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How do you walk up stairs with crutches?
- Correct answers-Use railing if there is one;
lead with good leg, using crutches for support of
bad leg
What are signs of compartment syndrome? –
Correct answers-MEDICAL EMERGENCY!
tingling, numbness, worsening pain, edema,
pain on passive movement, unequal pulses
What should you do for suspected compartment
syndrome?
- Correct answers-Call doctor immediately,
loosen dressings, and prepare to assist with
fasciotomy
What interventions do you do for suspected
enterocolitis? –
, Correct answers-Assess and measure
abdominal girth, monitor/manage fluid,
electrolyte, and blood replacement, monitor for
sepsis/peritonitis/shock, and give antibiotics
What are some signs and symptoms of
Hirschsprung's disease?
- Correct answers-Newborn: failure to pass
meconium in 24-48 hours, vomiting bile,
refusing to eat, abdominal distention; infant:
FTT, vomiting, constipation; child:
undernourished, anemic appearance,
abdominal distention, visible peristalsis,
palpable fecal mass, constipation
What should you advise your patient of who has
peripheral vascular disease? - Correct answers-
Sleep with legs in a dependent position
(hanging off the bed) to reduce swelling and
discomfort of legs; avoid crossing legs, avoid
restrictive clothing, and elevate legs but not
above heart level; exercise and eat low fat diet
What is intermittent claudication? - Correct
answers-Burning, cramping, and pain in the
,legs during exercise; present in peripheral
vascular disease
What are some expected findings of Peripheral
Vascular Disease? - Correct answers-bruit over
femoral/aortic arteries, decreased capillary refill,
diminished pulses, loss of hair on
ankle/calf/foot, dry/scaly/mottled skin, thick toe
nails, RUBOR!, cold/cyanotic extremity, and
ulcers/gangrene of toes
What is a cardiac stress test? - Correct
answers-Measures the patient's heart ability to
respond to external stress in a controlled
clinical environment; patient will exercise for 10-
15 minutes; doctor will use an EKG, BP, HR
and O2 level; shows pumping ability; used in
PVD
What are expected findings of pulmonary
edema? - Correct answers-Crackles in lungs,
edema, cough with pink/frothy sputum,
cyanosis, confusion/stupor, tachycardia,
tachypnea/dyspnea/orthopnea, anxiety, inability
to sleep, hypoxemia, decreased urine output
, What would you advise a patient with
pulmonary edema? - Correct answers-Fluid
restriction and low sodium diet, high fowler's
position, daily weights at same time of day,
effective breathing techniques, report SOB,
swelling and angina; stay compliant with meds
even if patient starts to feel better!
Nursing interventions for pulmonary edema? -
Correct answers-High fowlers, vitals q15 min,
hourly urine output, monitor ABGs and
electrolytes, monitor I & O, hemodynamic status
Why might someone have pulmonary edema?
- Correct answers-Most common cause is
cardiogenic! Patient will have increased
pulmonary vascular pressure; patient may also
be in opiate OD, inhaled irritants, too rapid of IV
fluids, head injury
What are some expected findings of cataracts?
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