IV Therapy Complications local and Systemic - ANS Local—at the Intravenous Site
Bleeding
Puffiness or swelling
Pale or reddened skin
Complaints of pain at or above the IV site
Hot or cold skin near the site
Leaking of fluid from the site
Systemic—Involving the Whole Body
•Fever
Itching
Drop in blood pressure
Tachycardia (pulse rate more than 100 beats per minute)
Irregular pulse
Cyanosis
• Changes in mental function
• Loss of consciousness
• Difficulty breathing (dyspnea)
• Shortness of breath
• Decreasing or no urine output
Anaphylactic shock what is it and symptoms - ANS is a severe sensitivity to an antigen (allergic
reaction) that occurs rapidly and causes a life-threatening response involving the whole body
Symptoms include
Severe restlessness
Increased anxiety
Possible combativeness (from struggling to breathe)
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Low blood pressure
Irregular pulse
Respiratory congestion
Swelling of the larynx (laryngeal edema)
Hoarseness
Dyspnea
Tubes types and where they belong - ANS Nasogastric (NG) tube -A feeding tube is inserted
through the nose into the stomach.
Nasointestinal tube-A feeding tube is inserted through the nose into the small intestine.
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