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Wk 1 Pneumonia
Pneumonia definition,
What is a parenchyma,
Functional portion parenchyma of ...
56  cards
Wk 1 Lung Cancer
10 of the time patient s find tha...,
Lung cancer is clinically __ for ...,
Lung cancer is often masked in pa...
25  cards
Wk 1 Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis etiology,
Isoniazid is aka,
Tb is called multidrug resistant ...
77  cards
Wk 1 COPD
Obstructive pulmonary disease is ...,
Three disease processes covered i...,
A patient with copd has __ and or __
53  cards
Wk 1 Epistaxis
What is epistaxis,
What causes epistaxis,
What concerning our blood vessels...
18  cards
Wk 1 Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Disorder characterized by obstruc...,
What are the risk factors for obs...,
Why does obesity contribute to ob...
24  cards
Wk 1 Tracheostomies
What device is used for what a pa...,
What is the plate part of the tra...,
What type of trach is white and h...
14  cards
Wk 1 Acute Pharyngitis
What is acute pharyngitis,
Most pharyngitis is __,
10 of adult and 30 of childhood p...
7  cards
Wk 1 Head and Neck Cancer
What causes 85 of head and neck c...,
Who is most likely to get head an...,
If under the age of 50 the cancer...
14  cards
Wk 1 Respiratory Labs and Diagnostics
What is oximetry referring to,
Decreased pulse ox could mean,
Oximetry is commonly used to __ o...
60  cards
Wk 2 Hematology Labs and Diagnostics
What four tests are part of a cbc,
What is the normal platelet count,
What is the order of leukocytes s...
76  cards
Wk 2 Anemia Classifications & Manifestations
What are thrombocytes,
What makes up the plasma,
Anemia is classified by
42  cards
Wk 2 Four Different Types of Anemia
What are four reasons someone mig...,
What is the number one most commo...,
Most people with iron deficiency ...
40  cards
Wk 2 Nursing Care of the Anemic Patient
What is the difference between ac...,
One of the most common complicati...,
What are 3 nursing problems for t...
37  cards
Wk 2 Polycythemia
What is polycythemia,
What are the three classification...,
What is relative polycythemia
19  cards
Wk 2 Central Venous Catheters
4 reasons someone might have a cvc,
Tpn is very __tonic,
The peripheral vein can t handle
74  cards
Wk 2 Blood Component Therapy: Nursing Implications
What are four different types of ...,
What are packed red blood cells,
When a patient needs prbcs what w...
63  cards
Wk 2 Transfusion Reactions
What should you do if you suspect...,
What else should you do if you su...,
When will urine output be effecte...
44  cards
Wk 3 Perioperative Nursing/Preop
When does a patient go into the i...,
6 reasons a patient might have su...,
What is ambulatory surgery
48  cards
Wk 3 Intraoperative Care
When does the intraoperative phas...,
What does the circulating nurse i...,
What does the scrub nurse do in t...
32  cards
Wk 3 Postoperative Care
When someone comes out of the ord...,
What should a pacu hand off repor...,
What does intraoperative manageme...
58  cards
Wk 3 Fluid Volume Imbalances
Albumin has __ power,
Albumin is related to,
What does it mean that albumin ha...
48  cards
Wk 3 Sodium Imbalances
What is the normal range for sodium,
What is the normal range for pota...,
What is the normal range for calcium
35  cards
Wk 3 Potassium Imbalances
Potassium it the major __ cation,
Sodium in the major __ cation,
What is the main function of pota...
30  cards
Wk 3 Calcium Imbalances
What is the main function of calcium,
Only 1 of calcium resides in the ...,
What is the main cause of hyperca...
20  cards
Wk 3 Magnesium and Phosphorous Imbalances
What does magnesium do,
What is the main cause of hyperma...,
Pregnant women sometimes get hype...
24  cards
Wk 4 HIV Labs and Diagnostics
Who is considered for routine hiv...,
How often should someone consider...,
Who is considered at high risk fo...
58  cards
Wk 4 Care of the HIV patient and AIDS
The final stage of hiv infection ...,
A patient is considered to have a...,
What are specific opportunistic i...
28  cards
Wk 4 Review of Terms and Skin Cancer
What is a macule,
What colors can a macule be,
How large are macules
94  cards
Wk 4 Infections, Infestations, Benign Disorders
What are 2 bacterial dermal infec...,
What are the risk factors for der...,
This is an example of
64  cards
Wk 4 Wound Management
What is a potential cause of frag...,
What is an example of decreased c...,
What are 9 factors that affect wo...
45  cards
Wk 4 Complications of Wound Healing
What is an adhesion,
What is contraction,
What is a fistula
19  cards
Wk 4 Burns
What are the 6 types of burns,
What is the most common type of burn,
What is a chemical burn
56  cards
Wk 5 Urinary Labs and Diagnostics
What does turbid mean concerning ...,
Who has cloudy urine,
What does amber or honey colored ...
128  cards
Wk 5 UTI
What 3 things does an upper uti i...,
What are 3 symptoms of an upper uti,
A lower uti has no __ manifestations
52  cards
Wk 5 Pyelonephritis
What are the clinical manifestati...,
What is flank pain in a uti,
What are 3 additional tests for p...
15  cards
Wk 5 Nephrolithiasis
These are a picture of,
What will a patient have is their...,
How is a nephrostomy tube placed
52  cards
Wk 5 Urinary Diversions
What is an ileal conduit,
They take a snippet of the small ...,
What is this a picture of
17  cards
Wk 5 Acute Kidney Injury
Define acute kidney injury,
What would a gfr be for someone w...,
What would urine output look like...
60  cards
Wk 5 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
How many stages of ckd is there,
What is the gfr for stage 1 ckd,
What is the gfr for stage 2 ckd
38  cards
Wk 5 Overview of Dialysis
How often is peritoneal dialysis ...,
How often is hemodialysis done,
What is the dialysis solution called
19  cards

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