Medication Administraion

Question 1

Define Circulatory Overload

Answer 1

An IV complication: excessive amounts of IV fluids are administered to quickly, Caused by a failure to monitor an IV infusion or to identify at risk patients.

Question 2

Signs and symptoms of circulatory overload

Answer 2

edema, JVD, hypertension and can lead to pulmonary edema (crackles in lung fields)

Question 3

Tx of circulatory overload

Answer 3

Stop IV, raise the heead of the bed, if signs of pulmonary edema give o2

Question 4

Define Infiltration

S&S and Tx

Answer 4

IV fluids outside of the vasculature.
Signs and symptoms: swelling around IV site, skin will feel cool, firm and pale.
TX. stop IV, apply heat, start new IV proximal or in the other arm

Question 5

what is Thrombophlebitis

Answer 5

Thrombophlebitis (throm-boe-fluh-BY-tis) is an inflammatory process that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, usually in your legs. The affected vein might be near the surface of your skin (superficial thrombophlebitis) or deep within a muscle (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT).
Treat with warmth and elevate IV site (stop IV)

Question 6

IV complication: Air Embolism

Answer 6

=air infused into veins.
S&S: Anxiety, Hypoxia, Respiratory distress, hypotension.
Tx, stop IV, place pt. on left side in trendelenberg position. GiveO2