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Test 3 Adult Health Flashcards

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Blood Drainage: Jackson Pratt bulb

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Report to HCP with more than 100mL Bright red drainage

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Normal signs with Mastectomy

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Numbness
Lymph node swelling

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Self-breast examination

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Report to HCP when breast are red, warm, orange peel skin, hard painless swelling
Breast changes not related to menstrual cycle

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4
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Eye Cancer (Retinoblastoma)

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Most common eye cancer in childhood <2
White pupil (Leukocoria)

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Leukemia

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Blood cells and bone marrow
Overproduction of WBCs
Low H/H, Low platelets

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ALL, AML, CLL, CML

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ALL: Pediatrics more common
Frequent infections, fatigue, bruising (petechiae), anorexia
Private room

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Leukemia Diagnosis

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Bone marrow biopsy

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Non-H/Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Hodgkin’s: Reed-Sternberg cells
Cause: Epstein Barr virus
Night sweats, painless bumps under arm

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9
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Ovarian Cancer

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Bloating and pelvic pressure
Urinary urgency, frequency

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Cervical Cancer

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Cause: skin-to-skin contact (even with condom use)
Vaccine before sexual activity
Screening: Pap test every 3 years >21 years

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11
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Benign vs Malignant

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BENign: Be Nice
MALignant: MALicious

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12
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Skin Lesions Screening

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A: Asymmetry-irregular is bad
B: Border- irregularity
C: Color variation- black or dark
D: Diameter- over 6mm, size of coin
E: Evolving- changes in size, shape, or color
Causes: Immunosuppressant medications

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Neutropenic Precautions Priority

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Fever over 100.3F

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Kidney filter out HUC

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H: Hydrogen- Renal failure= High H+
U: Urea- BUN 7-18, protein waste
C: Creatinine-

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Calcium Ca+

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“Cocky”
9.0-10.5
Inverse relationship with phosphate
Hypo: positive trousseau’s/chvostek sign

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Magnesium Mg+

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“Magnum”
1.3-2.1
Hyper: decreased DTR w/depressed respirations
Hypo: torsades de pointes
Causes: crohns disease, celiac disease

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Phosphate

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“Frat boy”
3.0-4.5
Inverse relationship with calcium

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Chloride

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“4 eyed”
95-108
SAME AS SODIUM
only difference: has a fever w/Hypo

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Potassium Hyper:

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Hyper: High pumps, increased DTR, v fib, cardiac arrest, hypotension and bradycardia, muscular weakness, hyperactive bowel sounds, diarrhea
Causes: renal failure, low ALdosterone: A-adds sodium, L-loses potassium

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Potassium Hypo:

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Hypo: Low and slow pumps, shallow respirations, decreased DTR, constipation, paralytic ileus
Causes: Diarrhea, DKA, ALdosterone: A-adds sodium, L-loses potassium

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Sodium Hyper:

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Hyper: increased muscle tone, swollen dry tongue
Causes: low ADH: DI (dry inside), rapid respirations

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Sodium Hypo:

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Hypo: headache-cerebral edema
Causes: sweating, SIADH, low aldosterone

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23
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oliguria

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low urine output

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Hypertensive crisis

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Headache
Nausea/vomiting
Change in mental status

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25
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Stage 4 CKD

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29-15 GFR
every stage above goes by 30’s

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26
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Urinary incontinence

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stress: urine spills out
neurogenic bladder: sudden urge to pee
Overflow/ retention: prostate cancer
VOID REGULARLY, KEEGAL EXERCISES

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27
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Med to shrink prostate cancer

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FINasteRIDE
“painful to ride”
“have fun” to be “able to ride”

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Early signs of Increased ICP

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Altered LOC: irritability, restless
Decreased Mental Status
sudden vomiting without nausea

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Late signs of Increased ICP

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Irregular respirations
Nuchal rigidity
pupils fixed and dilated
Babinski reflex
Decorticate: arms flex toward core
Decerebrate: arms flexed out (WORSE)
Cushing triad

30
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GCS meaning

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15: highest score
8: intubate
3: lowest score
REPORT DECREASING GCS

31
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ICP treatment

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Phenytoin: prevents seizures
Steroids: dexamethasone
PhenoBARBITAL: barbituate decrease brain activity
Mannitol: osmotic diuretic

32
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Mannitol

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Osmotic diuretic
side effects: edema and s/s of heart failure
Monitor urine output (hypernatremia)

33
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Autonomic Dysreflexia

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Spinal above T6 with high BP (assess bladder)
s/s-Headache, profuse sweating (diaphoresis) : check urinary catheter for kinks

34
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Kernig sign

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laying on back and straightening the leg, very painful in neck “kicks”

35
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Brudzinski sign

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When neck flexes, hip and knee also flex “beach chair”

36
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Brain lobes

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Frontal: FRONT OFFICE-speech, memory, movement
Occipital: sight
Temporal: TEMPO-hearing
Parietal: PURRietal cat- sensory touch
Cerebellum: cereBALANCE
Brain stem: controls HR and RR

37
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Sudden vomiting “emesis” without nausea

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Early sign of increased ICP

38
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Ataxia

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Difficulty walking

39
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Cerebral Perfusion Pressure

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(70-100)MAP-ICP(5-15)
Blood pressure on brain
<50: ischemia (no oxygen)

40
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Spinal cord compression

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Assess gait

41
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Retrosternal pain relieved when leaning forward

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Cardiac tamponade

42
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Anaphylaxis what to assess?

43
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Pin point pupils

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Damage to Pons
Drugs

43
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Homan’s sign

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Used to determine DVT’s

44
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Any patient becoming unconscious acutely

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Increased ICP

45
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Signs and symptoms of SIADH

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Headache, vomiting, confusion

46
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Carsinogens

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Black on food

47
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Proto-oncognes

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Normal cell genes

48
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oncogenes

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Mutation, tumor induced genes

49
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Nadir

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Lowest blood cell count
When they start feeling better
Administer vaccine during nadir (7-10 days)

50
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Neutropenic Fever

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Take temperature 3 times a day
100.5 critical level
Need to get antibiotics w/in one hour

51
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How many liters does it take for edema to be present?

52
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Plasma osmolarity

53
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Isotonic IV fluid

54
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Levophed

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First drug of choice for septic shock

55
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What electrolyte binds to citrate in blood transfusion?

56
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Stage 2 CKD

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60-90 Mild kidney damage
kidneys still work well

57
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Daily weights

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Best indicator of fluid retention

58
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What medication can cause hypothyroidism?

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Amiodarone: contains iodine and lithium which blocks hormone production

59
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Stages of AKI

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Initiation:
Oliguric: Uremic symptoms appear, hyperkalemia may develop
Diuresis: Gradual increase in urine
Recovery: Improving renal function 3-12 months

60
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Completed hemodialysis and complains of headache, nausea, and extremely restless

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Notify Health Care Provider
-Disequilibrium syndrome (rapid removal of solutes from body)

61
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Diagnostic test for Cancer

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Tissue biopsy and bone marrow biobsy

62
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Nadir visit vaccine Taxol and carboplatin

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Administer Injection: this is a killed virus (inactivated)
DO NOT NASAL SPRAY

63
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Vesicant

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Causes blistering or tissue necrosis

64
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Irritant

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Local inflammatory reaction but does not cause tissue necrosis

65
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Neutropenia treatment

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Neulasta/Neupogen; prophylactic antibiotic

66
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Thrombocytopenia treatment

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Platelet transfusion, steroids

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