Paracentesis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Abdominal Distention W/Ascites correct answers differentials -CIRRHOSIS/portal HTN, heart failure -metastasis, infection, peritonitis physical exam findings -LAD (esp. supraclavicular, virchow's node): metastatic abdominal malignancy -elevated JVP: heart failure -spider angiomas, palmar erythema, caput medusae, gynecomastia: liver disease diagnostic testing -abdominal US FIRST, CT if needed -labs: LFTs, albumin, INR, CBC, amylase/lipase -paracentesis SAAG -high SAAG = portal H...

NSG 233 Med Surg 2 Exam 2 Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified Answers). 1. When caring for a patient with Acute Viral Hepatitis B, the nurse should implement which of the following precautions?: Standard percautions 2. You are the nurse caring for a 60 year old female patient who is post-op laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following dietary recommendations would be most important to include in your discharge teaching? A. "Use caution when eating high fiber foods." B. ...

The suffix -ectomy means -Answer Surgical removal MRI stands for -Answer Magnetic Resonance Imaging The term "Salpingo-Oophorectomy" refers to -Answer The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries Cryopreservation is a means of preserving something through -Answer Freezing Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a body cavity -Answer Paracentesis If a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach he has performed a -Answer Gastrotomy In the medical term myopathy the term p...

PN Fundamentals Online Practice 2023 B Questions with complete solutions A nurse is planning to administer medication to a client who has a Clostridium difficile infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent the transmission of this infection to others? Remove the cover gown in the client's room after providing care. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a mastectomy. The client states, "I can barely look at myself in the mi...

NSG 233 Med Surg 2 Exam 2 Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified Answers). 1. When caring for a patient with Acute Viral Hepatitis B, the nurse should implement which of the following precautions?: Standard percautions 2. You are the nurse caring for a 60 year old female patient who is post-op laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following dietary recommendations would be most important to include in your discharge teaching? A. "Use caution when eating high fiber foods." B. ...

NSC 114 Exam 4 Questions with Correct Answers Lumbar puncture: positioning of client - Answer-Lateral with head bent toward chest, knees flexed to abdomen, back at the edge of the bed or examination table Abdominal paracentesis - Answer-Relieves pressure on the abdominal organs Obtain a fluid specimen for lab study Thoracentesis - Answer-To remove excess fluid/air to ease breathing OR to introduce chemotherapeutic drugs intrapleurally Thoracentesis: nurse's role - Answer-Assist clien...

Surgical removal - Correct The suffix -ectomy means Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Correct MRI stands for The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries - Correct The term "SalpingoOophorectomy" refers to Freezing - Correct Cryopreservation is a means of preserving something through Paracentesis - Correct Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a body cavity Gastrotomy - Correct If a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach he has performed a Muscle - Correct In the medic...

NSG 233 Med Surg 2 Exam 2 Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified Answers). 1. When caring for a patient with Acute Viral Hepatitis B, the nurse should implement which of the following precautions?: Standard percautions 2. You are the nurse caring for a 60 year old female patient who is post-op laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following dietary recommendations would be most important to include in your discharge teaching? A. "Use caution when eating high fiber foods." B. ...

CPSS- Centesis Final Exam 2024. What is the indication of a paracentesis? - correct answer ascites - new onset - therapeutic - diagnostic What are the relative contraindications for a paracentesis? - correct answer Coagulopathy Overlying anatomical or infectious abnormalities Distended abdominal organs (i.e. ileus, megacolon) Surgical scars: May have attached bowel T/F: using an US is the standard of care for a paracentesis? - correct answer TRUE What is the best approach f...