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| Level of Consciousness: Normal |
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| Level of Consciousness: Lethargic, somnolent, and sleepy |
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| Consider sleep apnea or excessive O2 therapy in patients with COPDS |
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| Level of Consciousness: Stuporous and confused |
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| Responds inappropriately, drug overdose, intoxication |
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| Level of Consciousness: Semicomatose |
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| Responds only to painful stimuli |
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| Level of Consciousness: Obtunded |
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| Drowsy state, may have decreased cough or gag reflex |
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| Level of Consciousness: Coma |
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| Doesn't respond to painful stimuli |
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| #1 Life function: Ventilation |
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| Moving air in and out of lungs. |
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| Vital signs (measurement) of Ventilation #1 Life Function |
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| Respiratory rate, tidal volume, chest movement, breath sounds, PaCO2, and EtCO2 |
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| #2 Life Function: Oxygenation |
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| Getting O2 into the blood |
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| Vital Signs (measurement) of Oxygenation #2 Life Function |
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| Heart rate, color, sensorium, PaO2, and SpO2 |
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| #3 Life function: Circulation |
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| Moving the blood through the body |
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| Vital signs (measurement) of Circulation #3 Life Function |
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| Heart rate and strength, and cardiac output |
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| #4 Life function: Perfusion |
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| Getting O2 into the tissue |
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| Vital signs (measurement) of Perfusion #4 Life Function |
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| Blood pressure, sensorium, temperature, urine ouput, and hemodynamics |
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| Objective info: Things you can see or measure on the patient Ex: pulse, color, edema |
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| Subjective info: Things only the patient must tell you. Ex: pain, nausea, muscle weakness) |
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# of packs/day x # of years smoked
Ex: 4 packs/day x 10 years = 40 pack years |
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| DNR (Do not resuscitate order) |
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| Patient doesn't wish to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed |
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| DNI (No not intubate order) |
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| Patient doesn't wish to be intubated. NO TUBES INSIDE MOUTH OR NOSE |
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* Describes tx patient would want if he became terminally ill.
*No one else can make medical decisions. |
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| Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care |
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| *Legal document that names a health care proxy (agent, person) responsible for making health care decisions for the patient, when patient can't make decisions for themselves |
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| Minimal 40 mL/hr (approx. 1 Liter/day |
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| Weight gain, electroly imbalance, increased hemodynamic pressures, and decreased lung compliance. |
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| Hypovolemia (Recommend Fluid Therapy) |
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| Hypervolemia (Recommend Diuretic) |
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| Inabilities to cooperate may be caused by: |
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| Language difficulties, influence of medications, hearing loss, fear, apprehension, depression, etc. |
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| Emotional State: Anxiety, nervousness = |
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| watching every movement, respiratory distress, or hypoxemia |
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| Emotional State: Depressed = |
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| Emotional State: Anger, Combatice, Irritable = |
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| Emotional State: Euphoria = |
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| Severe hypoxemia, tension pneumothorax, status asthmaticus |
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| ADL (Activities of Daily Living) is evaluated using: |
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| difficulty breathing except in the upright position (CHF) |
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| run down feeling, nausea, weakness, fatifue, headache (Electrolyte imbalance) |
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| Feeling of shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing |
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| Dyspnea occurs after unusual exertion |
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| Breathless after going up hills or stairs |
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| Dyspnea while walking at normal speed |
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| Dyspnea slowly walking short distances |
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| Dyspnea at rest, shaving, dressing, etc. |
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| A reaction of specific nervous tissue. May increase blood pressure and heart rate. |
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