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Flashcards by Jamie R Pascual, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jamie R Pascual
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What will you teach a patient in acute respiratory distress? | Encourage early ambulation to mobilize secretions. Assist with position changes frequently Facilitate optimal breathing by placing client in sitting position |
| Name some obvious signs, irreversible, or biological death | Clinical Death- absence pulse, absence breathing. Rigor mortis (stiffening of the body) Livor Mortis (discoloration of skin due to pooling of blood) Putrefaction ( decomposition of body) Evidence of Non-survival Injury (decapitation) S-Patient start breathing T-Transffered to another trained BLS/ALS O-Out of strength/too tired P-Physician who assumes responsibility to patient (may order to STOP based on the pt condition) |
| What is a pulmonary stenosis? | A reduction of the flow of blood through the pulmonic valve. (Congential) but some cases may be acquired in adulthood as a result of rheumatic heart disease. |
| Methicillin resistand Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the sputum. What precautions are necessary? | Contact Precautions & Standard precautions. Don gloves when entering the room and use hand sanitizer when exiting. Gown, mask, goggles if client requires contact or secretions from the infected are could spray into the face. |
| What adverse effect should the client report to the provider immediately who has hypothyroidism and taking levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid)? | "Chest Pain" May result from taking too much levothyroxine. It is important to increase the dosage gradually as needed to prevent rapid changes in cardiac output that can cause tachycardia & angina, esp for clients with longstanding hypothyroidsm or cardiovascular disorders. |
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