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Where does erythropoietin come from

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kidney

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What does the spleen do

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breaks down old rbc’s, harvest iron, 500 mL of backup blood

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If my eosinophils are elevated, what’s wrong with me?

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allergy

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Symptoms of jaundice/hemolysis

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Yellowing of the skin, eyes, conjunctivas

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When im jaundice what do i have too much of in my tissue

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bilirubin

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What are bands/blasts

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immature white blood cells, they do not do a good job

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What would I look like if I was anemic?

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pale, lethargic, short of breath

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What do platelets do

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low is less than 150k, and you aren’t going to clot

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What is part of your lymphatic/immune system

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Thymus, tonsils, bone marrow ….

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What makes you at high risk for pernicious anemia

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Stomach surgery ( missing intrinsic factor ) has to have b 12 injections

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What do normal red blood cells look like

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Oval and indented

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How do i give patients iron

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don’t give it with calcium, drink it with orange juice

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What is aplastic anemia

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lowers White blood Cells, RC, platelets, worried about bleeding, infection, lack of clotting

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Ways for sickle cell patients to to go into sickle cell crisis

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damaging to skin - ischemic, no ice fluid, no high elevations, plenty of fluids

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Polycythemia what is blood consistency (thick) know how to teach the how to control that

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drink fluids

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What causes heart murmurs

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insufficient valves

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(know) Check pulse below the site when doing cardiac catheters, radial artery check capillary refill

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Intermittent claudication

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pain when walking, goes away with rest

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Normal pulse

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60-100

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How to grade a pulse

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+3 is normal

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How to calculate a pulse pressure

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Top number (systolic) minus bottom number (diastolic)

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What does “myo” mean

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muscle

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Teaching patients about orthostatic hypotension

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Sit on side of bed, let feet dangle before getting up

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Picking out a low sodium diet

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Vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, low fat dairy

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How to prevent varicose veins
regular exercise, supportive hose, elevate feet
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If i have a DVT what am i worried its going to turn into
pulmonary embolism
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Symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism
Acute breathlessness, pleuritic chest pain, haemoptysis; dizziness; syncope.
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R or L? fatigue, dyspnea, wheezing, orthopnea, sleep apnea, pulmonary edema, pallor, clammy skin
left
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R or L fatigue, edema, hepatomegaly, weight gain, dyspnea
right
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What does a cardioverter defibrillator do
Used for patients who have an episode of a life-threatening dysrhythmias. The pulse generator is slightly larger than that for a regular pacemaker because it requires a high capacity battery. Most ICD’s can pace as well as defibrillate. The patient is warned to avoid exposure to strong magnetic fields such as microwave towers, transformers and electrical transmitters, electrical generators, handheld security devices at airports, and arc welding equipment. The patient should not lean over the alternator of a running car or boat motor. A magnetic field will temporarily deactivate the device
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What does morphine do for people with cardiac failure
treats air hunger
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(know) CHF patients, restrict activity and give plenty periods of rest
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What does warfarin do if you are in AFIB
prevents clots
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Don't forget what stenosis means
hardening
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Know tachycardia and bradycardia
tachy is above 100 and brady is below 60
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What is happening during angina
chest pain
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What does an MI do to pieces of your heart
necrosis
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What does TPA do
clot busters
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What are non modifiable and modifiable factors
modifiable you can change like smoking, obesity.. Nonmodifiable are factors you can't change like age, race, ethnicity
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What is diabetes insipidus and what are the symptoms
Brain trauma is the cause. Peeing so much your body is dry, electrolytes messed up, super worried about hyponatremia, neurological problems do to sodium being high
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Can i get rid of a goiter
no but you can shrink it
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How to give oral iodine
dilute it and put it through a straw so it doesn't stain the teeth
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Thyroid drugs require a very strict schedule
methimazole for hyper and synthroid for hypo
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Why would someone have a subtotal thyroidectomy
so they can still produce
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(know) Don't forget antithyroid drugs do not work automatically, they have to regulate, you probably won't see improvement for a couple weeks and doses may need adjusted
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What is the biggest complication of a thyroidectomy
thyroid storm
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(know) Thyroid storm causes an elevation in all of your vital signs
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(know) If you are replacing a hormone of any kind because you do not make it yourself, you will require replacement therapy every day for the rest of your life
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Dexamethasone compression test
steroids at night and urinalysis in the morning
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Post Op care for hypophysectomy
requires drip pad, don't brush teeth, do mouth care due to having to breathe through mouth, no blowing nose, no bending off, no couch
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What is going on with a type 1 diabetic, why do they not have insulin
their body is not making any, its killing off the beta cells
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(know) No cure for diabetes, including gestational
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(know) Diet is MAJOR with diabetes, you can never stop even when on meds
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What is an islet cell antibody
Islet cells are insulin producing therefore Islet cell antibodies kill off insulin
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Reason for polyuria
increased thirst
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What does it mean when your body is in ketosis
your body is burning fat

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