Review Flashcards
Dysphasia
Difficulty swallowing
Aphasia
Can’t speak or understand words from brain damage
Normal specific gravity
1.01-1.03
Low specific gravity indicative of diabetes insipidus
Graves disease/hyperthyroidism
Avoid stimulants any food or fluid that would increase the metabolic rate
Ex- tea
Furosemide
Loop diuretic
sulfa-based drug
side effects include hypotension hypokalemia
s/sx
Early indication of extracellular fluid volume excess
Bounding pulse and hypertensive
Contact precautions
For wound infections, disease caused by clostridium difficile, infections caused by multi drug resistant strains, respiratory stncytial virus,
Airborne precautions
Appropriate for measles,TB, varicella and disseminated zoster
Droplet precautions
Appropriate for diphtheria, strep, pneumonia, influenza
Protective precautions
For a client that is immuno suppressed place in private room, use proper handwashing before touching client or any of his belongings, limit number of staff caring for a client, no fresh flowers or potted plants and clients room
Empyema
Usually caused by infection that spreads from the lung and a build up of pus in the plural space
Nystagmus
Uncontrolled eye movement
Fat soluble vitamins
A D E K
Clubbing of the fingers
Due to low oxygen in tissue
Tinnitus
Ringing of the ears