precautions / contraindications

Question 1

Pacemaker avoid these activities

Answer 1

first 24: moving shoulder
2 weeks: lifting
4 weeks: lifting weight
8 weeks: shovelling

Question 2

ECG Precautions

Answer 2

disconnection

Question 3

PCA (patient controlled analgesic) precautions

Answer 3

BP drop more than 20% of baseline
resp rate less than 10/min
altered mental state

Question 4

Epidural precautions

Answer 4

line is tapes
drops in BP
allergies
spinal block
infection

Question 5

NG Tube precautions

Answer 5

feeds are OFF
don't lower bed with feed on 
head of bed >30
sores around nose n mouth
swollow/ cough discomfort

Question 6

NG contraindication

Answer 6

No suctioning on same name that NG tube is in

Question 7

Chest tube precautions

Answer 7

disconnection
blockage
infection

Question 8

chest tube contraindication

Answer 8

chamber is below level of insertion

Question 9

Urinary Catheter precaution

Answer 9

kinks

infection

Question 10

Urinary catcher contraindication

Answer 10

chamber below level of bladder

Question 11

Patient selection:

COPD / CHF considerations during inspiratory mm training

Answer 11

stable condition
weak inspiratory mm
dyspnea more than usual

Question 12

Patient selection: contraindications

Answer 12

acute respiratory failure

cognitive impairments

Question 13

diaphragmatic breathing with max end hold contraindication

Answer 13

COPD / Asthma

Question 14

rib springing contraindications

Answer 14

fractured ribs
osteoporosis 
burns
coagualtion disorders
chest wall surgery

Question 15

when to consider not mobilizing

Answer 15

Cardio
resp
neuro
other status

Question 16

cardiac dont mobilize

Answer 16

Mean arterial pressure <65 or >110
Bp below pre exercise or disportionaly high
HR <40 or >130
New MI

Question 17

resp status don’t mobilize

Answer 17

Sp02 <88
RR <5 or >40
F02 >60
Uncontrolled asthma

Question 18

Other reasons not to mobilize

Answer 18

unstable fracture

exercise mm soreness . fatigue

Question 19

precautions/contraindications for airway clearance techniques

Answer 19

hemoptysis or coagulation disorders
pneumothorax / chest wall surgery

headache
nausea/vommmiting
preganancy 
hypertension 
rib frac/osteo

Question 20

contraindications for suctioning

Answer 20

undiagnosed facial trauma
nose fracture
skull fracture

Question 21

Assisted cough contraindication

Answer 21

ruptured diaphragm

Question 22

assisted cough precaution

Answer 22

osteoporosis

ab surgery

Question 23

breath stacking precaution

Answer 23

COPD asthma