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What is Guillain-Barre syndrome mainly caused from - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔respiratory or stomach infection
What is pink frothy sputum indicative of? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔left sided HF with
pulmonary edema
What is bradykinesia defined as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔slow movements,
uncoordinated, unable to control facial expressions, difficulty swallowing
what are considered priority electrolytes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sodium and
potassium
what are signs of hypocalcemia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Chvosteks, muscle
twitching, tingling of the lips
, what can you do to a thrill with an AV fistula? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔you FEEL
the thrill
expected s/s of acute glomerulonephritis from strep - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔hematuria, proteinuria, casts
main side effect of tomoxifen - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔vaginal bleeding
what is it called when a bp cuff is inflated and it makes a pts hand curl? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Trousseau's from hypocalcemia
in general, alcohol will do what to your blood sugars? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔decrease blood sugars
when can you take BP/labs from the arm on the side of a mastectomy? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔NEVER- do not do anything in this arm
theraputic level for digoxin - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔0.5-2.0
what should digoxin levels look like when a pt is regularly taking the med? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔high normal (if the levels are low normal, it means the dig
isnt working right)
priority interventions for all patients - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ABCs