TRAUMA NURSING COURSE

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Trauma Nursing Core Course Initial Assessment Correct Answer: 1. Preparation and Triage 2. Primary Survey 3. Reevaluation Airway Interventions Asplenia patients have difficulty destroying encaps... ulated bacteria - Streptococcus pneumonia, Neisseria meningitides and Herophilus influenza. Secondary lymph organ that filters and cleanses the blood on operative management is preferred if hemodynamically Cullen sign (ecchymosis around the umbilicus or RUQ), tenderness, guarding or rigidity RUQ, 9-12 rib FXs, elevated LFT CT: Hemoperitoneum. Hypo density - represents parenchymal disruption, intraparenchymal hematoma or subcapsular hematoma Asplenia patients have difficulty destroying encapsulated bacteria - Streptococcus pneumonia, Neisseria meningitides and Hemophilic influenza. At risk for pneumococcal sepsis. Need annual flu shot and q5yr meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccines. [Show More]

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