what medications interact with grapefruit? ✔✔calcium channel blockers: diltiazem, nifedipine,
verapamil, etc
statins
caffeine
SSRIs
be sure to
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stent placement using the femoral approach puts you at risk for retroperitoneal hemorrhage ✔✔
what are early signs of bleeding into the retroperitoneal space? ✔✔hypotension, back pain, flank
ecchymosis (grey turner sign), hematoma formation, diminshed distal pulses
what is the grey-turner sign and what is it a sign of? ✔✔bruising of the flanks and retroperitoneal
hemorrhage and is a bluish colorwhat are some physical signs of peripheral arterial disease? ✔✔intermittent calf muscle pain?,
rest pain, hair loss, decreased peripheral pulses, cool, dry, shiny skin, thick brittle nails,
gangrene, ulcers (all of these are in the extremities)
transplanted hearts are expected to be ✔✔tachycardic like 90-110
what is the priority intervention for pain with sickle cell crisis and why? ✔✔administer IV fluids
to reduce blood viscosity and restore perfusion to areas affected by vasoocclusion
what is the purpose of continuous bladder irrigation? ✔✔it is perscribed after TURP to prevent
obstruction of urine outflow by removing clotted blood from the bladder
what is the nurses care of monitoring CBI? ✔✔monitor quality of drainage, titrate the inflow
rate, and manurally irrigating as needed
characteristics of a basilar skull fracture ✔✔periorbital hematomas (raccoon eyes), csf fluid
rhinorrhea, and battle sign (behind the ear bruising)immediate client care for basilar skull fracture ✔✔cervical spime immobilization, close
neurologic monitoring, and support of ABCs
vomiting with intake may mean ✔✔viral or bacterial infection
tympanosomty tubes are placed for ✔✔recurrent otis medias
nurse actions during a seizure ✔✔assist them to lie down is standing/sitting, put them on side for
patent airway, loosen tight clothing, give oxygen as needed, remove objects from immediate
area, document time and duration of seizure (for tests are done later to see which type of seizure
and maybe what exacerates it)
never put anything in mouth or restrain them since musclec ontractions can occur during a
seizure
what are some early symptoms of ICP? ✔✔altered LOC, headache, abnormal reathing, rise in
bp, slow pulse, vomiting
client who has a TIA is often placed on ✔✔prophylactic antithrombotic treatment like aspirin or
clopidogrelglascow coma scale ranges from ✔✔3-15; 3 being worst 15 being best condition (8 or below in a
coma)
what are the 3 components? ✔✔eye opening
motor response
verbal response
what is a primary component in TPN? ✔✔glucose, so the nurse should be monitoring blood
glucose and be assessing for signs of hyperglycemia
when a client is on TPN, the nurse must assess for hyperglycemia why? ✔✔bc a primary
component is glucose. therefore the nurse must be assessing to see if the client is getting too
much glucose (hoerglycemia). and with a large urinary output like 4800, this could indicate
symptoms of hyperglycemia
signs og hyperglycemia ✔✔polydipsia, polyuria, restless, confused, bg over 200, fatigue,
kussmaul respwhat is the goal for mass casualty events? ✔✔do the greatest good for the greatest number of
people
keep in mind that disaster triage ranks the likelihood of survival with treatment, not necessarily
the severity of the injury ✔✔
what are the 4 categories for triaging? ✔✔immediate (red tag)- life threatening injuries with
good prognosis once treated
delayed (yellow)- injuries requiring treatment within hours
minimal (green tag)- injuries requiring treatment within a few days
expectant (black tag)- extensive injuries, poor prognosis regardless of treatment
rule of nines ✔✔head: 4.5 front 4.5 back
torso: 18 front 18 back
each arm: 4.5 front 4.5 back (each arm is 9 total)
each leg: 9 front 8 back (each is 18 total)
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