Medsurg 6 Flashcards
(46 cards)
____ is classified as a urinary tract spasmolytic.
Flavoxate (Urispas)
____ is a sign of cardiogenic shock in a patient with a myocardial infarction,
Hypotension
The _____ are cramping pain, vomiting, distention, and inability to pass feces or flatus.
predominant signs of mechanical ileus
For a patient with a _____ , the nurse should monitor fluid intake and output meticulously, Too little intake causes dehydration, and too much may cause pulmonary edema.
myocardial infarction
_____ relaxes smooth muscle, causing vasodilation and relieving the chest pain associated with myocardial infarction and angina.
Nitroglycerin
The ____ is based on the patient’s signs and symptoms, electrocardiogram tracings, and serum enzyme studies.
diagnosis of an acute myocardial infarction
____ are the predominant problem during the first 48 hours after a myocardial infarction.
Arrhythmias
Clinical manifestations of _____ include weight loss, muscle wasting, bloating and steatorrhea.
malabsorption
_____ , an enzyme that inhibits the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid and protein, is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Asparaginase
To relieve a patient’s sore throat that’s caused by nasogastric tube irritation, the nurse should provide _____ as prescribed.
anesthetic lozenges
For the first 12 to 24 hours after gastric surgery, the stomach contents obtained by Suctioning) are _____ .
brown
After gastric suctioning is discontinued, a patient who is recovering from a ____ should receive a clear liquid diet.
subtotal gastrectomy
The ____ is the preferred site for a permanent colostomy.
descending colon
____ in the veins commonly causes varicosity.
Valvular insufficiency
A patient with a ____ should restrict fat and fibrous foods and should avoid foods that can obstruct the stoma, such as corn, nuts, and cabbage.
colostomy
A patient who is ____ is placed in reverse isolation because the white blood cell count may be depressed.
receiving chemotherapy
Symptoms of ____ are caused by improper emptying of the left atrium.
mitral valve stenosis
Persistent bleeding ____ may require the administration of protamine sulfate to reverse the effects of heparin sodium used during surgery
after open heart surgery
The nurse should teach a patient with heart failure to take _____ and other drugs as prescribed, to restrict sodium intake, to restrict fluids as prescribed, to get adequate rest, to increase walking and other activities gradually, to avoid extremes of temperature, to report signs of
digoxin
The nurse should check and maintain the patency of all connections for a ____ . If an air leak is detected, the nurse should place one Kelly clamp near the insertion site. If the bubbling stops, the leak is in the thoracic cavity and the physician should be notified immediately. If the leak continues, the nurse should take a second clamp, work down the tube until the leak is located, and stop the leak.
chest tube
In ____ , the rescuers administer 60 chest compressions per minute and 1 breath for every 5 compressions.
two-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation
____ can result from rheumatic fever.
Mitral valve stenosis
____ is incomplete expansion of lung segments or lobules (clusters of alveoli). It may cause the lung or lobe to collapse.
Atelectasis
The nurse should instruct a patient who has an ____ to empty the collection device frequently because the weight of the urine may cause the device to slip from the skin.
ileal conduit
