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Potassium values |
3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L) |
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Food rich in Potassium |
Avocado, bananas, cantaloupe, oranges, strawberries, tomatoes Carrots, mushrooms, spinach Fish, pork, beef, veal Potatoes Raisins |
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Hypokalemia EKG |
Electrocardiogram changes: ST depression; shallow, flat, or inverted T wave; and prominent U wave |
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Hypokalemia Interventions |
Monitor cardiovascular, respiratory, neuromuscular, gastrointestinal, and renal status, and place the client on a cardiac monitor. Administer potassium supplements orally or intravenously, as prescribed. |
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Pulmonary embolism |
Acute onset, shortness of breath, dizziness |
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Pallor on African American |
Ashen Gray tone |
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heroin withdrawal |
rhinorrha, yawning, insomnia, irritability, panic, diaphoresis, cramps, chills |
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Thyroid supplement |
Should be taken in the morning. |
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Epiglotitis |
emergency, call pprovider irritability, thick muffled voice, croaking on inspiration, hot to touch, sit leaning forward, tongue protruding, drooling and suprasternal retractions. |
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Chlamydia |
salpingitis or pelvic inflammatory disease. |
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Chlamydia |
salpingitis or pelvic inflammatory disease. |
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Cystic Fibrosis |
Positive sweat test Bulk greasy stool Meconium ileus Dry productuve cough |
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KUB ( kidney, ureter, bladder) radigraph test |
No special preparation is necessary |
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Rhabdomyosarcoma |
most common in children monitor all striated muscles |
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pulmonary artery catheter (Swan-Ganz catheter) |
Info about Left ventricular functioning |
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Inspiratory grunting |
sign of repiratory distress |
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Telephone Prescription Guidelines |
▪ Date and time the entry.▪ Repeat the prescription to the health care provider (HCP), and record the prescription.▪ Sign the prescription; begin with “t.o.” (telephone order), write the HCP’s name, and sign the prescription.▪ If another nurse witnessed the prescription, that nurse’s signature follows.▪ The HCP needs to countersign the prescription within a timeframe according to agency policy. |