Postanesthesia Care Complications

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FIG. 29.1 Head tilt. Patient’s head is tilted backward and neck is hyperextended. This maneuver is contraindicated in presence of possible cervical injury. (Courtesy of Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia Commonwealth University,…

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Care of the Orthopedic Surgical Patient

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FIG. 37.1 Airplane splint. (From Coppard BM, Lohman H: Introduction to splinting: a clinical-reasoning and problem solving approach, ed 2, St. Louis, MO, 2001, Elsevier.) Positioning After the initial assessment of the…

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Care of the Genitourinary Surgical Patient

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FIG. 41.1 A, Types of large-diameter catheters. 1. Conical tip urethral catheter, one eye. 2. Robinson urethral catheter. 3. Whistle-tip urethral catheter. 4. Coudé hollow olive-tip catheter. 5. Malecot self-retaining, four-wing…

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Care of the Vascular Surgical Patient

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1. Obtain the blood pressure in both arms with the patient lying supine. 2. Obtain the blood pressure with a Doppler scan at the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses…

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Care of the Intensive Care Unit Patient in the PACU

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FIG. 55.1 Normal intracranial pressure waveform. (From McQuillan KA, et al.: Trauma nursing: from resuscitation through rehabilitation, ed 4, St. Louis, MO, 2009, Elsevier.) FIG. 55.2 Abnormal intracranial pressure waveform. P2 is higher than…

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Care of the Shock Trauma Patient

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FIG. 54.1 Trauma bay at the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit. Prehospital Phase During the prehospital phase, vital information regarding the trauma patient’s condition at the scene and MOI reveals…

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Pain Management

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GI, Gastrointestinal. From Pasero C, McCaffery M: Pain assessment and pharmacologic management, St. Louis, MO, 2011, Elsevier. Copyright 1999, Chris Pasero, Margo McCaffery. Used with permission. Some patients have “mixed…

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the PACU

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FIG. 57.1 To begin external cardiac compressions, rescuer should place heel of one hand over lower half of patient’s sternum between nipples in center of chest. (Courtesy Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia…

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Care of the Patient With Thermal Imbalance

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FIG. 53.1 Heat loss mechanisms of radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation in patients under anesthesia. (From Nagelhout JJ, Plaus KL: Nurse anesthesia, ed 5, St. Louis, MO, 2014, Elsevier.) Conduction Conduction involves…

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