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acute renal failure (ARF) (Cont.): alprazolam, 60
test results for, 386 alveolar ventilation, 39t
treatment for, 386 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN),
types of, 383–384, 384t–385t 2
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), 20 certifi cation from, 7, 7t
causes of, 69 competencies of critical care standards of, 2, 9–10,
critical care nursing interventions for, 71 10t
prognosis of, 69–70 critical care nursing role responsibilities of, 11t
signs and symptoms of, 70 4A’s model of, 13t
test results for, 70 guidelines of, 6
treatment for, 70–71 standards of, 4, 4t
acute respiratory failure (ARF), 20 synergy model of, 2, 9, 11t
causes of, 61–62 American Heart Association, 6
critical care nursing interventions for, 64 American Journal of Nursing (AJN), 2
prognosis of, 62 American Lung Association, 6
signs and symptoms of, 62 American Nurses Association (ANA), 2
test results for, 62–63 Amicar, 413t
treatment of, 63 amiloride, 113t, 366t
acute tubular necrosis (ATN), 356, 359, 383–384 aminocaproic acid, 413t
Adderall XR, 247t amiodarone, 179
Addisonian crisis, 346–347, 352 ANA. See American Nurses Association
Addison’s disease, 312, 346–347 ANC. See absolute neutrophil count
ADH. See antidiuretic hormone Anectine, 61t
adrenal glands, 312–313, 344–349 anemia, 124t
dysfunction of, 346–349 angina, 86. See also percutaneous coronary intervention
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tests for, 345–346 critical care nursing interventions for, 125–126
adrenal scan, 346 prognosis of, 124
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH), 312, 314t, 345 signs and symptoms of, 124–125
advanced airway techniques, 44–47 treatment for, 125
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 164 unstable, 126, 126t
adventitious lung sounds, 27t angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), 115, 120t
afterload, 115, 118t angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE
agranulocytes, 402–403 inhibitors), 115, 120t
airway, breathing, circulation, disabilities, exposure anion gap, 36–37
(ABCDE priorities), 270 anions, 36
airway, breathing, circulation (ABCs), 266, 269 Anisocoria, 210, 223
for trauma care and specifi c injuries, ANS. See autonomic nervous system
277–304 anterior cord syndrome, 292–293
airway balloon, 51–52 antianxiety medications, 58
airway trauma from pressure, 56–57 anticoagulants, 115, 119t, 413t
AJN. See American Journal of Nursing antidiuretic hormone (ADH), 312, 356–357
albumin, 402, 412t medications decreasing, 314
Aldactone, 113t, 366t replacement therapy for, 323
aldosterone, 312, 319, 344 SIADH and, 319–321
oversecretion of, 348 underproduction of, 321
aldosterone inhibitors, 113t antithyroid medications, 326t
ALI. See acute lung injury Apresoline, 249
alkalemia, 32–33 arachnoid space, 211
alkalosis ARBs. See angiotensin II receptor blockers
metabolic, 32, 33t ARDS. See acute respiratory distress syndrome
mixed or combined, 35 ARF. See acute renal failure; acute respiratory failure
respiratory, 32, 33t arginine vasopressin (AVP), 312, 314t