Isoniazid (INH) - Increased dilantin levels

Ethambutol - Vision check before starting therapy and monthly thereafter; may have to take for 1-2
years

Lung cancer - Neoplasm occurring in the lung; cigarette smoking is responsible for 80-90%; poor
prognosis

Lung cancer nursing assessment - Dry, hacking cough early, with cough turning productive as disease
progresses; hoarseness; dyspnea; hemoptysis, rust colored or purulent sputum; pain in chest area;
diminished breath sounds, wheezing; abnormal chest radiograph; positive sputum for cytology

Pursed lip breathing - Improves gas exchange

Thoracotomy - Used in clients who have a resectable tumor - usually detection occurs too late to
perform this

Pneumonectomy - Removal of the entire lung; position client on operative side or back

Intussusceptions - Telescoping of the gut within itself

Neurogenic causes of intestinal obstruction - Paralytic ileus and spinal cord lesion

Vascular causes of intestinal obstruction - Mesenteric artery occlusions which can lead to gut infarct

Mechanical bowel obstruction - Due to disorders outside the bowel caused by disorders within the
bowel or by blockage of the lumen in the intestine