You are caring for a patient who has just received a transtracheal catheter for long-term continu-ous home O2 therapy. Which of the following problems should you be on guard for with this pa-tient?
1. Airway obstruction
2. Catheter clogging
3. Stoma infection
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
The most common complications of transtracheal O2 therapy are listed in Box 56-4.
You might also like to view...
________ Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressures
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You are caring for a newly born infant delivered approximately 8 minutes ago. The infant had a 1-minute APGAR score of 6, which improved to 7 at 5 minutes. Despite drying, warming, suctioning, and stimulating the infant, you note he continues to have central cyanosis. His heart rate is 132, and his ventilations are 50. Which of the following is the best action in this situation?
A) Administer "blow-by" oxygen. B) Begin chest compressions. C) Administer 0.01 mg/kg of epinephrine subcutaneously. D) Assist ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device.
Your patient is a 32-year-old female, 30 weeks' pregnant, complaining of shortness of breath and palpitations. She is alert and oriented, though anxious; her skin is cool and moist, and her radial pulse is weak and rapid, but regular. HR = 180, BP = 100/72, RR = 24. The monitor shows supraventricular tachycardia. After applying oxygen by nonrebreather and starting an IV of normal saline, which of the following is most appropriate?
A) 150 mg of amiodarone B) Transport without further intervention C) 6 mg of adenosine D) 2 mg of Versed and cardioversion beginning at 50 joules
____ mortis is the body's natural cooling.
A. Livor B. Rigor C. Algor D. Pallor