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10 Cards in this Set
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YOU MUST HAVE A BASE LINE OF WHAT FOR EACH PATIENT
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VITAL SIGNS
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VITAL SIGNS FOR MAJOR LOSS OF BLOOD OR BODY FLIUD WITH TISSUE TRAUMA
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-DECREASE B/P
-INCREASE HR -INCREASED RESPS -TEMP WILL EITHER DECREASE OR BE UNAFFECTED |
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AN ELEVATED TEMPATURE 24HR POST SURGERY INDICATES WHAT
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ATELECTOSIS
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COLLASPE OF THE ALVEOLI FROM LACK OF INSPIRATION IS CALLED
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ATELECTOSIS
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TYPES OF ALTERED FLIUD AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES
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-METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
-MATEBOLIC ALKALOSIS |
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INDICATIONS OF METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
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-LOW PH
-LOW PLASMA BICARBONATE CONCENTRATION |
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S/S OF METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
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-HEADACHE
-NAUSEA/VOMITING -CONFUSION -DROWSINESS -INCREASED RESPS -HYPERKALEMIA -SHOCK |
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METABOLIC ALKALOSIS INCATIONS
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-HIGH PH
-HIGH PLASMA BICARBONATE CONCENTRATION |
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COMMON CAUSES OF METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
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-EXCESSIVE VOMITING
-LOSS OF GASTRIC SECTIONS -DIURETIC THERAPY |
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S/S OF METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
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-HYPOKALEMIA
-DECREASED RESPS |
