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Fundamentals Exam 2 Flashcards

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Slough

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Liquified or wet dead tissue. White, yellow, light tan

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Eschar

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Dried dead tissue, cornified, tan brown, black

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Undermining

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Bigger wound than opening. Extends under the edge

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Tunneling

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Tracts extend out from the wound

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Exudate

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Drainage of pus, yellow fluid

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Stage 1

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Intact skin, no blanching red area usually over bony prominence

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Stage 2

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Shallow open ulcer with redor pink wound bed w/o slough. Partial thickness, shiny, dry, shallow ulcer. No slough or bruising.

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Stage 3

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SubQ fat may be seen. Slough, no exposed bone, muscle, or tendon. May have undermining or tunneling

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Stage 4

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Exposed bone , tendon, or muscle. May have slough, eschar, undermining or tunneling

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Unstageable

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Full thickness, base or wound bed covered by slough or eschar. Often includes tunneling and/or undermining

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Deep tissue injury

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Purple/maroon localized area of discolored skin

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Moisture wound

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Partial thickness, shallow craters, linear denuded skin in creases. From moisture

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Wound Measurement orientation

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Like clock
Length 12-6
Width 3-9
Depth- deepest from wound edge to bottom. Unable if eschar or slough

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Serous Drainage

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Clear fluid like in blister

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Sanguineous drainage

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Contains RBC’s

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Serosanguineous

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Combo clear with blood tint

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Purulent

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Contains wbc’s

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Heat therapy

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Dilates peripheral blood vessels
muscle tension
>pain

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Cold therapy

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Constricts peripheral blood vessels
>muscle spasm
Promotes numbness
Promotes comfort

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HIPAA

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1996 Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act

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SBAR

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Situation-concise statement of problem
Background-brief, pertinent info.
Assessment-what found/thought
Recommendation-action requested

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Acute pain

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Rapid onset

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Chronic pain

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Longer can have breaks and exacerbations

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Cutaneous pain

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Superficial pain close to surface

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Somatic pain

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Originates in tendon, bone , muscle, ligament, blood vessel, nerves

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Visceral pain

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Poorly localized. Originates in thorax, cranium, abdomen

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Mode of transmission- pain

Referred pain

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Pain perceived in different site than origination

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Neuropathic pain

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Damage/abnormal fxn of peripheral nerves or CNS

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Intractable pain

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Therapy resistant despite multiple intervention

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Phantom pain

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Pain experienced in lost limb/body part

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FLACC pain scale

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Faces
Legs
Activity
Cry
Consolability
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Numerical sedation scale

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1=awake/alert
2=drowsy occasionally, but easily aroused.
3=drowsy frequently, falls asleep in conversation. Reduce Dose
4=somnolent, minimal response. Discontinue opioid try naloxone

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% of brain is water

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75

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% of blood is water

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83

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%of muscles is water

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75

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Extracellular

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Outside cells

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Interstitial

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Between cells and outside blood vessels

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Intravascular

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Blood plasma

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Transcellular

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Cerebrospinal, pleural, peritoneal, and synovial

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Intracellular

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Within cells

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Desired adult fluid intakes n 24 hr

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1500-3500 ml in 24hr

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Amt. Most adults average of water

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2500-2600ml/day

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Sensible losses

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Are fluid losses from urination, defecation, and wound. these can be measured

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Insensible losses

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Are losses via skin and lungs about 28%

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Sodium

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Regulates extra cellular fluid

135-145 mEq/L

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Potassium

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Plays a vital role in electrical impulses

3.5-5.0 mEq/L

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Calcium

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Plays major role in transmission of nerve impulses

9.0-10.5 mg/dL

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Magnesium

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Acts on cardiovascular system

1.2-2.0 mEq/L

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Chloride

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Major component of interstitial and lymph fluid

97-107 mEq/L

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Hyponatremia

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Na+ <135mEq/L
Symp: tachycardia, hypotension, mu. cramps, weakness, lethargy,HA
Causes=GI losses, diuretics, excess h20 intake, burns, kidney disease.
Tx based on cause

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Hypernatremia

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Na+ >145mEq/L
Symp: irritable, thirst, fever, dry &. Flushed skin, dry tongue & mucus membrane, muscle twitch
Causes=<intake Na+
Tx based o cause

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Potassium

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Fx= cardiac, skeletal, & smooth muscle fx.
Maintains fluid volume w/I cell
Metabolism of CHO & Pro-

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Hypokalemia

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muscle tone, paresthesias
Causes=diuretics, GI losses, Diaphoresis,
Tx= K+ replacement

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Hyperkalemia

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> 5.0mEq/L
Symp: cardiac arrhythmia, hypotension, anxiety, muscle weak
Causes=renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis.
Tx=Kayexelate

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Calcium

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Most abundant mineral
Development of teeth & bones
Req. for transmission of nerve impulses
Skeletal and cardiac muscle contraction
Regulates heart beat & BP
Vit D required for absorption
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Hypocalcemia

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<9.0mg/dL
Symptoms: numbness, tingling in fingers and toes, muscle twitch, seizures, laryngeal spasm.
Causes=Vit D deficiency, pancreatitis .
Tx= Ca2+ supplement w/VitD

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Hypercalcemia

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> 10.5mg/dL
Symp: lethargy, muscle weak, kidney stones, > memory
Causes=hyperparathyroidism, excess Vit D intake,
Tx = identify underlying cause

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Magnesium

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Fx= activates co-factor in over 300 enzymes. Affects neuromuscular irritability & contractions, contributes to cardiovascular regulation, stabilizes excitable membranes Ca2+

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Total water volume in body

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50-60% intracellular has 70% of total body water

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Water content variations

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Age, body fat, gender

Infants have more total body fluid. More prone to deficit

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Hypomagnesemia

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<reflexes and muscle tremor, tachycardia, confusion
Causes-malnutrition, alcoholism, D, NG suction
Tx give Magnesium

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Hypermagnesemia

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> 2.0mEq/dL
HTN, flushing, skin warmth, >R
Causes=renal failure
Tx symptomatic

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Hypovolemia/hypervolemia

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H2O and electrolyte loss/retention

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Body systems that have a role in fluid/electrolyte homeostasis

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Kidney, CVSystem, adrenal glands, pituitary gland, nervous system, thyroid/parathyroid gland, GI, hypothalamus.
Fluid balance is threatened with any organ/system failure

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Acidosis

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PH below 7.35

Death at 6.80-

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Alkalosis

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PH above 7.45

Death at 7.80+

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Homeostatic PH regulators

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•chemical buffer system
**•respiratory mechanism
•renal mechanism
Effectiveness varies with development infant & AA less eff.

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