Unit 13 Flashcards

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What are risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea

A

Overweight
Large tonsils
Short neck
Smoking
Oropharyngeal edema
Male

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2
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What is treatment for sleep apnea

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Weight loss
CPAP
Modafinil

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3
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What are pharmacological therapy used for restless leg syndrome

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Ropinirole
Iron adn Mg+ supplements

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4
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What is the management of fibromyalgia?

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Stretching
Pregabalin
Gabapentin
Tai chi
Acupuncture
Low-impact exercise

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5
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What does christianity affect in death?

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Receive the sacrament of the sick
Baptized in emergency
Heaven vs Hell

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What are signs and symptoms of impending death?

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Confusion
Period of sleep increase
Decrease intake
Cheyne-stoke respiration
Cyanosis
Restlessness
Mottled skin

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7
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What are nursing interventions to manage symptoms of distress?

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8
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What are ways to assist the family in grieving

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Allow them to see the body
Close the corpses eyes and mouth
Cut or remove medical devices

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9
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What are the best practices for pronouncement of death

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Note time of death
Listen for heart beat, respiration, and palpate carotid pulse

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10
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What role does judaism play with death?

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Recite the confessional or the affirmation of faith
Funeral should take place within 24 hrs
Autopsies are not allowed

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10
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What role does islam play with death?

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Qur’an is scripture
Eyelids closed, body be covered before moving, mosque will perform rituals of bathing and wrapping

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