PAT 20A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Orthostatic Hypotension, Antigen, Lactulose
9 May 2016
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Icp: when admitting a patient with a possible coup-contrecoup injury after a car accident to the emergency department, the nurse obtains the following information. The nurse documents this as: flexion withdrawal, localization of pain, decorticate posturing, decerebrate posturing, a patient who is suspected of having an epidural hematoma is admitted to the emergency department. A patient with a head injury has admission vital signs of blood pressure 128/68, pulse 110, and respirations 26. Clear nasal drainage in a patient with a head injury suggests a dural tear and cerebrospinal fluid (csf) leakage. Cancer: during a routine health examination, the patient tells the nurse that she has a family history of colon cancer. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to make in order to evaluate whether treatment of a patient with anaphylactic shock has been effective? a. pulse rate b. orientation c. blood pressure d. oxygen saturation.
