Pharmacology Made Easy 5.0 – Pain and Inflammation Test PDF 1 2026-03-07
Pharmacology Made Easy 5.0
– Pain and Inflammation Test
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Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up with the provider. To deselect a finding, click on the finding
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Nurses' Notes
1500:
Client transported to emergency department via ambulance. Client's partner is present and reports that client became
increasingly drowsy, confused, and walking unsteadily over the past 24 hr.
History of heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis. Home medications: lisinopril and aspirin.
Client reports headache, ringing in ears, and feeling dizzy. Client oriented to person. Lethargic, diaphoretic, and vomiting.
1530:
Client is obtunded. Difficult to awake and client's speech is mumbled.
Vital Signs
1530:
Temperature 39.1° C (102.3° F)
Heart rate 116/min
Respiratory rate 34/min
Blood pressure 100/60 mm Hg
Oxygen saturation 93% on room air
Aspirin, headache, ringing in ears, feeling dizzy, diaphoretic, obtunded, temperature 39.1° C (102.3° F), respiratory rate
34/min, and oxygen saturation of 93% on room air.
Rational:
These findings are associated with salicylism, which requires immediate intervention and therefore are priority findings.
Salicylism is a syndrome that occurs when a client takes too much aspirin, either acutely (overdose) or with chronic use.
With elevated aspirin blood levels, a client can have manifestations of tinnitus (ringing in ears), sweating, headache, and
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Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up with the provider. To deselect a finding, click on the finding
again.
Nurses' Notes
1500:
Client transported to emergency department via ambulance. Client's partner is present and reports that client became
increasingly drowsy, confused, and walking unsteadily over the past 24 hr.
History of heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis. Home medications: lisinopril and aspirin.
Client reports headache, ringing in ears, and feeling dizzy. Client oriented to person. Lethargic, diaphoretic, and vomiting.
1530:
Client is obtunded. Difficult to awake and client's speech is mumbled.
Vital Signs
1530:
Temperature 39.1° C (102.3° F)
Heart rate 116/min
Respiratory rate 34/min
Blood pressure 100/60 mm Hg
Oxygen saturation 93% on room air
Aspirin, headache, ringing in ears, feeling dizzy, diaphoretic, obtunded, temperature 39.1° C (102.3° F), respiratory rate
34/min, and oxygen saturation of 93% on room air.
Rational:
These findings are associated with salicylism, which requires immediate intervention and therefore are priority findings.
Salicylism is a syndrome that occurs when a client takes too much aspirin, either acutely (overdose) or with chronic use.
With elevated aspirin blood levels, a client can have manifestations of tinnitus (ringing in ears), sweating, headache, and
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