Midterm Flashcards
What goes on an IV bag lab
Institutions name, patient name, room number,patient medical record number, bag number out of how many, medications and quantity in bag, name and volume of solution, instructions with flow rate and route of administration, when prepared, expiration, prepared by, checked by, storage, warnings
how do you determine the size of IV bad needed?
look in package insert for what the final concentration should be and set that equal to the amount of drug you want and solve for the missing ml’s
what is A1C?
glucose in the blood can glycosolate onto hemoglobin
calculate aeG
28.7xA1c-46.7
How do you calculate LDL using the friedwald
tc-(HD+(tg/5) if TG is under 400
what is included in a fasting lipid panel
TC,LDL,TG,HDL
if a lipid panel is done on a non fasting patient what readings are still ok
TC and HDL
how long do they need to fast
8-12 hours
if a patient recently ate what levels will be inacurate
TG will be higher and ldl will look lower
what other than food can affect a lipid panel
drinks other than water, medications, alcohol, smoking, exercsise, genetics, and illness
at what age should cholesterol screening start
20
how often should a healthy individual be screened
4-6 years
what is a benefit of direct LDL assay
TG can be high
what levels does a home lipid panel asses
TC and HDL
based on TG levels of a non fasting person when should further action be taken
if TG is over 200 then a fasting panel should be done
what are the high values for TC, TG, and LDL
TC=240, LDL 160, TG 200
Name a consequence of diabetic neuropathy
foot ulcerations an amputation
how often should a foot exam be done if there are no risks
yearly
how often should foot exams be done if there is neuropathy
every visit
how often should foot exams be done if there at one or more high risk factors
at least twice a year
if a patient has LOPS and a deformity how often should they have their foot checked
every 3-6 months
if a patient has LOPS how often should they have their foot checked
every 3-6 months
if a patient has PAD how often should their foot be checked
every 2-3 months