Test 2 - Signs and Symptoms Flashcards

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Liver Failure S/S

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  • Flu-like
  • Abdominal pain
  • Joint/muscle pain
  • Lethargy/malaise
  • Fever
  • Nausea/Vomiting
  • Pruritis (itching)
  • Jaundice (icterus)
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Liver Cirrhosis Complications

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  • Portal hypertension
  • Bleeding esophageal varices
  • Jaundice
  • Ascites
  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Gynecomastia
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Symptoms for Excess Bilirubin

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  • Jaundice
  • Pruritis (itching)
  • Clay stools
  • Dark-colored urine
  • High temperature = increased itch
  • Keep skin clean
  • Antihistamines
  • Nails short
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Symptoms of PSE

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  • Restlessness, short attention span, LOC change
  • Asterixis “wrist flap”
  • Fetor hepaticus
  • Comatose
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Symptoms of Liver Cancer

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Vague until large tumor

  • Jaundice, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy
  • Elevated AFP
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Symptoms of Pancreatitis

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  • Severe epigastric pain
  • Nausea/Vomiting
  • Abdominal distention
  • Jaundice
  • Low grade fever
  • Shock
  • Grey Turner’s: flank
  • Cullen’s: belly button
  • Steatorrhea (fatty stools)
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Complications of Pancreatitis

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  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Pulmonary Complications
  • Paralytic Ileus
  • DIC
  • Renal Failure
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Complications of a Whipple

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  • Hemorrhage
  • Diabetes
  • Wound infection, dehiscence
  • Bowel obstruction
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Clincal Manifestations of Lung Cancer

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  • New chronic cough
  • Hemoptysis
  • SOB
  • Wheezing
  • Hoarse
  • Chest pain
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Frequent respiratory infections
  • Headache
  • Bone pain
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Complications from a Pneumonectomy or Lobectomy

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  • Sudden SOB
  • Tracheal shift
  • Pain
  • Low CO
  • Cardiac herniation
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Complications from a Ventilator

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  • Hypotension
  • Aspiration
  • Infection
  • Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
  • Barotrauma
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Clincal Manifestations of ARDS

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  • Rapid onset dyspnea
  • Increased alveolar deadspace
  • Refractory hypoxemia
  • Abnormal lung sounds
  • Altered LOC
  • Cyanosis
  • Intercostal and/or Substernal Retraction
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypotension
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Symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism

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  • Sudden dyspnea
  • Pleuritic chest pain
  • Tachypnea
  • Anxiety
  • Feel of impending doom
  • New cough
  • Hemoptysis
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Symptoms of Flail Chest

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  • Paradoxical respirations
  • Chest wall pain
  • Respiratory complications
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Symptoms of Pneumothorax

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  • Dyspnea
  • Tachycardia
  • Hyper resonance on injured side
  • Decreased breath sounds on injured side
  • Pleuritic chest pain
  • Crepitus
  • Tracheal deviation
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Symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax

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  • Tachycardia
  • Severe Respiratory Distress
  • Hypotension
  • JVD
  • Angina
  • Tracheal Deviation
  • Cyanosis
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Symptoms of Hemothorax

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Dullness on injured sign