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Identifying Manifesta-
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acute pancreatitis, immobility, parathyroid
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removal/dam-age
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- S&S: Tetany (most common manifestation), X. X. X. X.
paresthesia of the fingers and lips, muscle twitch-
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seizure, muscle spasms, hyperactive DTRs, pos- X. X. X. X. X.
itive Chvostek's sign (facial twitching), positive
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Trousseau'ssign(hand/fingerspasmswithBP
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cuffinflation), cardiovascular irregularities,
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diarrhea, abdominal cramps
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- Complications:Cardiac X.
2. Associated manifesta- X. X. arrestPositiveTrousseau's sign X
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tion of Hypocalcemia
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3. Associated manifesta- X. ECG with tall, peaked t- X. X. X. X.
tion of Hyperkalemia
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4. Associated manifesta- X. wavesBounding pulse X
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tion of Hyponatremia
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5. Associated manifesta- X. Hypoactive bowel sounds X. X.
tion of Hypokalemia
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6. The nurse is assessing
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the client for
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should the nurse take?
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theclient's arm
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b. Place a X.
stethoscopebell over
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the client's carotid
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artery
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theclient's cheek
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7. The nurse is assess- ing
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the client who re- ports Numbness and tingling in fingers and toes, ab-
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nausea, vomiting,and
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weakness.Which ofthe ing are manifestations of hypocalcemia.
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following findings are
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manifestations of
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a. Tingling in fingers X. X.
b. Poor skin turgor X. X.
c. Abdominal pain X.
d. Elevated temperature X.
e. Muscle twitching X.
Preprocedure:
8. Respiratory - Percussion,auscultation,radiography,orsonog- X
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DiagnosticProcedures: raphy is used to locate the effusion and needle
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Client Who IsScheduled - Assist the older client to maintain still for
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for a Thora- centesis
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- Position the client sitting upright with arms and X. X. X. X. X. X. X.
shoulders raised and supported on pillows X. X. X. X. X. X.
and/oran overbed table and with feet and legs well- X. X
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Intraprocedure:
- Aseptic technique X.
- MonitorVS, skin color, and ox sat X. X. X. X. X. X.
- Amount of fluid removed is limited to 1L at a timeto X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X
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prevent re-expansion pulmonary edema
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Postprocedure:
- Apply dressing over puncture site X. X. X. X.
- Assess for bleeding or drainage X. X. X. X.
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- MonitorVS and respiratory status hourly for X. X. X. X. X. X.
thefirst several hours
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- Encourage deep breathe to assist with lung ex- X. X. X. X. X. X. X.
pansion
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9. Thoracentesis Thoracentesis is the surgical perforation of the X. X. X. X. X. X.
chestwallandpleuralspacewithalarge-borenee-dle.
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It is performed to obtain specimens for diag- nostic
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evaluation,instillmedicationintothepleuralspace,
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and remove fluid or air from the pleural space for
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therapeutic relief of pleural pressure.
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10. A nurse is review-
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ing supplies should the
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tests.Which of
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statementsshould the
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nurse make?
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a. "Do not use inhaler X. X. X.
medications for 6 hr fol-
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b. "Do not smoke tobac- X. X. X.
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c. "You will be asked to X. X. X. X.
beardownandhold
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test."
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d. "The arterial blood X. X.
flow to your hand will
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the test."
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11. A nurse is caring for a
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client who is sched-
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.uled for a thoracente- X. X. X.
sis.Which of the follow-
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