- Bradypnea.
- Apnea.
- Tachypnea.
- Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
No category found.
- Turning the patient every 4 hours.
- Massaging reddened areas vigorously.
- Using a donut-shaped cushion for pressure relief.
- Repositioning the patient every 2 hours.
- Dry mucous membranes.
- Orthostatic hypotension.
- Crackles in the lungs.
- Decreased peripheral pulses.
- Pulmonary embolism.
- Stroke.
- Myocardial infarction.
- Kidney failure.
- PaO2 of 95 mmHg.
- PaCO2 of 40 mmHg.
- PaO2 of 70 mmHg.
- pH of 7.40.
- Standard precautions only.
- Droplet precautions.
- Contact precautions.
- Airborne precautions.
- Always an objective finding.
- Only a physical sensation.
- Whatever the experiencing person says it is.
- A sign of malingering.
- Administer a strong laxative.
- Increase fluid and fiber intake.
- Encourage bed rest.
- Advise the patient to ignore the urge to defecate until convenient.
- Respiratory acidosis.
- Metabolic acidosis.
- Respiratory alkalosis.
- Metabolic alkalosis.
- Take a deep breath and then cough once forcefully.
- Take several shallow breaths before coughing gently.
- Take a deep breath, hold it for a few seconds, and then cough twice forcefully.
- Cough continuously until all mucus is expelled.
- Specific gravity of 1.010.
- Presence of red blood cells.
- Positive for nitrites and leukocytes esterase.
- pH of 6.0.
- Prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
- Increase arterial blood flow.
- Promote skin healing.
- Reduce peripheral neuropathy.
- Increased caloric intake.
- Fluid retention.
- Muscle gain from exercise.
- Medication side effects.
- "I should only use my rescue inhaler when I have a severe attack."
- "I will avoid known triggers, like smoke and pet dander."
- "I can stop my controller medication once I feel better."
- "I don't need to get a flu shot since I have asthma."
- Place the patient in a flat supine position.
- Check gastric residual volumes every 24 hours.
- Elevate the head of the bed to at least 30-45 degrees.
- Administer the feeding rapidly.
- Metabolic acidosis.
- Respiratory acidosis.
- Metabolic alkalosis.
- Respiratory alkalosis.
- Administer insulin as prescribed.
- Give the patient 15 grams of simple carbohydrates.
- Provide a complex carbohydrate snack.
- Call the physician immediately.
