1T=3tsp=15ml ...
above knee amputation elevate for first 24 hours on pillow, position prone daily to provide for hip
extension
Addisons down, down, down, up, down
Addisons hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia,
hypoglycemia
administration of enema position patient in left side lying (sim's) with knew flexed
after cataract surgery patient will sleep on unaffected side with night shield for 1-4 weeks
after infatentorial surgery (incision at nape of neck) position pt flat and lateral on eithe rside
afterload affects is the resistance the blood has to overcome when leaving the heart.
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After Lumbar Puncture and also oil myelogram . . .patient lies flat supine (to prevent headache and
leaking of CSF)
after myringotomy position on side of affected ear after surgery (allow for drainage of
secretions)
after supratentorial surgery (incision behind hairline) elevate HOB 30-45 degrees
after thyroidectomy low or semi fowlers, support head, neck and shoulders
after total hip replacement don't sleep on operated side, don't flex hip more than 45-60 degrees, don't
elevate HOB more than 45 degrees. maintain hip abduction by seperating
thighs with pillows
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AIRBORNE MY-Measles
Chicken-Chicken Pox/Varicella
Hez=Herpez Zoster/Shingles
TB
or remember . . .
MTV=Airborne
Measles
TB
Varicella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles
*Private Room-negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask, N95 for
TB
Air/Pulmonary Embolism S&S;chest pain, difficulty breathing, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of
impending doom
turn patient to left side and lower the head of the bed
alcohol withdrawl librium
ammonia lactulose
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