PNP New Flashcards
1
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Under Airway what are the liste ways to assess patentcy?
A
- Bony defomity
- edema
- Fluids, blood, vomit or secretions
- Foreign objects
- Sounds (snoring, gurgling, stridor)
- Tongue obstruction
- Vocalization
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Under Airway, what are the listed interventions?
A
- Anticipate need for intubation
- Insert NPA/OPA
- Place padding under shoulders/torso
- Position patient to optimize airway
- Remove loose teeth or foriegn objects
- Suction the airway
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Under breathing and ventilation, what are the listed ways to assess breathing effectiveness?
A
- Breath sounds
- depth, pattern, rate
- Increased WOB
- Abnormal positioning
- grunting
- head bobbing
- Nasal flaring
- retractions/accesory muscles
- tachypnea
- Open chest wound or deformities
- SKIN COLOR
- SPONTANEOUS BREATHING
- Sucuteneous emphysema
- Symmetrical chest rise
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Under breathing and ventilation what are the lsited interentions?
A
- Anticipate the need for a chest tube
- Anticipate the need for drug assisted intubation
- Anticipate the need for needle decompresion
- Apply oxygen
- provide BVM
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5
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If intubated how do you assess the intervention?
A
- Attach CO2 momitor after 5-6 breaths
- Observe rise and fall of chest
- auscultate over epigastrum and bilateral lung sounds
- begin mechanical ventilation
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6
Q
How do you assess circulation?
A
- Assess capilalry refill
- inspect and Palpate the skin for color, temperature and moisture
- Palapate a pulse (peripheral and central)
7
Q
What are the listed interventions for circulation?
A
- goal directed therapy for shock
- cardiac monitor
- pelvic binder
- assess patency of PIV
- compare central and peripheral pulse
- consider sources of internal hemmorhage
- contrrol external hemmoraghe
- draw albs
- FAST exam
- CPR if no pulse
8
Q
Under disability what asessment modalities are use?
A
- GCS
- “Assess pupils”
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