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TEST BANK LEWIS'S MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 11TH EDITION BY HARDING, Exams of Advanced Education

TEST BANK LEWIS'S MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 11TH EDITION BY HARDING

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Download TEST BANK LEWIS'S MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 11TH EDITION BY HARDING and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! TEST BANK LEWIS'S MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 11TH EDITION BY HARDING Elevated temperature - Increases metabolic demands and oxygen use by tissues Drop in oxygen saturation - Result of elevated temperature in central venous blood Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) - Used for a patient in cardiogenic shock Goals of treatment with IABP - Indicated by normal cardiac output (CO) of 5 L/min Low stroke volume (SV) - Signifies continued cardiogenic shock Tachycardia - Suggests continued cardiogenic shock Low urine output - Suggests continued cardiogenic shock Positioning the patient - Supine with head of the bed elevated up to 30 degrees Use of anticoagulant medications - Should be avoided for a patient with an intraaortic balloon pump Monitoring urinary output - Helps determine improvement in cardiac output and monitor balloon displacement Limited movement - Allowed for extremity with balloon insertion site to prevent displacement Heparin - Used to prevent thrombus formation