Your assignments this week are as follows. Do your assignments and post the answers in the forum. Remember to cite your source. We’ll comment and discuss in the forum.

Next Wednesday, I’ll post a video summary.

If your last name starts with B, A, D, E, or F

1. Why is Compazine contraindicated in a patient with Parkinson’s disease?
2. Your quadriplegic patient is going to surgery for a bowel resection. You understand that Succinylcholine is contraindicated for this patient. Why?
3. The 8-month-old has a positive Babinski reflex. What is the significance of this finding?
4. After a simple mastectomy how is the patient positioned post operatively to decrease swelling and enhance circulation?
5. What phase of the nursing process comes after the nursing diagnosis?.

If your last name starts with C, G, I, J, or K

1. What does it mean when a pacemaker has “failure to sense”? How is this treated?
2. How long after oral surgery can the patient swish/rinse his or her mouth?
3. How often do you check the temperature for your patient who arrives from the OR with an initial temp of 96.0 degrees F. temporal?
4. How do you use STOP-BANG? What is it for?
5. Understanding the duration of Toradol, when is the best time to administer this drug for post  operative pain control??

If your last name starts with S, L, N, O, or P

1. What is this rhythm?
2. Which nerve is involved in dorsiflexion?
3. Prilocaine & Benzocaine used for nerve block can cause methemoglobinemia. What are signs/symptoms and treatment for methemoglobinemia?
4. How do you treat a patient with a laryngospasm?
5. What electrolyte abnormalities would you expect to see in a patient after a Whipple Procedure?? 

If your last name starts with H, Q, R, T, or U

1. What medication do you anticipate will be ordered for your patient with A-fib?
2. What paralytic is contraindicated in a patient with a family history of high fever with anesthesia?
3. How do you assess cranial nerve II?
4. How long after a pacemaker/ICD before the patient should drive?
5. What’s the maintenance rate for a patient weighing 72kg? How do you calculate that using the 4:2:1 rule??

If your last name starts with M, V, W, X, Y, or Z

1. Metoclopramide is not recommended in pediatric patients because it can cause what adverse effect in this population?
2. The patient experienced a MH crisis in the OR and the crisis was managed with Dantrolene, active cooling and resuscitation. What is the biggest concern when recovering somebody after a crisis? The labs, body temp, kidneys, cardiac function
3. What is a normal ICP and CPP range?
4. What is Christmas disease?
5. Which patient do you anticipate may have need of higher dosage to control pain? Infant with heart disease, 50 y.o. man who smokes two packs a day, 30 y.o. female with history of severe PONV, 18-year-old with renal disease.