Term
| Health Hx - conditions affecting recovery |
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Definition
A - allergy
B - bleeding tendencies
C - cortisone or steroid use
D - diabetes mellitus
E - emboli r/t DVT |
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Term
| Alcohol, drugs or nicotine affect |
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Definition
| nutrition, wound healing or pulmonary complications |
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Term
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Definition
| Rx, OTC & Herbal Supplements |
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Term
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Definition
Anxiety, Fear, Hope
Physiological stressors
Psychological stressors
Sympathetic nervous system response |
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Term
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Definition
| Current health status & baseline |
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Term
| Common Pre-op screening tests |
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Definition
BUN
Creatinine
EKG
CXR
WBC
Platelets |
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Term
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Definition
| LOC, Orientation, Muscle Strength, Gait, ROM, Pulses, Skin Integrity |
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Term
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Definition
| Elimination of anesthetics & metabolic wastes, Fluid & Electrolyte balance, Diagnostic testing (BUN, Creatinine, Urinalysis) |
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Term
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Definition
| Detoxification, Coagulation, Diagnostic testing ( albumin, PT, LFT's) |
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Term
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Definition
| Pancreas (DM, monitor glucose levels), Thyroid (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, TSH, T3 & T4) |
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Term
| How long do you hold your breath with the incentive spirometer? |
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Definition
| 2-3 seconds then exhale slowly |
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Term
| How often do you repeat this step with the incentive spirometer? |
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Definition
| 5-10 times every hour you're awake. |
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Term
| How do you prepare the GI tract? |
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Definition
NPO - approx. 8 hours
Bowel Prep |
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