HUC Ch 17 Complete Questions And Answers

When a patient's kidneys are not functioning normally and are not filtering waste products from the blood, the patient's doctor likely will order: - dialysis. Dialysis is a mechanical process that is performed to remove toxic waste from the blood that normally would be filtered out by the kidneys. A doctor's order reading OT (occupational therapy) for ADL is a request for OT to assist the patient with: - basic needs (eating, bathing). The doctor is requesting OT staff to assist the patient with ADLs, which are tasks that enable individuals to meet basic needs (eating, bathing, and so forth). An order for intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) would be sent to the: - cardiopulmonary (respiratory care) department. IPPB is a technique that is administered by the cardiopulmonary (respiratory care) department to provide short-term or intermittent mechanical ventilation for the purpose of augmenting lung expansion, delivering aerosol medication, clearing retained secretions, or assisting ventilation. The traction device designed to assist the patient in moving while in bed is known as: - overhead frame and trapeze. An overhead frame and trapeze is used to help the patient move and support weight during transfer or position change. It also may aid in strengthening the upper extremities. An order for passive range-of-motion exercise (PROME) of the right lower extremity (RLE) would be performed by the: - physical therapist. PROME of the RLE would require a physical therapist to move the right lower extremity the maximum distance in each direction.Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) would be administered in which department? - Wound care HBOT delivers oxygen systemically to injured areas quickly and in high concentrations. HBOT usually is administered in the wound care department on an outpatient basis. A technique that is often used postoperatively to encourage patients to breathe deeply is: - incentive spirometry (IS). IS, also known as sustained maximal inspiration (SMI), often is used postoperatively to encourage and reinforce the patient to take protracted, slow, deep breaths. Which of the following is TRUE of dialysis? - Hemodialysis requires vascular access such as inserting a cannula into an artery and another cannula into a vein.