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1 cup - Answer -8 oz
1 g (gram) - Answer -1000 mg
1 kg - Answer -2.2 lbs
1 oz - Answer -30 mL
1 pint - Answer -2 cups
1 quart - Answer -2 pints
1 tsp - Answer -5 mL
3-4 cups of milk a day for a child? - Answer -NO too much milk can reduce the intake of other
nutrients especially iron. Watch for ANEMIA
a nurse makes a mistake? - Answer -take it to him/her first then take up the chain
acid ash diet - Answer -cheese, corn, cranberries, plums, prunes, meat, poultry, pastry, bread
Addesonian crisis - Answer -N/V confusion, abdominal pain, extreme weakness, hypoglycemia,
dehydration, decreased BP
Addison's - Answer -bronze like skin pigmentation
Addison's - Answer -causes sever hypotension!
Addison's - Answer -Hypo Na, Hyper K, Hypoglycemia, dark pigmentation, decreased resistance to
stress fx, alopecia, weight loss. GI stress.
Addison's & Cushings - Answer -Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
Addison's disease:
Cushing's syndrome: - Answer -"add" hormone
have extra "cushion" of hormone
,administration of enema - Answer -pt should be left side lying (Sim's) with knee flexed.
After Cateract surgery - Answer -pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for 1-4 weeks
After endoscopy - Answer -check gag reflex
After infratentorial surgery - Answer -(incision at the nape of neck) position pt flat and lateral on
either side.
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - Answer -pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and
leaking of CSF)
After Myringotomy - Answer -position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
After supratentorial surgery - Answer -(incision behind hairline on forhead) elevate HOB 30-40
degrees
after Thyroidectomy - Answer -low or semi-fowler's position, support head, neck and shoulders.
After total hip replacement - Answer -don't sleep on side of surgery, don't flex hip more than 45-
60 degress, don't elevate Head Of Bed more than 45 degrees. Maintain hip abduction by separating
thighs with pillows.
Air or Pulmonary Embolism - Answer -S/S chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of
impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
Airborne precautions - Answer -MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes
zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip - Answer -private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air
exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
AKA (above knee amputation) - Answer -elevate for first 24 hours on pillow. position prone daily to
maintain hip extension.
alk ash diet - Answer -milk, veggies, rhubarb, salmon
Alkalosis/ Acidosis and K+ - Answer -ALKalosis=al K= low sis. Acidosis (K+ high)
ALS - Answer -(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) degeneration of motor neurons in both upper and
lower motor neuron systems
Alzheimer's - Answer -60% of all dementias, chronic, progressive degenerative cognitive disorder.
angina - Answer -crushing, stabbing chest pain relieved by nitro
Angiotenson II - Answer -In the lungs...potent vasodialator, aldosterone attracts sodium.
anterior fontanelle closes by...posterior by.. - Answer -18 months, 6-8 weeks
antiplatelet drug hypersensitivity - Answer -bronchospasm
, APGAR - Answer -Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Apgar measures - Answer -HR RR Muscle tone, reflexes, skin color.
Each 0-2 points. 8-10 ok, 0-3 resuscitate
appendicitis pain - Answer -located in RLQ
ARDS and DIC - Answer -are always secondary to another disease or trauma
Assault - Answer -Threatening to give pt. medication
putting another person in fear of a harmful or an offensive contact.
asthma - Answer -wheezing on expiration
Autonomic Dysreflexia - Answer -(potentially life threatening emergency!) HOB elevate 90 degrees,
loosen constrictive clothing, assess for full bladder or bowel impaction, (trigger) administer
antihypertensives (may cause stroke, MI, seizure)
Autonomic dysreflexia - Answer -patients with spinal cord injuries are at risk for developing
autonomic dyreflexia (T-7 or above)
Autonomic Dysreflexia/Hyperreflexia - Answer -S/S pounding headache, profuse sweating, nasal
congestion, chills, bradycardia, hypertension. Place client in sitting position (elevate HOB) FIRST!
Basophils reliease histamine - Answer -during an allergic response
Battery - Answer -performing procedure without consent
before IV antibiotics? - Answer -check allergies (esp. penicillin) make sure cultures and sensitivity
has been done before first dose.
Before starting IV antibiotics - Answer -obtain cultures!
bethamethasone (celestone) - Answer -surfactant. premature babies
Better peripheral perfusion? - Answer -EleVate Veins, DAngle Arteries
birth weight - Answer -doubles by 6 months
triples by 1 year
BKA (below knee amputation) - Answer -foot of bed elevated for first 24 hours. position prone to
provide hip extension.