Term 1 of 116
How to teach someone to check blood glucose
To provide care fit with a patients own values, beliefs and traditions
How to teach someone to check blood glucose
Isotonic fluids
Serum potassium
Term 2 of 116
Phases of wound healing
3. Maturation
New vessels and collagen structures form
baby scar
Mental/physical fatigue usually due to an underlying condition
To provide care fit with a patients own values, beliefs and traditions
Scar contraction remodeling. Can last months or years
Mature scar
,Term 3 of 116
Rheumatoid arthritis
Caused by exercise, or excessive use of muscles
Autoimmune
-joint inflammation that leads to swelling, pain, and joint deformity.
-Most common in women
Sign of hypocalcemia
-tap the cheek, eyes will close and spasm is positive for hypocalcemia
Levels remain normal until 2 am, then levels start to rise until dawn
-to treat: increase PM insulin dose
Term 4 of 116
Intracellular fluid
45%--inside the cell
71%--inside the cell
70%--inside the cell
95%--inside the cell
,Term 5 of 116
Respiratory acidosis s/s
Autoimmune
-joint inflammation that leads to swelling, pain, and joint deformity.
-Most common in women
Levels drop at 2 am, then levels start to rise again
-to treat: decrease PM insulin dose
Leakage that occurs temporarily due to UTI, infection, medication, pregnancy
everything is low and sluggish, besides HR
-Hypoxia
-Low BP
-Low respirations
-Increased HR
-Confusion
-Headache
Term 6 of 116
Chvosteks sign
C.A.T.S.
C - Convulsions
A- Arrhythmias
T - Tetany (involuntary contraction of muscles)
S - Spasms and stridor
Late teens to mid 30s
-ignores symptoms and medical care
-make decisions regarding career/marriage
Sign of hypocalcemia
-tap the cheek, eyes will close and spasm is positive for hypocalcemia
Autoimmune
-joint inflammation that leads to swelling, pain, and joint deformity.
-Most common in women
, Definition 7 of 116
Hyperglycemia
Cold and clammy, need some candy =
Warm and dry, sugar is high =
What acid imbalance would you expect from excessive ng suctioning?
When a patient has fluid volume deficit or dehydration, what type of assessment will you
do?
Definition 8 of 116
the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people
Adverse event
Functional ability
Interpersonal communication
Public communication
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