Medsurg 12 Flashcards
____ on a wound dressing indicates infection and should be cultured
Yellowish green discharge
____ can cause severe abdominal, thoracic, muscular, and bone pain along with painful swelling of soft tissue in the hands and feet.
Sickle cell crisis
____ (thrush) is characterized by cream-colored or bluish white patches on the oral mucous membrane.
Oral candidiasis
Treatment for a patient with _____ may include drug therapy, exercises to improve hreathing and posture, exercises to facilitate mobilization of pulmonary secretions, a high-salt diet, and pancreatic enzyme supplements with snacks and meals.
cystic fibrosis
____ may cause weight loss jaundice, and intermittent dull-to-severe epigastric pain.
Pancreatic cancer
____ is the spread of cancer from one organ or body part to another through the lymphatic system, circulation system, or cerebrospinal fluid.
Metastasis
The management of ____ focuses on opening the airways, supporting ventilation and perfusion, improving cardiac functioning, reducing preload, and reducing patient anxiety.
pulmonary edema
Factors that contribute to the death of patients ____ include infection, malnutrition, and dehydration
with Alzheimer’s disease
____ is characterized by painless, progressive enlargement of cervical lymph nodes and other lymphoid tissue as a result of proliferation of Reed-Sternberg cells, histiocytes, and eosinophils
Hodgkin’s disease
____ is a hereditary disease characterized by degeneration in the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia.
Huntington’s disease (chorea)
A patient with Huntington’s disease may exhibit ____
suicidal ideation
At discharge, an ____ should be able to demonstrate proper stump care and perform stump-toughening exercises.
amputee
____ is the most common cause of acute renal failure.
Acute tubular necrosis
_____ of ice water lavage are vomiting and aspiration.
Common complications
____ include fortified milk, fish, liver, liver oil, herring, and egg yolk.
Foods high in vitamin D
For a pelvic examination, the patient should be in the _____ , with the buttocks extending 24” (6.4 cm) past the end of the examination table.
lithotomy position
If a patient can’t assume the ____ for a pelvic examination, she may lie on her left side.
lithotomy position
A male examiner should have a female assistant present during a vaginal examination for the patient’s emotional comfort and the examiner’s ____
legal protection.
____ are clear and stretchy before ovulation and white and opaque after ovulation. They’re normally odorless and don’t irritate the mucosa
Cervical secretions
A patient with an ____ shouldn’t eat corn because it may obstruct the opening of the pouch.
ileostomy
____ affects the metabolism of certain drugs.
Liver dysfunction
____ that accompanies burns and malnutrition is caused by decreased osmotic pressure in the capillaries.
Edema
___ is most likely to occur as a complication of nasogastric suctioning,
Hyponatremia
In a man who has complete spinal cord separation ____ erection and ejaculation aren’t possible,
at S4,
_____ (dyspnea on exertion and coughing) reflect interstitial fluid accumulation and decreased ventilation and alveolar perfusion.
The early signs of pulmonary edema
____ (Solu-Medrol) is a first-line drug used to control edema after spinal cord trauma.
Methylprednisolone
For the patient who is recovering _____ the nurse should maintain a quiet, restful environment for the first few days.
from an intracranial bleed
____ is associated with widespread damage to the central nervous system, including general paresis, personality changes, slapping gait, and blindness.
Neurosyphilis
A woman who has had a _____ can still become pregnant.
spinal cord injury
In a patient who has had ____ the most serious complication is increasing intracranial pressure.
a stroke,
A patient with an intracranial hemorrhage should undergo ____ to identify the site of the bleeding.
arteriography
