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Fluid Volume Deficit Lab & Vitals - Answer Increased BUN & Creatinine Increased Hematocrit & Hemoglobin Increased Urine Specific Gravity Decreased BP Increased Pulse Increased Temp Fluid Volume Excess Lab & Vitals - Answer Decreased Hematocrit, Hemoglobin Decreased Urine Specific Gravity Increased BP Increased Respirations Bounding Pulse DMARD Methotrexate Monitor - Answer Prior to and during: - CBC - renal function - liver function LFTs help guide dosage. What ...

Thyroid deficiency can affect all body functions and can range from mild, subclinical forms to myxocyte (severe deficiency discussed later), an advanced life-threatening form. True/False - Answer False. Thyroid deficiency can affect all body functions and can range from mild, subclinical forms to myxedema (severe deficiency discussed later), an advanced life-threatening form. The most common cause of hypothyroidism in adults is autoimmune thyroiditis, also known as which of the following?...

Most important finding to report to the provider about a patient who just received an AVG in their forearm? - Answer Hand is cold below AVG insertion site Which drug does the nurse anticipate administering to the patient with acute glomerulonephritis with a high K+ level? - Answer Calcium gluconate Patients with CKD need to measure their fluid intake - Answer True Patients with CKD should consume a lot of dairy products - Answer False Calcium carbonate impacts the creatin...

Trouble shooting ventilator alarms: - Answer - can pause - NEVER turn off - check pt safety first - check alarm if pt is okay (not in distress) Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation type patients: - Answer COPD, chronic heart failure, sleep disorders **PP during inspiration keeps airway and trachea open during sleep Signs of ventilator intolerance? - Answer restless, tachycardic Expected assessments when vented: - Answer ???? VAP ventilator bundle SATA: - Answe...

A nurse is caring for a client who is learning how to take care of a newly created colostomy. When observing a return demonstration of the colostomy irrigation, the nurse evaluates that more teaching is required when the client: - Answer Hangs the irrigation bag on the door clothes hook during fluid insertion Following surgery, a client asks the nurse if he or she can help measure intake and output. What is the best nursing response? - Answer Assess the client's ability to measure th...

transplant rejection symptoms - Answer specific to that organ negative titers - Answer not immune positive titer - Answer immune potassium medication administration - Answer -oral *Mix powered formulations in at least 120 mL of liquid *Take potassium chloride with a meal or at least 8 oz of water to reduce the risk of adverse GI effects potassium lab level - Answer 3.5-5.0 Live vaccine contraindications - Answer -previous anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine ...

Cardiomyopathy -Assessment NSG223 03.02.03 - Answer -begins with a detailed history of the presenting signs and symptoms ● nurse identifies possible cause factors (heavy alcohol intake, recent illness or pregnancy, or history of the disease in immediate family members) ● If the patient reports chest pain, a thorough review of the pain, including its precipitating factors, is warranted ● review of systems includes the presence of orthopnea, PND, and syncope or dyspnea with exertion ...

Pharmacology Unit 1 - Answer the study of medicine Pathophysiology - Answer the study of the nature of the disease The four stages for drug approval - Answer Preclinical investigation- research and testing on humans and microbial cells Clinical investigation- longest part of the trial, brand name given NDA Submission-(new drug application) approval if the drug is effective Post marketing Studies-11 years before drug is submitted to the FDA for review Therapeutic classificati...

Antibiotic - Answer A chemical that is produced by one microbe and has the ability to harm other microbes. Only those compounds that are actually made by microorganisms qualify as __________. Antimicrobials - Answer Any agent, natural or synthetic, that has the ability to kill or suppress microorganisms. Antibiotics and Antimicrobials - Answer These two terms are used interchangeably. Bactericidal - Answer Drugs that are lethal to bacteria at clinically achievable concentrat...

Hyperlipidemia - Answer high levels of lipids in the blood 3 types of lipids - Answer triglycerides, phospholipids, sterols Triglycerides - Answer Neutral fat, energy source, 90% of total lipids Phospholipids - Answer essential building of plasma, lecithin Steroids - Answer common chemical structure is steroids nucleus or ring structure Dyslipidemia - Answer Abnormal levels of lipoproteins, excess or deficient Hypercholesterolemia - Answer elevated blood ch...