrombin to prevent fibrin formation, has a short half-life, and is only taking PO
What are NOACs?
10% of aortic aneurysms are classified as this type
What is a thoracic aortic aneurysm?
Foods that you recommend for your patient with megaloblastic anemia.
What is dairy products, red meat, and eggs?
Symptoms of this condition include: excruciating, tearing, ripping pain in the anterior chest or back, initially elevated BP, hypotension, weak pulse, dizziness, and syncope.
What is a dissecting aortic aneurysm?
This procedure is minimally invasive however it is not without complications. Two potential complications of this procedure include graft leakage and graft occlusion.
What is an endovascular aneurysm repair (or EVAR)?