Archer Flashcards
what med can you use for asthma
mag sulfate
Autonomic dysreflexia and s/s
T6 or greater spinal injury
s/s: severe headache, hypertension, diaphoresis, deceased heart rate
signs of heart failure and what can cause it
s3 murmur
dilitazem- calcium channel blocker
NST reactive vs non reactive
results are considered reactive (reassuring) if there are a minimum of two accelerations of 15 beats/minute above the baseline, each lasting a minimum of 15 seconds over the 20-minute testing period.
nonreactive is no accelerations
Headache after lumbar puncture
give iv fluid
Cholecystitis
galbladder infection
- episodic, colicky pain RUQ in the epigastric area that radiates to the back and shoulder
-Nausea/ vomiting
-fever
-yellowing of the eyes
- loose light colored stools
- murphy’s sign- pain when plapate ruq
Treatment for burns
administer fluid
wash burns with cool not cold saline
insert urinary indwelling catheter
administer tdap
how to calculate uo
0.5ml/kg/hr
wilms tumor
nephroblastoma is cancer of the kidneys
causes htn and abd mass
VTE treatment
anticoagulant: heparin, warfarin, rivroxaban
elevate extremity
What do you need to do before administering heparin
weigh the pt and get aptt
INR
2-3 for warfarin
0.9-1.2: not on warfarin
Aptt
30-40 seconds
1.5-2.5x on heparin
Electrical burnn priority
ekg
Diet restrictions for kids under 12 months
no cow’s milk or dairy products
no juice
no sports drinks/ soda with added sugar until 24 months
no honey
Alzheimer’s nursing interventions
- offer limited choices- indecisive
- monitor for hyperoraility- putting things in mouth
- no benedrall- or any anticholingeric: worsen memory and make agitated
Allopurinol
reduces gout attacks prevention
colchine
used for acute gout attacks
use NSAIDs for gout like naproxen or prednisone
what must DI pt’s do everyday
weight themselves at the sam time
Buspirone
anxiety med
Epoetin alfa
increases rbc
monitor bp- raises it
contradiction with uncontrolled htn
Valproic acid
seziures and acute mania
don’t get pregnant with using
Acetazolamide
increases rr to help with ams
Med used for dystonia
diphenhydramine
First get antipsychotics
haloperidol, chlorpromazine, fluphenazine
dystonia, akathisia, drug-induced parkinsonism, and tardive dyskinesia).
What do you do immediately before deaccessing a port
give heparin
Oprelvekin
stimulates platelets
causes peripheral edema
Coarctation of the aorta
Because of this narrowing, there is increased blood flow to the upper extremities and decreased blood flow to the lower extremities. That causes the symptoms described in the question: bounding upper pulses, faint lower pulses, and overall better perfusion to the upper extremities.
Test that check hearing
Rinne and weber
benefits of delayed cord clamping
Increased blood volume
Decreased brain hemorrhages
Increased iron stores
. Zidovudine (ZDV
HIV
