ECG (electrocardiogram), complete blood count, testing for occult blood, and comprehensive serum metabolic panel
Diagnostic testing is one source of information leading to a medical diagnosis. It is correct to anticipate cardiac and gastrointestinal studies due to the client's signs and symptoms. An ECG evaluates the report of chest pain, laboratory tests determine anemia, and the test for occult blood determines blood in the stool. Cardiac monitoring, oxygen, and creatine kinase, and LD levels are appropriate for a primary cardiac problem. A basic metabolic panel and alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase levels assess liver function. PT, PTT, fibrinogen, and fibrin split products are measured to verify bleeding dyscrasias. An EEG evaluates brain electrical activity.
Take her temperature at the same time every morning before getting out of bed.
The basal body temperature method requires that the client take her temperature each morning before getting out of bed, preferably at the same time each day before eating or any other activity. Just before the day of ovulation, the temperature falls by 0.5° F (0.28° C). At the time of ovulation, the temperature rises 0.4°F to 0.8°F (0.22°C to 0.44°C) because of increased progesterone secretion in response to the luteinizing hormone. The temperature remains higher for the rest of the menstrual cycle. The client should keep a diary of about 6 months of menstrual cycles to calculate "safe" days. There is no mucus for the first 3 or 4 days after menses, and then thick, sticky mucus begins to appear. As estrogen increases, the mucus changes to clear, slippery, and stretchy. This condition, termed spinnbarkeit, is present during ovulation. After ovulation, the mucus decreases in amount and becomes thick and sticky again until menses. Because the ovum typically survives about 24 hours and sperm can survive up to 72 hours, couples must avoid coitus when the cervical mucus is copious and for about 3 to 4 days before and after ovulation to avoid a pregnancy.
broth, gelatin cubes, and tea
To begin the patient's transition to eating a regular diet, the nurse will first choose a clear-liquid diet. This includes transparent liquids, such as apple juice, ginger ale, and chicken broth. When clear liquids are tolerated, the client can then transition to a full-liquid diet consisting of fluids and foods that are liquid at room temperature. Some examples are milk, custard, ice cream, puddings, vegetable and fruit juices, refined or strained cereals, and egg substitutes. Although milk, custard, and vanilla ice cream may be included in a bland diet, it may also include semi-solid and solid foods that are not spicy. The BRAT diet is commonly used to combat diarrhea and limits intake to bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast.
Apply physical stimulation.
During a rapid assessment, the nurse's first priority is to check the client's responsiveness. If it is determined there is no response, further assessment is needed. Open the airway, assess for breathing, then assess for circulation. To check circulation, the nurse must assess a client's heart and vascular network function by checking the client's skin color, temperature, mental status and, most importantly, pulse. The nurse would use the carotid artery to check a client's pulse. In a client with a circulatory problem or a history of compromised circulation, the nurse may not be able to palpate the radial pulse. The nurse palpates the brachial pulse during rapid assessment of an infant.
exercise patterns, nutrition, mobility, and safety
Assessing exercise patterns, nutrition, mobility, and safety provides teaching regarding health promotion and illness and injury prevention for elderly clients living in their homes. It is important to ensure that elderly clients are meeting their needs of exercise, nutrition, mobility, and safety to be able to manage in their own homes. These are the primary physical needs that could pose problems for elderly clients. Assessment of falls, injuries, and rehabilitation focuses only on mobility. Disease identification and management are important but do not address the most important factors that allow elderly clients to remain safe in their own homes. Medical visits are important, but they focus on health problems more than on meeting physical needs.
temporal
The temporal lobe controls hearing, language comprehension, and storage and recall memory. The frontal lobe influences personality, judgment, abstract reasoning, social behavior, language expression, and movement. The occipital lobe functions primarily in interpreting visual stimuli. The parietal lobe interprets and integrates sensations, including pain, temperature, and touch.