POST OP Flashcards
What are the priority assessment?
ABCs which includes airway and respiration.
What complications should be monitored in the respiratory function?
Atelectasis and hypoxia
What does General Anesthesia cause?
Respiratory Depression
Early and late sign of hypoxia?
Restlessness (Early), Cyanosis (Late)
What is the important respiratory parameters?
Level of consciousness
What does noisy breathing indicate?
Obstructed airway
What are 2 most common cause of rapid hazards?
Hypoxia and shock
In maintaining airway, what position should you place the patient and the angle?
Semi-fowler’s at 15-30 degrees.
If the patient went spinal anesthesia, what is the position to maintain airway?
Flat on the bed
What to do when the patient vomits and why?
Turn to the side, prevent aspiration
Purposes of Oropharyngeal Airway?
Keep tongue from blocking the airway and make suctioning easier.
When do you remove the oropharyngeal airway?
Until the presence of gag reflex
Within how many hours should the patient be ambulated?
24 hours
Ways to prevent atelectasis?
Frequent turning, early mobilization, breathing exercises and incentive spirometer, Removal of secretions.
Symptoms of Atelectasis?
Cough, sputum production, and low-grade fever
Strategies for secretion removals
Coughing, suctioning, aerosol therapy, and Chest physiotherapy
Treatments for atelectasis?
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), Intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB), Bronchoscopy
Examples of vascular complication
DVT and pulmonary embolism
Signs of Shock
Low BP, high PR and RR, narrow pulse pressure
Classification of shock - Due to loss of blood or burns
Hypovolemic
Classification of shock - decreased cardiac output (MI) or cardiac failure
Cardiogenic
Classification of shock - due to infection
Septic
Classification of shock - due to anesthesia or pain
Neurogenic
Classification of shock - due to allergies
Anaphylactic
