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Which of the following statements regarding Pulse Oximetry is TRUE?

TKRscar(1).jpg Your patient, Kara, comes to your outpatient clinic 2 weeks status post (s/p) right total knee replacement (TKR) with staples along the anterior knee incision.  Kara reports that she was surprised to wake up from surgery with so many staples in her leg!  Kara palpates along her incision and becomes concerned when she feels a bump toward the distal end of the incision.  You inform her that what she is touching is part of her bone.  Which of the following bony landmarks does Kara feel?

The following three precautions must be followed when the patient has which of the following? Three precautions:  (1) head of bed elevated at least 30 degrees, (2) avoid severe neck flexion, (3) avoid valsalva

Helen is a 73 year old woman who sustained a right hip fracture due to a fall at home.  She is now partial weight bearing (PWB) on the right lower extremity and is being treated in the skilled nursing facility where you work.  She has decreased coordination (which likely led to her fall) and Diabetes Mellitus. She had a mild myocardial infarct eight years ago and is on 2 Liters of oxygen. During the second week that you are treating Helen, you arrive in her room and find that her pulse oximetry is showing an oxygen saturation of 85%.  Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action?

Robbie is a 30 year old man whom you are treating in the local hospital.  He sustained a left femur fracture two days ago, while at an indoor rock climbing gym.  During surgery, the doctor placed a rod in Robbie’s femur.  He now has a large scar over his distal-lateral left thigh and is non-weight bearing on the left lower extremity.  His past medical history is unremarkable. Robbie has an Arterial Line (A-Line) placed in the most common artery in which A-Lines are placed.  In which of the following arteries is Robbie’s A-Line?

Which of the following would be considered an abnormal PO2 level?

Lopressor is an example of an anti-hypertensive drug.  Which of the following is NOT a likely effect of this drug?

Which of the following statements is TRUE in regards to wound care?

Your neighbor informs you that his mother has recently developed a vascular ulcer and that he is becoming the “family expert” in wound care!  He tells you that his mother is 84 years old, 5’0” tall, 94 pounds, diabetic, hypertensive, and a smoker.  He mentions that he took her to the wound care clinic yesterday and that her pedal pulses are completely normal. In which of the following locations is her ulcer most likely located?

TKRscar.jpg Your patient, Kara, comes to your outpatient clinic 2 weeks status post (s/p) right total knee replacement (TKR) with staples along the anterior knee incision.  Kara reports that she was surprised to wake up from surgery with so many staples in her leg!  Which of the following best describes the type of wound closure that Kara has?