PN2 Final Exam Review
S&S of anemia. - Answer- pale, short of breath when doing activities but stop when at rest, fatigued, low blood pressure, tachycardia. What does a sickle cell crisis look like? - Answer- obstruction of blood flow, tissue ischemia, infarction, sever joint pain, swelling of the small vessels, abdominal pain, problems with circulation. Patient is getting blood, starts to complain of symptoms, what do we do first? - Answer- stop the infusion. What do you teach a patient who is on beta blockers for migraines? - Answer- Change positions slowly, take medication daily. Tonic clonic seizure - Answer- violent muscle contractions, loss of consciousness, rigid muscles. Medication for tonic clonic seizure. - Answer- ativan What should you assess with a patient who has alzheimers? - Answer- Assess for changes in level of consciousness, observe for reaction to change in the environment, assess for safety. What do we assess first if a patient has a spinal cord injury? - Answer- Respiratory, Airway Symptoms of Guillain-Barre - Answer- progressive ascending weakness, weak lower limb weakness, paralysis. What would you find in the assessment of a patient that has myasthenia gravis? - Answer- unable to do the 6 cardinal signs or gaze. What should you have on hand when you perform the tensilon test for myasthenia gravis? - Answer- atropine Cataract treatment - Answer- surgery What are the symptoms of cataracts? - Answer- blurry vision, painless, bilateral. S&S of macular degeneration - Answer- loss of central vision (tv in peripheral view). Alzheimers pt says they have not had breakfast... - Answer- do not argue with them, get them something to eat. What foods have the m
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