Carotid Craziness
The difference between CEA and TCAR.
CEA: surgically removes plaque from the artery
TCAR: less invasive and uses a sheath to introduce a stent to allow blood flow
Your patient had a lower extremity bypass and is reporting increased pain in the lower leg, the calf feels tight, and the pedal pulse exam has changed from palpable to dopplerable.
What is compartment syndrome?
The standard labs for all vascular patients.
What are CBC, Chemistry panel, and Co-ags?
The most common site of an arterial aneurysm.
What is abdominal aorta?
These people audit nursing care and documentation, give feedback, coach, teach, and support staff.
What are Quality Nurses?
The most severe complication post carotid surgery.
What is a stroke?
Two non-invasive options to evaluate blood flow to the lower extremities.
What are PVRs and ABIs?
This lab must be drawn at 5AM, prior to administration.
What is tacrolimus?
The most invasive AAA repair.
What is an open AAA repair?
The most common type of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS).
What is Neurogenic TOS?
This is the standard SBP goal for carotid patients.
What is 100-140?
Usually placed on if fasciotomies are left open.
What is a wound vac?
This is done post foley removal.
What is bladder scan in 6 hours?
These two types of AAA repairs go to the ICU immediately post-op.
What is TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Repair) and open AAA repair?
A patient presents to the ED with paresthesia, pulselessness, and pain on his RLE. As the vascular surgery nurse, you suspect it is:
What is Acute Limb Ischemia on RLE?
What is HOB 30 degrees?
Your patient has arrived from the PACU after a fem-pop bypass. You know to check these two things every hour.
What are pedal pulses and incision site?
This is what you do when a patient gets admitted with a pressure injury.
What is measure and take pictures of the wound, and submit a safety net?
The most severe complication post IDE procedure.
What is spinal cord ischemia?
These 3 things should be changed Q96 hours (every 4 days).
What are IV tubing, central line caps, and peripheral IV pigtails?
This causes tracheal deviation.
What is neck swelling/hematoma post CEA?
The difference between claudication and rest pain.
50 bonus points for describing how claudication is measured.
What is rest pain occurs at rest while claudication occurs with exertion?
What is claudication is measured in city blocks?
Lab monitoring for tPA lysis patients.
What is Q6hr CBC, pTT, and fibrinogen?
The difference between BEVAR and FEVAR.
What is Branched Endovascular Aorta Repair and Fenestrated Endovascular Aorta Repair?
This is a statistical description of our nursing processes and nurse sensitive outcomes.
What are nursing metrics?