Nrsg 357 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

primary risk factors for heart failure include ___________ and ___________. hypertension; CAD other co-morbidities such as ____________, _____________, ___________, ___________, and ______________ also contribute to the development of heart failure. diabetes; metabolic syndrome; advanced age; tobacco use; vascular disease primary causes lead to ____________ on the heart. direct damage primary causes of HF include (9): -Hypertension (including hypertensive crisis) -Coronary artery disease...

Urinary tract infection - infections that affect any part of the urinary tract pyelonephritis - inflammation of renal parenchyma and collecting system Pathy of pyelonephritis - *usually begins with lower UTI that ascends* and can also be due to renal calculi cause of pyelonephritis - spreading UTI, or untreated UTI that will ascend the ureters and reach the kidneys leading to kidney infection urinary retention - inability to empty the bladder when a person voids or the accumulation o...

Which components are able to change to adapt to small increases in intracranial pressure (ICP) (select all that apply)? A. blood B. Skull bone C. brain tissue D. Scalp tissue E. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - A C E Calculate CPP of a patient whose blood pressure is 106/52 mm Hg and ICP is 14 mm Hg. - 56 mm Hg Calculate CPP of a patient with an ICP of 34 mm Hg and a systemic blood pressure of 108/64 - 44.6 mm Hg Which factors decrease cerebral blood flow (select all that apply)?...

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NRSG 357 Exam #1 Study Guide A ______ injury is a spinal cord injury that results from direct physical trauma to the spinal cord due to blunt or penetrating trauma.

Concussion - violent shaking up or jarring of the brain coup-coutrecoup brain injury - A brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissue causes injury on the opposite side of original impact. intracranial pressure - the amount of pressure inside the skull, 5-15 mmHg ICP compensation - decreased brain tissue, CSF, or blood in the skull factors that influence ICP - 1. arterial pressure 2. venous pressure 3. intraabdominal and ...

NRSG 357 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions - TBI _IICP When a patient is admitted to the ED following a head injury, what should be the nurse's first priority in management of the patient once a patent airway is confirmed?

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