University:
Chamberlain University
Course:
NR 324 | Adult Health
Academic year:

2022
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294

Pages:

2
Author:

folclord7m

ACLS Summary Primary assessment for patients: -Alert -Voice -Painful Question: what something we will do for pain response: by rub for 30 seconds over the chest area - Unresponsive More Primary assessment: -Airway - Breathing - Circulation -Disability - Espouse ACLS: The secondary assessment involves the differential diagnosis like: the medical history Using the world SAMPLE: - Sings and symptoms - Allergies -Medications - Past medical history - Last meal - Events The H’s and T’s It mean to treat the underlying causes. It create a road map for possible diagnoses and interventions for the patient It components of : - Hypovolemia - Hypoxia - Hydrogen ion (acidosis) - Hyperkalemia - Hypothermia Definitions: - Tension pneumothorax results from an abnormal accumulation of air in the pleural space - Cardiac tamponade is a condition caused by an accumulation of fluid between the heart and the pericardium -Toxins it is best uncovered by a f focused history - Pulmonary thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is a blood clots from a large vein that breaks off and travels to the travels to the pulmonary artery where it becomes lodged - Coronary thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a blood vessel of the coronary system