Lymphedema management - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lymphedema Treatment Lymphedema - correct answer 1. Swelling of a body part, most often the extremities but may also occur in the face, trunk, abdomen, and genital area. 2. Accumulation of protein-rich fluid in the superficial tissues. 3. May have significant pathological and clinical consequences if it is left untreated. 4. Incidence worldwide: 140-250 million (filariasis most common) 5. Incidence US: 2-3 million secondary (breast cancer most common), 1-2 million primary 6. Primary vs. se...

ACHPN Review Course 65 M hx of CHF, COPD and NSLC II. comes with SOB and left shoulder pain. your initial focus should be on a) complaint of SOB b) complaint of pain c) gathering more info with ROS d) What his wife adds to his complains - C) need to gather more info with ROS: are symptoms inter-related symptoms? more information will help priorities. Heart failure classification where symptoms become mild-severe, harder time moving and SOB. - stage C (cc page 334) assessments to ...

Hondros Nur 212 Exam 1 What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest tube and why? - Milk the tube, never strip due to pressure changes When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube? - Only with a hemothorax Is tidaling normal with a chest tube? - Yes, on respirations What does it mean when there is no longer tidaling with a chest tube? - That the tube is ready to be taken out Is constant bubbling with a chest tube good or bad? - Bad Is crepidous supposed t...

Ostomy Care/WEB WOC Seminars Test final Exam What does NSWOC stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nurse specialized in wound ostomy and continence What is an NSWOC - CORRECT ANSWER-RN with advanced and specialized knowledge and clinical skills in wound, ostomy and continence care (tri-specialty) -has graduated from a world council of enterostomal therapists (WCET) recognized education therapy What were NSWOCs formally called? - CORRECT ANSWER-enterostomal therapist What is the role of an NSW...

CPSS midterm Question and answers already passed 2023/2024what are the indications for performing venipuncture? - correct answer a) Indications: for the evaluation and management of many different disease processes -when the quantity required for testing is > can be obtained by puncturing the skin with a lancing device. The primary purpose of phlebotomy is to obtain a sample of blood for Dx testing, and only rarely is phlebotomy utilized as a therapeutic modality what are the contrain...

What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest tube and why? Milk the tube, never strip due to pressure changes When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube? Only with a hemothorax Is tidaling normal with a chest tube? Yes, on respirations What does it mean when there is no longer tidaling with a chest tube? That the tube is ready to be taken out Is constant bubbling with a chest tube good or bad? Bad Is crepidous supposed to be at the chest tube site? No, bu...

Ostomy Care/WEB WOC Seminars Test final Exam What does NSWOC stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nurse specialized in wound ostomy and continence What is an NSWOC - CORRECT ANSWER-RN with advanced and specialized knowledge and clinical skills in wound, ostomy and continence care (tri-specialty) -has graduated from a world council of enterostomal therapists (WCET) recognized education therapy What were NSWOCs formally called? - CORRECT ANSWER-enterostomal therapist What is the role of an NSW...

Lymphedema Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers an excessive and persistent accumulation of extravascular and extracellular fluid and proteins in tissue spaces - answerlymphedema lymphatic system is an ____ system - answeropen the body has ___ lymph nodes - answer600-700 the largest grouping of lymph nodes are found where - answerin the head/neck, around the intestines and in the axilla and groin the main components of lymphatic fluid - answerwater and protein found in the extracell...

Lymphedema Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers What is stage 1 of lymphedema? - answerThe patient has an accumulation of protein-rich fluid in the affected area. There is pitting edema present. The edema will decrease with elevation of the limb overnight, and the edema increases with activity, heat, or humidity. What is stage 2 of lymphedema? - answerThe patient has continued accumulation of protein-rich edema which is non-pitting. The skin begins to toughen. There is connective scar ...

Lymphedema_______________ is composed of a network of vessels, ducts, 600-700 nodes, and organs that function in defense against infection and balance of fluids throughout the body - correct answer lymphatic system The main components of lymphatic fluid are___________ found in the extracellular spaces. In a normal state, the lymphatic system transports this fluid back to the _________________ - correct answer water and protein; venous circulation ______________ refers to a medical conditio...