Final Exam Main Points Review Flashcards
priority for small bowel obstruction
IV fluids and then NG
warfarin and heparin what do we check before
INR/aPTT
abdominal aorta rupture s/s
flank hematoma
sudden severe low back pain
*pulsation doesn’t mean rupture
warfarin normal INR before surgery
1
INR of 4 on warfarin what would we do
hold the med/administer low dose until INR goes down
potassium of 3.3 or leukocytes in the stool
potassium
epistaxis positioning
upright with head tilted
hyerpnatremia fluid replacement
.45
head injury do not give what fluids
D5W
LGBTQ have increase prevalence of
heart disease
maintain elederly mobility
up to a chair
bone cancer
increase calcium
vomiting what med
antiemetic
proton pump last suffix
-prazole
H2 blockers last suffix
-tidines
bisphosphonates last suffix
-dronate
sulfonyureas drugs
glypizide
glyburide
glimepiride
metformin act where
decrease hepatic glucose
sulfonuyreas act where
pancreas
- hypo risk
what drugs impact blood sugar
steroids
how to prevent upper resp infetions
wash hands/vaccines
OSA 3 S
snoring
sleepiness
signficant other
lyarengeal obstruction will have what type of o2 stat
lowered
laryngeal cancer s/s
hoarseness
persistent cough
leading to dysphagia
pulmonary embolism what side heart failure
right
s/s of PE
dyspnea
chest pain sudden onset
anxiety
tachycardia
manifestations of pneumothorax
uneven chest
lung sounds not equal bilateral
what meds might prevent atelectasis
pain meds
pneumonia, what do we do before give antibiotics
culutures
time goal for pneumonia and antibiotics
60 mins
TB sputum
rust