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| UA Assess.......If abnormal check |
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Definition
| Renal status, hydration, UTI, disease-----------> ? WBCs, assess for infection |
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| Chest X-Ray If positive assess for |
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Definition
| Respiratory anatomical defects If positive, look at X-Ray and collaborate |
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| RBCs.........Male & female normal value.......if to low Its. -----Assess for patients ability to---- |
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Definition
| (((Male: 4.7-6.1 Female: 4.2-5.4 g/dL))) ---Anemic--- collaborate on pt's ability to withstand hemoraging intra/post operative |
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| (Hb) Hemaglobin Normal values male & female.....If to low they are ..... Assess for patients ability to... |
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Definition
| (((Male: 14-18 g/dL Female:12-16 g/dL)))---Anemic---; gas transport Assess collaborate on pt's ability to withstand hemoraging intra/post operative |
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| (Hct)hematocrit normal values---If to low Its --- if to high its ...Assess for patients ability to... |
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Definition
(((Male: 42-52% Female:37-47%)))
Gross measurement of RBCs;anemia; polycythemia(exsess RBCs)--- Assess collaborate on pt's ability to withstand hemoraging intra/post operative |
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| Platelet count Normal values are....Assess fro patients ability to... |
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Definition
| (((150,000-4,000,000/mm(3)))) hemostasis;clotting ability --- Assess collaborate on pt's ability to withstand hemoraging intra/post operative |
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| INR Normal range....Assesses for which anti-coagulant |
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Definition
(((2-3.0therapeutic range; normal 9-1.1)))
Coumadin clotting time.......Collaborate on strategy for coumadin/heparin adminstration & when patient can return to coumadin posoperatively. Notify physician of any values out of therapeutic range. |
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| PT normal value . . . assesses which anti-coagulan . . . |
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Definition
| (((11-12.5 normal1))) . . . 1.5-2.0 x Control Value for therapeutic range . . . ---coumadin--- (but INR is really used) |
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| PTT (aPTT)Normal value . . . and what multiply by. . . assesses which anticoagulant . . . |
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Definition
(((30-40 seconds)))
* * * 1.5-2.5 x Control Value for therapeutic range * * *---heperin--- |
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| Blood glucose normal values |
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| Creatine Normal vslues . . . assesses for what PreOp |
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Definition
| Cr Male: .6-1.2 mg/dL Female: .5-1.1 mg/dL Creatine blood levels; renal function Assess for post surgical strategy to clear surgical drugs |
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| Blood uria nitagen (BUN) Normal values |
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Definition
| 10-20 mg/dL Renal function; liver function . . .For renal, look at Cr & K. . . For liver, assess for nutrition & infection. |
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| EKG Assesses for what in the heart . . . |
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Definition
60-100 bpms, wave patterns arrhythmias, dysrhythmia hearth valve functions
Bring to attention of surgeon/anestesiologist if irregular patterns |
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| T & C Why do we need to know |
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Definition
| T & C depends on patient blood type (i.e., A+, O-) Have blood type ready for possible transfusion |
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| Potassium Normal values . . . checks for |
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Definition
| (((3.5-5.0 mEg/L))) Serum potassium levels; . . . electrical cardiac functioning . . . (hyper;hypokalemia) Implement hospital protocal or collaborate to restore levels. |
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| Sodium normal values . . . checks for what |
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Definition
| (((136-145 mEq/L)))) Hyper (dehydration) . . . .hyponatremia(fluid retention) . . . . .If abnormal, anticipate hyper. Client should have restricted fluids. Use appropriate IV fluids |
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| Chloride normal levels . . . checks for . . . |
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Definition
| (((98-106 mEq/L))) Chloride serum levels;electrical neutrality and acid-base balance; ***hyperchloremia (dehydration/weakness); . . . hypochloremia (overhydration/tremors & twitching)*** typically assessed with sodium If abnormal, antipate hyper. Client should have restricted fluids. Use appropriate IV fluids |
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