Other stuff Flashcards
Hand Hygiene
- Before touching a pt.
- Before a procedure
- After a procedure
- After touching a pt.
- after touching a pt. surrounds
Hodgkins lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma is a blood cancer that begins in the white blood cells called lymphocytes.
Steroids with Hodgkins
You may be given steroids to increase the effect of the chemotherapy, help destroy the lymphoma, and treat any nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.
peritoneal lavage
Peritoneal lavage is a bedside procedure for evaluating bleeding in the abdominal cavity or a ruptured organ. In this procedure, a needle connected to a catheter, a tube-like structure, is inserted into your abdominal cavity.
benign prostatic hyperplasia
prostate gland enlargement
poor perfusion signs
tingling. numbness. throbbing or stinging pain in your limbs. pain. muscle cramps.
GCS
Eye opening
Verbal response
Motor response.
Neurological Assessment - what would you look for
Level of consciousness Pupillary reaction Motor function Sensory function Vital signs
Respiratory assessment
inspection,
palpation,
percussion,
and auscultation
in conjunction with a comprehensive health history. - AMPLE
Cardiovascular assessment
Hx
Health Hx
Current lifestyle and psychosocial status
PQRST
ISBAR
I - Self (name, position, location) & Patient (name, age, gender).
S - Explain what has happened to trigger this conversation
B - Admission date, diagnosis, relevant Hx, investigations, what has been done so far
A - give a summary of the pt. condition or situation. Explain what you think the problem is
R - state your request
fluid overload
what do you expect
vitals
interventiosn
lung sounds
fluid chart
oxygen - Hudson mask 6l
Pink frothy sputum
Vital signs - anxiety, tachycardia, acute respiratory distress, increased neck vein distension, dyspnea at rest, change in level of consciousness, acending crackles
cellulitis - bacterial skin infection
presentation
actions / diagnosis
blood - WBC
flucloxacillin
red hot and swollen
can spread quickly and can be life threatening. spreads through open skin
can turn into MRSA