Exam 2 MedSurg Flashcard
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA MANIFESTATIONS: BMI of 30. Day time sleepiness
and difficulty falling asleep. Spouse complains about snoring. Awakening with a
headache
ASSESSING SUCCESSFUL SUCTIONING: Improved oxygen saturation. Improved
breath sounds. Improved work of breathing.
CONTACT PRECAUTIONS FOR SPOUSES IN MRSA/VRE: should sleep in separate
beds
NEBULIZER TREATMENT EDUCATION FOR ASTHMA: Mini-nebulizer. Performing
diaphragmatic breathing technique
MOST COMMON TYPES OF SKIN CANCER: basal cell carcinoma. Squamous cell
carcinoma. Actinic keratosis.
CONTACT PRECAUTIONS FOR MEASLES: airborne precautions. N95. Negative
pressure room
LARYNGITIS RN INTERVENTION: Avoid smoking cigarettes until inflammation has
diminished. Rest voice. Inhale cool steam or aerosol. Antibiotics if infection is
present.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SCABIES: Contact precautions to prevent transmission
PEDICULOSIS – TX AND RN INTERVENTIONS: TX – permethrin/ivermectin. RN
INTERVENTION: wash all bedding and clothes with hot water at least 130
degrees. Remove nits with fine tooth comb with vinegar
ATOPIC DERMATITIS ETIOLOGY: genetic factors involved
CELLULITIS – MANIFESTATIONS AND RN INTERVENTIONS: redness, pain,
warmth, and swelling. INTERVENTIONS: antibiotics, cool moist packets,
elevating arm above the heart
FLU PREVENTION FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PTS: Handwashing.
Immunocompromised patients should get a quadrivalent vaccine each year. Reduce
symptoms with flu drugs.
IMPETIGO ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT: humid warm climates and unclean
environments. TX with antibacterial soap.
WITH ANY UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS: call doctor if stiffness of neck,
(rhinosinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis)
AT RISK PATIENTS FOR FLU: elderly, babies, comorbid conditions like COPD and
diabetes, immunocompromised
YEAST INFECTIONS – CANDIDAS ETIOLOGY: risk factors include – diabetes,
, antibiotics, corticosteroids, pregnancy
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA MANIFESTATIONS: BMI of 30. Day time sleepiness
and difficulty falling asleep. Spouse complains about snoring. Awakening with a
headache
ASSESSING SUCCESSFUL SUCTIONING: Improved oxygen saturation. Improved
breath sounds. Improved work of breathing.
CONTACT PRECAUTIONS FOR SPOUSES IN MRSA/VRE: should sleep in separate
beds
NEBULIZER TREATMENT EDUCATION FOR ASTHMA: Mini-nebulizer. Performing
diaphragmatic breathing technique
MOST COMMON TYPES OF SKIN CANCER: basal cell carcinoma. Squamous cell
carcinoma. Actinic keratosis.
CONTACT PRECAUTIONS FOR MEASLES: airborne precautions. N95. Negative
pressure room
LARYNGITIS RN INTERVENTION: Avoid smoking cigarettes until inflammation has
diminished. Rest voice. Inhale cool steam or aerosol. Antibiotics if infection is
present.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SCABIES: Contact precautions to prevent transmission
PEDICULOSIS – TX AND RN INTERVENTIONS: TX – permethrin/ivermectin. RN
INTERVENTION: wash all bedding and clothes with hot water at least 130
degrees. Remove nits with fine tooth comb with vinegar
ATOPIC DERMATITIS ETIOLOGY: genetic factors involved
CELLULITIS – MANIFESTATIONS AND RN INTERVENTIONS: redness, pain,
warmth, and swelling. INTERVENTIONS: antibiotics, cool moist packets,
elevating arm above the heart
FLU PREVENTION FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PTS: Handwashing.
Immunocompromised patients should get a quadrivalent vaccine each year. Reduce
symptoms with flu drugs.
IMPETIGO ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT: humid warm climates and unclean
environments. TX with antibacterial soap.
WITH ANY UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS: call doctor if stiffness of neck,
(rhinosinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis)
AT RISK PATIENTS FOR FLU: elderly, babies, comorbid conditions like COPD and
diabetes, immunocompromised
YEAST INFECTIONS – CANDIDAS ETIOLOGY: risk factors include – diabetes,
, antibiotics, corticosteroids, pregnancy
