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What would indicate to you that a patient might be in need of pressure relieving actions?
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What is performed to treat a patient with craniostenosis or to relieve increased intracranial pressure?
Surgical intervention is typically performed to treat a patient with craniostenosis. The surgery involves the reshaping of the skull to correct the abnormal fusion of the cranial sutures. In cases of increased intracranial pressure, a shunt may be placed to divert excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to another part of the body, relieving the pressure.
What does the presence of blood in gastric contents indicate?
it may indicate that the patient or person has ulcer
Which device would indicate to a physician that the patient has hypoxemia?
A pulse oximeter would indicate hypoxemia.
Is paracentesis painful?
The Paracentesis is usually not painful, but typically very relieving for the patient to be rid of large amounts of excess fluid
What impact could these actions have on the patient?
I'll need to check the patient's chart first.
What are 5 reasons a patient should wear an identification symbol?
To ensure that, even if they are asleep, they can be correctly identified. To identify them as a patient, and not a visitor, if they are up and about. To indicate what they are being treated for. To indicate who their doctor is. To indicate how long they have been in the hospital.
Is it true or false the out guides indicate when patient charts are out of order?
false
What does it indicate if a patient's skin is cool pale and moist?
Poor circulation
Which body temperature reading would indicate a patient may have an infection?
hyperthermia
What laboratory values would indicate a patient has experienced an acute myocardial infarction?
PT
What do Ayurvedic doctors believe about the pulse?
that the pulse can indicate how prana, or life energy, is flowing through a patient's system, and can indicate the condition of internal organs.
Proteins given intravenously would raise a patient's blood volume and pressure?
Proteins given intravenously would raise a patient's blood volume and pressure. This is mainly due to the fact that solutes have the same osmotic pressure.
