- Blood analysis required to diagnose TB
- COPD clients with acute exacerbation will have impaired memory
- Monitor for unilateral breath sounds post thoracentesis – indicates pneumothorax
- Proteinuria will be found with glomerulonephritis
- Continue passing suctioning catheter for trach patient if coughing
- Do not suction more than three times
- TMP/SMZ can lead to Stevens-Johnsons syndrome
- Tensilon Test used for myasthenia gravis
- Fluid overload – shortness of breath
- Effect on ADLs will have the greatest influence on pain perception
- Fluid volume deficit – orthostatic hypotension
- Feedings should not exceed 10 mL/min
- Assess the mouth of a client with neutropenia q8h
- Confusion and petechiae – signs of fat embolism
- Beta blocker side effects include heart failure demonstrated with coughing
- Cardiac tamponade – pulsus paradoxus
- Crohn’s diet – low fiber – not to eat fruit and veggies
- Memory loss indicative of increasing ICP in bacterial meningitis
- Risperidone side effects – wt gain, orthostatic hypotension, insomnia
- Osteoporosis – sedentary life style
- Mannitol – pulmonary edema side effect
- V-fib – administer shock switch defib to asynchronous
- Hypermagnesemia – cardiac monitoring