Complications Flashcards
Urinary retention is more commonly seen in…
males
Top Two causes of Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)
Hypotension
toxicity (contrast)
Smokers should stop smoking ____ weeks before surgery
8 weeks; to achieve respiratory benefit
Prevention of Atelectasis
deep breathing
coughing
chest percussion
incentive spirometry
Chest pain of MI is only seen in about ____ patients.
1/4 why? narcotics
The end of colonic ileum is signaled by…
flatulence!!!!!!!
patient may now be fed!
Prolonged ileus
hypokalemia
inflammation
peritonitis
narcotics
True or false: Liver patients can receive general anesthesia
FALSE
AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS
leads to vasoconstriction of hepatic arteries and further damage
Virchow’s Triad
stasis
hypercoag
vascular injury
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
possible DVT results in impaired venous return from leg and poses risk of loss of limb
IMPAIRED VENOUS OUTFLOW
DVT Prophylaxis
pharmacologic , elastic compression stockings
sequential compression device
early ambulation
Coumadin for DVT tx
3-6 months depending if provoked or unprovoked
Inferior Vena Cava Filter
“traps” emboli allowing for lysis
indicated in those w/ recurrent PE, PE while anti coagulated, those at high risk for DVT/PE but CI to anticoag
long term risk with IVC is thrombosis
Migrating Phlebitis
superficial venous thrombosis that propagates proximally toward the groin
concerned about DVT if it reaches the sapheno-femoral junction
3rd leading cause of CV death
PE
