Medical Surgical Nursing

Most immediately life-threatening post surgical complication post laser throat surgery - ANS-hemorrhage Analgesia recommended post op for throat surgery - ANS-tylenol Hot or cold compress post op? - ANS-cold common throat post complication that leads to gradual increase in airway obstruction? - ANS-oral pharyngeal edema What is the recommended post op position for someone who had throat surgery? - ANS-semi-fowlers, neck flexed warm or cold fluids post op throat surgery? - ANS-cold fluid temperature that can reduce muscle spasms around throat? - ANS-cool rinsing with this can be effective in decreasing throat pain? - ANS-viscous lidocaine Positive TB reaction? - ANS-5-15mm people who have been vaccinated with bacilli calmette-geurin will have what kind of TB result when tested? - ANS-positive How is active TB diagnosed? - ANS-sputum cultures for acid-fast bacilli Is 2-step TB testing recommended? - ANS-no Can you make a TB diagnosis based on an xray? - ANS-no what is needed to confirm active TB - ANS-tubercle bacilli rapid TB test - ANS-nucleic acid amplification test name of TB skin test? - ANS-Mantoux tuberculin skin test shorthand for TB skin test? - ANS-TST Side effects of this TB medication include skin rash, GI disturbances, malaise, peripheral neuritis and optical neuritis - ANS-ethambutol...