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A patient who has sickle cell disease has developed cellulitis above the left ankle.
What is the nurse's priority for this patient? Maintain oxygenation.
hemarthrosis is a symptom of joint bleeding
pericarditis inflammation of the pericardium. S/S Chest pain (sharp, change with
respiration, relieved sitting forward, worsened lying down/deep
inspiration/swallowing.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a minimally invasive
procedure to open up blocked coronary arteries, allowing blood to circulate
unobstructed to the heart muscle.
Anemia - Blood loss
RBC: transport O2 and carbon dioxide
WBC: body defense: destruction of bacteria and viruses.
Platelets: initiate blood clotting
Heparin is used to prevent blood clotting.
Hypovolemic anemia - Abnormally low circulating blood vol due to blood loss.
S/S: restlessness (#1), rise in respirations, weakness, stupor, irritability,
pale/cool/moist skin, rapid/thready pulse. Blood loss can cause shock
Aplastic anemia - Decrease of bone marrow function. S/S pallor, weakness and
dyspnea, Leukopenia - such as recurrent of multiple infections,
Thrombocytopenia: deficiency in the # of circulating platelets. Major signs are
petechiae + ecchymosis.
Iron def. anemia - caused by chronic bleeding. NI: alternate periods of rest and
activity to balance O2 supply and demand. S/S
Sickle cell anemia - Abnormal, crescent-shaped RBC. Aching joints in hands +
feet.
Von willebrands disease - slow coag of blood. (Female).
(DIC) - Over stimulation of clotting + anti-clotting processes from injury
Phagocytosis - engulf any foreign material + digest it.
CBC = red + white cell counts, hct, hgb, erythrocyte indexes, differential WBC
count, + exam of peripheral blood cells.
Hematocrit (hct): measures the volume percentage of RBCs. Dependent on
plasma volume. Too much fluid diluted hct.
Hemoglobin (hgb): carries o2 from lungs to cells + carbon dioxide away from
cells to lungs.