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Stack #24739
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| physician orders 1000ml of Ancef to be infused in twenty minutes. With a set rate of 15gtt/ml. What is the flow rate? | 750gtt/min |
| 500 ml of Ancef is to be infused in 5 hours. It is infused at 150ml/hr. The set rate is 10gtt/min. How long will it take to infuse? | 3hrs 20min |
| What are the normal values for serum potassium? | 3.5-5.0 |
| Name three types of monosaccharides | glucose, fructose, galactose |
| What lab values may be abnormal when a patient is dehydrated? | albumin, creatinine, H&H, urine specific gravity |
| What is the purpose of labwork | screening,screen for risk factor,differentiate between different dz, monitor reponses to tx, eval prognosis, disease severity, baseline, medication levels. |
| What are the things that can interfere with lab results? | medications, fluid and diet, improper collection, alcohol or drug use, communication errors |
| What type of things will cause differences in lab values? | aging, gender, chronic illnesses |
| What kind of problems will you encounter related to lab collection? | inability of pt to follow directions, inability to find vein, bleeding disorders |
| What are the basic questions you might ask relating to labs? | What are the normal ranges? What was the test ordered? What do the results mean? What if any prep is needed? When was the last set done? What should you teach the patient about labs? Do you need consent? |
| Analysis of labs | Why are tests abnormal for patient? What do the labs mean for the patient? What signs and symptoms are related to results? Nursing interventions that are appropriate for the lab results? |
| What is important when communicating the results of labwork? | Call physician with abnormal results? Inform instructor with abnormal test results. Critical values should be called to the physician. |
| What does CBC stand for? | Complete Blood Count |
| What is a CBC composed of? | wbc, rbc, Hgb, Hct, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, platelets |
| What does MCV stand for and what is it normal range? | Mean Corpuscular Volume. Normal range: 80-96 |
| What does MCH stand for and what is it's normal range? | Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin. Normal Range: 27.5-33.2 |
| What types of disease processes is an abnormal MCV related to? | B-12 deficiency, Folic Acid deficiency, and Pernicious Anemia |
| What type of disease processes is an abnormal MCH indicative of? | Iron deficient anemia |
| What does MCHC stand for and what is it's normal range? | Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration. Normal Range: 33.4-35.5 |
| What type of disease processes is an abnormal MCHC indicative of? | Iron deficient anemia |
| What does RDW stand for and what is it's normal range? | RBC distribution width. Normal Range: 11.7-14.2 |
| What is an abnormal RDW indicative of? | Iron deficiency, pernicious anemia, Vit b-12 deficiency |
| What is the normal range for a total white count? | 4.5-11 |
| If the neutrophils are elevated in a CBC count what might this be idicative of? | acute infection and inflammation |
| what is the normal range for neutrophils? | 50-65 |
| What do you call an inflammation/infectiton of the outer layer of the heart? | pericarditis |
| If you patient is dehydrated what would you expect her blood pressure to do? | elevate |
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lindaforbes
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