after undergoing a console that to me, the patient is a risk for ineffective airway. What equipment should be in the room?
suction equipment
Total Laryngectomy Ineffective airway: What two things help w/ hydration and nutrition?
IV fluids and entera feedings
What test are ordered for tonsillitis? Think what tests are done to check for infection, help find the right antibiotic, assess respiratory complications.
CBC, throat culture, test for mononucleosis, chest x-ray
patient is recovering from tonsillectomy. She wants to clear her throat despite being told not to. What can a nurse teach her as to why she should avoid clearing her throat after surgery?
Clearing the throat may initiate reading
Total Laryngecomty teaching: patients undergoing laryngectomies go to the ICU for several days. ____ the pt that this is routine.
inform
Name 3 complications of total laryngectomy w/ a radical neck dissection
salivary fitula, carotid artery blowout, and tracheal stenosis
Total Laryngecomty teaching: A pt. can lose the ability to speak. You should provide ____ about alternative means of communication, refer to ___ therapist, provide ____ support, ___ pts feelings of anger and despair.
information; speech; emotional; accept
why are adenoids usually removed during a tonsillectomy?
adenoids are almost always infected and the councils
Care for Tonsillectomy (handout): patient is recovering from a tonsillectomy and is worried when he saw his stool was black. What what explanation can you give to the patient?
Black or dark stool is expected for a few days because of swallowed blood.
later signs and symptoms of laryngeal cancer are blood in ____, difficulty___, or difficulty___.
