Paresthesia’s - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Renal Calculi - Pain: Flank pain → Kidney or Ureter (if pain radiates → stones in ureter or bladder) Performing Ear Irrigation: Sterile technique, warm meds, pull up & back, tilt toward affected ear Thrombolytic Therapy (Stroke): Reteplase recombinant (rTPA – clot buster) w/ in 4.5 hours of initial symptoms Trach care: Dressing ∆, inner cannula ½ hydrogen peroxide, & stoma □ knot Head injury (changes in LOC): Length of time unconscious & GCS General anesthesia (post-op): ABC’s – f...

RBC-function- Erythrocytes (or RBC’s) are the most abundant cell type in the body • Its primary job is tissue oxygenation • The cell has 2 unique properties: o A biconcave shape which makes it optimal for gas transport o The capacity to be reversible deformed. The cells can change shape to make it through all the different size vessels in the body • Erythrocytes have a lifespan of 120 days • Hemoglobin is the oxygen carrying protein of the erythrocyte that gives RBC’s their c...

NR283 Patho Final Exam Concept Review (Rated A+) NR283 Patho Final Exam Concept Review (Rated A+) Final Exam Concept Review Be sure to cover pathophysiology, etiology, clinical manifestations, nursing considerations, diagnostic tests for the following topics: Endocrine SIADH- Syndrome of Inappropriate Diuretic Hormone Too much ADH (antidiuretic hormone ) secretion leads to water intoxication and hyponatremia Causes include trauma, stroke, malignancies (often in the lungs or...

>ATI – NCLEX Predictor Remediation Study Notes Renal Calculi - Pain: Flank pain → Kidney or Ureter (if pain radiates → stones in ureter or bladder) Performing Ear Irrigation: Sterile techn ique, warm meds, pull up & back, tilt toward affected ear Thrombolytic Therapy (Stroke): Reteplase recombinant (rTPA – clot buster) w/ in 4.5 hours of initial symptoms Trach care: Dressing ∆, inner cannula ½ hydrogen peroxide, & stoma □ knot Head injury (changes in LOC): Length of time unconsci...

ATI – NCLEX Predictor Remediation Study Notes (PREVIEW the first 10 pages) Renal Calculi - Pain: Flank pain → Kidney or Ureter (if pain radiates → stones in ureter or bladder) Performing Ear Irrigation: Sterile technique, warm meds, pull up & back, tilt toward affected ear Thrombolytic Therapy ( Stroke): Reteplase recombinant (rTPA – clot buster) w/ in 4.5 hours of initial symptoms Trach care: Dressing ∆, inner cannula ½ hydrogen peroxide, & stoma □ knot Head injury (changes in LOC)...

Med surg exam 2 study guide Chap 11 Fluid compartments Intracellular 60% Contained within the cell body About 25L Veins, arteries, capillaries, heart, etc Extracellular 33% Most important area of homeostasis, area outside of cells Divided into intravascular space and interstitial space Extracellular fluid volume is about 15L In-between the cells Fluid Balance Closely linked to/affected by electrolyte concentrations Fluid intake 2.3-3L a day Fluid loss Minimum urine amount needed to ex...

NSG6440 Practicum IV Family Health - Primary Care (FNP) Practice Test 1. A 66-year-old female patient has been diagnosed with Hepatitis B. Current Meds: Estrogen, atorvastatin, Lisinopril, HCTZ, sertraline, fluticasone/salmeterol diskus. Labs: WBC = 10,000 ALT 348 U/L; AST = 148 U/L . What changes should be made in her medication regimen? a) Add a multivitamin b) Discontinue all meds c) Discontinue atorvastatin d) Continue all meds 2. A 65-year-old patient has suspected B12 ...

ATI Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing Nclex Questions [Document subtitle]   ATI Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing Nclex Questions Stephanie Smith Chapter 26 – Respiratory Failure 1. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who was in a MVC. Findings include absent breath sounds in the left lower lobe with dyspnea, blood pressure 118/68 mm Hg, heart rate 124/min, respirations 38/min, temperature 38.6℃ (101.4℉), and SaO2 92% on room air. Which of the following actions sh...

Renal Calculi - Pain: Flank pain → Kidney or Ureter (if pain radiates → stones in ureter or bladder) Performing Ear Irrigation: Sterile technique, warm meds, pull up & back, tilt toward affected e ar Thrombolytic Therapy (Stroke): Reteplase recombinant (rTPA – clot buster) w/ in 4.5 hours of initial symptoms Trach care: Dressing ∆, inner cannula ½ hydrogen peroxide, & stoma □ knot Head injury (changes in LOC): Length of time unconscious & GCS General anesthesia (post-op): ABC’s – ...

AEMs, anti-depressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, Antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and anthelmintic meds **Know every drug– have a one-line mechanism of action on a table for each drug and understand it, as well as how and where it works All of the seizure meds have a level…so think what might differentiate them… Carbamazepine…we learned causes agranulocytosis…severe suppression of granulocytes (WBC) in the bone marrow …check CBC…concern about infection Antiepileptic...