Term
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Definition
Situation
background
assessment
recommendation |
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Term
| Lab tests and values and PT concerns |
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Definition
-risk versus benefit
-alter POC |
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Term
basic metabolic panel
(8 tests) |
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Definition
-sodium
-potassium
-blood glucose
-blood urea nitrogen and creatinine
- chloride
- calcium
- carbon doxide |
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Term
|
Definition
complete blood count
-RBC
-WBC
-platelets |
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Term
|
Definition
-carry oxygen
- low - anemia
- high - more viscous blood, heart works harder |
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Term
|
Definition
-fight infection
-low = leukopenia, risks infection
-high - indicates infection |
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Term
|
Definition
-clotting potential
-low - thrombocytopenia
-high - thrombocytosis |
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Term
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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Definition
test for inflammation, infection, or autoimmune disease.
-NON specific |
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Term
|
Definition
12-15 seconds is normal,
increased with liver damage and patients on anti-coagulants |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| use caution or hold treatment |
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
|
Definition
creatinine kinase
indicates damage to brain |
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Term
|
Definition
creatinine kinase
indicates damage to cardiac muscle |
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Term
|
Definition
creatinine kinase
indicates damage to skeletal muscle |
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
|
Definition
| sticky, clogs arteries, bad |
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Term
| measures for arterial blood gasses |
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Definition
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
| inspiratory reserve volume |
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Definition
| between tidal volume and max volume |
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Term
| fluid in the pleural cavity |
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Definition
| increase pressure on the lungs, inhibiting inhalation and potentially collapsing the lung |
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Term
|
Definition
| increased pressure on heart, potential death |
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Term
| what to look for in urinalysis |
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Definition
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Term
|
Definition
| retaining too much CO2, from hypoventilation |
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Term
|
Definition
| excreting too much CO2, from hyperventilating |
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Term
|
Definition
| from acid gain or bicarbonate loss, results from kidney failure |
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Term
|
Definition
| abnormal loss of acid or bicarbonate accumulation |
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
| 3 reasons lab values are important |
|
Definition
-diagnosis
-contraindication
-tracking results |
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Term
|
Definition
bed rest
existing thrombosis
post heart operation |
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Term
Percent volume of red blood cells that are in blood (Hct)
values and exercise |
|
Definition
<25% - no exercise
25-30% - light exercise
>30% - resistive exercise |
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|
Term
platelets in blood per microliter
and exercises |
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Definition
<20,000 - no exercise
20,000-50,000 - light exercise
>50,000 - resistive exercise |
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