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1. Which of the following findings is the earliest indication of hypovolemia caused by hemorrhage in a postpartum client?
2. What other signs occur in hypovolemia?
3. Latest signs of hypovolemia?
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1. Increasing pulse and decreasing blood pressure
2. Skin is cool, clammy, and pale along with pale mucous membranes.
Dizziness and increased respiratory rate
3. Altered mental status and changes in level of consciousness which then lead to hypoxia and low O2 saturation |
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| What are risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage? |
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Precipitous delivery
Lacerations
Inversion of the Uterus
Retained Placental Fragment |
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| A patient with DVT will exhibit what clinical findings? |
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Calf swelling
Calf tenderness
Elevated temperature
warm extremity
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- If you are caring for a client with DVT, which nursing interventions should you carry out?
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- Measure leg circumferences
- apply warm moist compresses to the affected extremity
- remain on bedrest with the affected extremity elevated
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| For a patient with post partum hemorrhage. What should the nurse use to replace fluid volume in this client? List all choices. |
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Lactated Ringer's
Colloid volume expanders: albumin
0.9% sodium chloride
Packed RBC's |
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| Fever of _1_ or higher for 2 consecutive days during the first _2_ days of postpartum is indicative of a postpartum infection |
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Uterine infection is referred to as __1__
2. It is an infection of |
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1. Endometritis
2. uterine lining or endometrium |
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| Medication used in the treatment of endometritis |
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| clindamycin (Cleocin): used in the treatment of bacterial infections |
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| If your patient has a UTI what will you expect to find on assessment. |
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- Elevated Temp
- Urine: cloudy, blood tinged, malodorous, sediment
- Urinary retention, hematuria, pyuria
- Pain in the suprapubic area
- Pain at the costovertebral angle (pyelopnephritis)
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| Typical causative agent for mastitis is: |
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