Other stuff

Question 1

Hand Hygiene

Answer 1

1. Before touching a pt.
2. Before a procedure
3. After a procedure
4. After touching a pt.
5. after touching a pt. surrounds

Question 2

Hodgkins lymphoma

Answer 2

Hodgkin lymphoma is a blood cancer that begins in the white blood cells called lymphocytes.

Question 3

Steroids with Hodgkins

Answer 3

You may be given steroids to increase the effect of the chemotherapy, help destroy the lymphoma, and treat any nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.

Question 4

peritoneal lavage

Answer 4

Peritoneal lavage is a bedside procedure for evaluating bleeding in the abdominal cavity or a ruptured organ. In this procedure, a needle connected to a catheter, a tube-like structure, is inserted into your abdominal cavity.

Question 5

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 5

prostate gland enlargement

Question 6

poor perfusion signs

Answer 6

tingling.
numbness.
throbbing or stinging pain in your limbs.
pain.
muscle cramps.

Question 7

GCS

Answer 7

Eye opening
Verbal response
Motor response.

Question 8

Neurological Assessment - what would you look for

Answer 8

Level of consciousness
Pupillary reaction
Motor function
Sensory function
Vital signs

Question 9

Respiratory assessment

Answer 9

inspection,
palpation,
percussion,
and auscultation

in conjunction with a comprehensive health history. - AMPLE

Question 10

Cardiovascular assessment

Answer 10

Hx
Health Hx
Current lifestyle and psychosocial status
PQRST

Question 11

ISBAR

Answer 11

I - Self (name, position, location) & Patient (name, age, gender).

S - Explain what has happened to trigger this conversation

B - Admission date, diagnosis, relevant Hx, investigations, what has been done so far

A - give a summary of the pt. condition or situation. Explain what you think the problem is

R - state your request

Question 12

fluid overload

what do you expect

vitals

interventiosn

Answer 12

lung sounds
fluid chart
oxygen - Hudson mask 6l
Pink frothy sputum

Vital signs - anxiety, tachycardia, acute respiratory distress, increased neck vein distension, dyspnea at rest, change in level of consciousness, acending crackles

Question 13

cellulitis - bacterial skin infection

presentation

actions / diagnosis

Answer 13

blood - WBC
flucloxacillin
red hot and swollen

can spread quickly and can be life threatening. spreads through open skin

can turn into MRSA