Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified
CHAPTER 4 Hematologic System^199 Record fluid intake and output to monitor renal function. Administer supplemental O 2 to incre ...
(^200) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Positive Homan’s sign (pain on dorsiflexion of foot) seen in minority of patients w ...
CHAPTER 4 Hematologic System^201 NURSING DIAGNOSIS Impaired physical mobility Risk for acute pain NURSING INTERVENTIONS Monit ...
(^202) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified body destroys the platelets within the spleen. ITP is typically more common in women ...
CHAPTER 4 Hematologic System^203 Immunosuppressive therapy: vincristine, azathioprine, cyclosporine, cyclophosphamide rituximab ...
(^204) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified WHAT TO DO? Before the test: The patient must sign an informed consent for an invas ...
CHAPTER 4 Hematologic System^205 HOW DOES THE TEST WORK? PT—prothrombin time—checks for prothrombin deficiency, warfarin ther- ...
(^206) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Quiz Your patient is diagnosed with anemia and is often fatigued. She asks you why ...
CHAPTER 4 Hematologic System^207 A patient is recently diagnosed with hemophilia. What signs and symptoms should you teach your ...
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Nervous System CHAP TER 5 Spinal cord Intercostal nerve Radial nerve Ulnar nerve Median nerve Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hil ...
(^210) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified How the Nervous System Works The nervous system is divided into the central and peri ...
CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^211 The basic component of the nervous system is the nerve cell or neuron. A neuron is composed of the ...
(^212) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Just the Facts Head Injury WHAT WENT WRONG? The patient experiences a trauma to the ...
CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^213 rhage causes blood to accumulate within the area below the arachnoid mater and above the pia mater. ...
(^214) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified INTERPRETING TEST RESULTS Skull x-ray shows fractures. MRI shows edema and hemorrha ...
CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^215 NURSING INTERVENTION Avoid discussing the patient’s condition in the presence of the patient— reme ...
(^216) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified What to do in case of a seizure, how to protect the patient from further injury, ti ...
CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^217 INTERPRETING TEST RESULTS Electromyogram (EMG) shows fibrillation and fasciculation; motor conduc- ...
(^218) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Assess gag reflex—as muscular changes occur, normal protective gag reflex will dimi ...
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