CH.23 Flashcards
(40 cards)
The vagina serves as a passage for the fetus during delivery as well as an outlet for blood during menstruation
“Let’s make sure that we measure the amount prior to disposing of it.”
Severe abdominal pain
“When was your last normal period?
Start palpating in the left upper quadrant
Position of comfort
The dialysis graft is bleeding
Abnormal hemoglobin formation that means the blood cannot carry oxygen as efficiently
“Sometimes pain can naturally increase the blood pressure. I will take another reading so we can compare it with the baseline reading.”
Your appendix could rupture, causing a major infection and shock.
A patient with an elevated white blood cell count due to leukemia
Referred pain
Between the diaphragm and the top of the pelvis
Upper abdominal pain that radiates to the back
Severe pain
To place a pressure dressing over the fistula
Severe pain
Stopping the bleeding
“It is more important to recognize a possible abdominal emergency, as opposed to determining the exact cause, because pain perception may be distorted.”
“Tearing” pain located to the lower back
Additional evidence that the patient has peritonitis
Hernia
Endometrial tissue located outside of the uterus
position the bag below the level of the patient’s bladder
