Risk factors for dvt - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 3: NSG 121/ NSG121 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: T/F: During increase activity an elderly person is likely to experience elevated heart rate, bounding pulse, and shortness of breath Answer: False The heart has a decreased response to the sympathetic system so none of these things will occur. What you can see is an increase in systolic blood pressure but that's related to stiffening of the...

pericarditis Hallmark Sign? - Answer inflammation of the pericardium, from an infection, Hallmark sign is *friction rub* Sit up and lean forward for pain. No coughing or laying down. Cardiac Tamponade What are the 3 signs? - Answer - Acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity. - Life threatening as it depletes cardiac output Becks triad: 1. Hypotension 2. Muffled heart sounds 3. Neck vein distension Signs of a DVT - Answe...

Final Exam: NR571/ NR 571 (NEW 2023/ 2024 Update) Complex Diagnosis & Management in Acute Care | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct – Chamberlain QUESTION Immobility can lead to pain, disability, and decreased quality of life. QUESTION Common causes of immobility in the elderly Answer: stroke, Parkinson's disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis bone fractures, Alzheimer's disease are common causes of QUESTION Adverse effects of ...

BESTQUIZZES COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM – PRIORITY ONE 1. A nurse is assessing a client’s pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP). The nurse should recognize that an elevated PAWP indicates which of the following complications? A. Left ventricular failure B. Cardiogenic shock C. Hypovolemia D. Hypotension 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following perforated appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan ...

NR 304/ NR304 Health Assessment Exam Latest 2024 With Verified Solutions peripheral artery disease (PAD) - Common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to limbs -affects non-coronary arteries -blood flow can't match muscle demand during exercise signs & symptoms of PAD - painful cramping after certain activities leg numbness/weakness coldness lower leg & foot shiny skin/no hair on legs no pulse/weak pulse in legs & foot non-healing sores on toes, feet, le...

Pulmonary circulation - from the right side of the heart Systemic circulation - -from the left side of the heart -responsible for moving blood to peripheral areas of the body, organs, brain coronary circulation - vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle thrombus - clot that forms in the vein or artery thrombosis - -formation of a blood clot -venous thrombosis occurs in the vein -superficial vs deep venous thrombosis (DVT) Thrombophlebitis - clot forms and blocks one or more veins V...

arterial occlusion. Remember the 6 "P" of acute arterial occlusion: pain, pulselessness, pallor, polar, paresthesia, and paralysis. D-dimer levels are most accurate for predicting: A. the absence of DVT B. the risk of pulmonary embolism C. the presence of DVT D. the risk of clot formation - A. the absence of DVT When evaluating a pregnant patient for DVT, the patient should be placed in the ___ position. A. supine B. right oblique or decubitus C. trendelenburg D. left oblique or dec...

Midterm Exam: NFDN 2004 Maternity Nursing ( Update) Review with Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct Q: What are 4 common hormones that influence pregnancy ? What are their functions ? Answer: Estrogen - fetal growth Progesterone - maintenance HPL - human placental lactogen: regulates and makes sure glucose is available to fetus. It lowers the sensitivity of maternal cells to the action of insulin. As lvels of gluvose decrease, the levels of HPL increase to allow av...

ATI Maternal Newborn Chapter 20 Questions and Answers thrombophlebitis ANSWER thrombus that is associated with inflammation Most common veins are the femoral, popliteal(behind knee), and saphenous the postpartum client is at greatest risk for what? leading to what? ANSWER DVT leading to pulmonary embolism s/s DVT ANSWER -leg pain and tenderness -Unilateral area of swelling, warmth, and redness -calf tenderness Risk Factors for DVT ANSWER Cesarean Section - (doubles the risk) Mult...

Which of the following actions illustrates the CNL professional value of altruism? A) Leading an interdisciplinary team looking at the remote cardiac monitoring process B) Sponsoring a meeting with the monitor technicians to understand their barriers in the cardiac monitoring process C) Flow mapping the admission process of the remote cardiac-monitored patient D) Editing the policy for the remote cardiac monitoring process. Ans--B) Sponsoring a meeting with the monitor technicians to ...