NEW MOD #3 STUDY GUIDE #7

Question 1

WHY DO WE ALWAYS CHECK A BLOOD SUGAR BEFORE ASSUMING A PATIENT IS HAVING A CVA?

Answer 1

THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR. THIS WILL RULE OUT A BLOOD SUGAR OR DIABETIC PROBLEM.

Question 2

WHAT CAN CAUSE SEVERE DEHYDRATION IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT?

Answer 2

DIABETES

Question 3

WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL SIGNS OF LABORED BREATHING?

Answer 3

NOSE FLARING, RETRACTIONS, SWEATING, WHEEZING, SKIN COLOR CHANGE.

Question 4

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF A PULMONARY EMBOLISM?

Answer 4

DYSPNEA, TACHYCARDIA, TACHYPNEA, VARYING DEGREES OF HYPOXIA, CYANOSIS, ACUTE CHEST PAIN AND HEMOPTYSIS–COUGHING UP BLOOD. PERFECT LINE ABOVE THE NIPPLES, TURNING BLUE.

Question 5

WHAT PATIENTS ARE AT A HIGHER RISK FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM?

Answer 5

ELDERLY, FEMALES ON BIRTH CONTROL THAT SMOKE.

Question 6

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE BRAIN DURING A SEIZURE?

Answer 6

IRREGULAR ELECTRICAL BURST CAUSING AN OVERLOAD AND LIMITED BRAIN FUNCTION.