NURSING 277 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Uric Acid, Median Nerve, Pallor
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Negative findings: no report of tingling sensation radiating from wrist to second, third and fourth fingers. Pulse (if can"t feel pulse, check cap refill) Rhumatoid disease: not a specific test, can be positive in patient without disease, can be positive in normal population. Sensitivity: sensitive means it can detect a condition, not telling us what that condition is, specific test measure what it suppose to measure. Ana (antinuclear antibody: can be positive in normal population. Ck corrected kinase: 3 substance, ck - mm skeletal, ck - mb heart, ck - bb brain. Good for bones, fracture: will not tell you about soft tissue. Check for renal function: bun & creatinine. X-ray is on going while doing procedures to make sure it"s going good. Synovial fluid analysis: function is to lubricate joint. Fluid is examined grossly for volume, color, clarity, viscosity, and mucin clot formation: normal: clear, transparent, low viscosity, infected: purulent, trauma bloody.
