Retake 2 ATI RN Medical Surgical Focus Review GI Diagnostics Procedure: Plan of Care for a Client Who Has Gastroenteritis (Ch.46) A positive finding for clostridium difficile is indicative of t... his opportunistic infection, which usually becomes established secondary to use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Medications: Some medications ( NSAIDs, warfarin, aspirin) place the client at risk for complications. Notify the provider if medication restrictions were not followed. Blood Test: Interpretations of Findings o Aspartate aminotransferase/ Alanine Aminotransferase: Elevation occurs with hepatitis or cirrhosis. o Alkaline Phosphatase- Elevation indicates liver damage o Amylase/ Lipase- Elevation occurs with pancreatitis o Total Bilirubin- Elevation indicate altered liver function, bile duct obstruction, or other hepatobiliary disorder. o Albumin- Decrease can indicate hepatic disease. o Alpha-fetoprotein- Elevated in liver cancer, cirrhosis and hepatitis. o Ammonia- Elevated in liver disease. Tuberculosis: Appropriate Interventions for a Client Who Has Tuberculosis(Ch.23) TB diagnosis should be considered for any client who has a persistent cough, chest pain, weakness, weight loss, anorexia, hemoptysis, dyspnea, fever, night sweats, or chills. Mantoux Test o An intradermal injection of an extract of the tubercle bacillus is made. o A positive Mantoux test indicates that the client has developed an immune response to TB. o Individuals who have latent TB can retain positive MT test and can receive treatment. Educate the client and family to continue medication therapy for its full duration of 6 to 12 months, even up to 2 years for multi-drug resistant TB. Airborne precautions are NOT needed in the home setting because family members have already been exposed. Medical and Surgical Asepsis: Maintaining a Sterile Field ( Ch. 10) The outer wrapping and 1-inch edge of packaging that contains sterile items are not sterile. The inner surface of the sterile drape or kit, except for that 1-inch border around the edge the sterile field to which other sterile items may be added. Consider any object held below the waist or above the chest contaminated. Grasp the tip of the top flap of the package, and with arm positioned away from the sterile field, unfold the top flap away from the body. o Next, open the side flaps, using the right hand for the right flap and the left hand for the left flap. [Show More]
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