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High Acuity Client Test 1

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Fluid for burns
TBSA(%) x Wt (kg) x 4mL
Half of total over 1st 8 hours
2nd half over 16 hours
Urine output
Greater than 30mL
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Cherry red, look at carboxyhemoglobin levels, knocks O2 off RBC's. Give 100% O2. O2 Sat monitor is not useful
Meds for burns
IV meds first
Electrical Burns
Watch for spinal cord injury first, they're usually up high. Also watch cardiac
Open Dressing
Burn is covered with a topical antibiotic with no dressing over wound. Must wear PPE
Closed Dressing
Sterilized gauze is placed over the wound with antibiotic ointment. Dressing may be changed every 12 to 24 hours or every 14 days
Partial Thickness Superficial Burn
Sunburn, 1 degree
Partial Thickness Deep Burn
Blister and some residue, 2nd degree
Full Thickness Burn
Non painful, burned through nerves, 3rd degree
Calories for Burn Patients
5000 a day
Burns on Anterior Part of Body
Maintain airway
Resp. Distress and burns
If lung sounds go from crackles to silent, you need to intubate
Define Cancer
Group of more than 200 diseases characterized by uncontrolled and unregulated growth of cells. It is a major health problem that occurs in people of all ethnicities.
Cancer
Lung cancer: number 1 in male and female
Female: Breast
Male: Prostate
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