Upper respiratory probs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Medsurg1 Exam 2 Practice Questions Part 1 (Upper Respiratory Probs) Questions & Answers Your patient came to the ER after getting hit in the face with a baseball bat. He has raccoon eyes and is complaining of severe facial pain, and swelling, along with a nosebleed. He is having a difficult time breathing through his nose. You stop the nose bleed and begin your assessment. while assessing the patients face you notice some clear nasal drainage dripping out of the patients nose. What is th...

Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU. Meperidine is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given? 0.25 mililiters Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What should you do? A) Position the patient on their side B) Place the patient in a prone position C) Check the epidural line for kinks ***D) Contact the anesthesia provider What set of findings indicates a pa...

Prophecy ICU RN A v1 Exam. Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU. Meperidine is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given? Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What should you do? - A) Position the patient on their side B) Place the patient in a prone position C) Check the epidural line for kinks D) Contact the anesthesia provider What set of findings indica...

OB High Risk Newborn Final Practice 53 Questions with Verified Answers A 1-day-old neonate, 32 weeks' gestation, is in an overhead warmer. The nurse assesses the morning axillary temperature as 96.9ºF. Which of the following could explain this assessment finding? 1. This is a normal temperature for a preterm neonate. 2. Axillary temperatures are not valid for preterm babies. 3. The supply of brown adipose tissue is incomplete. 4. Conduction heat loss is pronounced in the baby. - CORR...

risk factors for surgery - CORRECT ANS -age: old & young -nutrition: obese & malnourished -fluid & electrolyte status: dehydration & hypovolemia -general health: infections or pathology what general health condition would be a reason to delay surgery? - CORRECT ANS current upper respiratory infection what medications can increase surgical risks? - CORRECT ANS -anticoagulants -tranquilizers (hypotension) -heroin (CNS depression) -antibiotics -diuretics -steroids -OTC/herbs ...

L MCA Ischemic Stroke Pathophysiology - -Frontal: impulse, planning movement (apraxia) -Pre-Central Gyrus: Motor control -Post-Central Gyrus: sensory reception -Parietal lobe: orientation in space, later opulsion (pusher's), limb position during mvmt -Temporal: sound, long term memory -Basal Ganglia: motor planning -Broca's: expressive aphasia -Wernicke's: receptive aphasia L MCA Ischemic Stroke Sensory & Motor Impairments - -CNs - corticobulbar tract -Unilateral tongue innervatio...

OB Exam 5|194 Questions with Verified Answers prematurity - CORRECT ANSWER <37 weeks gestation~23-24 weeks gestation earliest age of viability extrauterinedemographics7% white15% non-whitesingle adolescents @ higher risk - less than 20 weeks count as abortion - prognosis deals with wt in the baby of the premature - March of Dimes: health care disparity on who gets better care premature infants - CORRECT ANSWER Organ systems are immature and lack adequate reserves of bodily nutrients...

Pediatric advanced life support Exam Already Solved A Grade children + infants - 2 rescuers CPR ratio, 1 rescuer? - 15:2, 30:2 how to perform compressions on infants. children? - thumbs or two fingers one or two handed chest compressions depending on size compression depth infants + children - 1/3 of chest depth infants approx 1.5 inchest children - same, 2 inches [4 cm] only person available, see kid chillin, what do you do?. what if you did witness the cardiac arrest? - perform...

Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU. Meperidine is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given? - 0.25 mililiters Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What should you do? - A) Position the patient on their side B) Place the patient in a prone position C) Check the epidural line for kinks ***D) Contact the anesthesia provider What set of findings indicates a patient i...

OB Exam 5|194 Questions with Verified Answers prematurity - CORRECT ANSWER <37 weeks gestation~23-24 weeks gestation earliest age of viability extrauterinedemographics7% white15% non-whitesingle adolescents @ higher risk - less than 20 weeks count as abortion - prognosis deals with wt in the baby of the premature - March of Dimes: health care disparity on who gets better care premature infants - CORRECT ANSWER Organ systems are immature and lack adequate reserves of bodily nutrients...