Medical surgical Nursing Cases and Answers

Medical surgical Nursing Cases and Answers Adrenal crisis - CORRECT ANSWER-Severe ABD pain, profound weakness, hypotension, renal failure, shock, and possibly death. May result from stress/trauma, or from abrupt discontinuation of long-term steroid medication use, ex: Prednisone. adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute respiratory failure in adults characterized by tachypnea, dyspnea, cyanosis, tachycardia, and hypoxemia. May follow trauma, pneumonia, or septic infections. Also called acute respiratory distress syndrome. Aplastic anemia - CORRECT ANSWER-severe type, occurs when bone marrow fails to produce not only erythrocytes but leukocytes and thrombrocytes as well apnea - CORRECT ANSWER-transient cessation of respiration ATI Normal levels - CORRECT ANSWER-Sodium(NA): 135-145mEq/L Potassium(K): 3.5-5 mEq/L Calcium(Ca): 9-10.5 mg/dL Magnesium(Mg): 1.2-2.1 mg/dL Phosphate(PO4): 2.5-4.5 mg/dL Chloride(Cl): 96-106 mEq/L Creatinine(Cr): 0.6-1.2 Phosphorus: 3-4.5 BUN: 7-21