Across
- 2. feeling of impending doom, common with PE
- 8. low oxygen levels in the blood
- 9. drug class used to treat PE
- 13. fast heart rate, often seen in PE
- 15. coughing up blood
- 16. blood test used to rule out clot presence
- 17. anticoagulant used to prevent clot growth
- 18. first name of case study patient
- 20. provides critical care and monitoring for PE patients
- 21. difficulty or labored breathing
- 24. a clot or other substance that travels through blood vessels
- 25. coughing up blood, a possible PE symptom
Down
- 1. part of the V/Q mismatch in PE
- 3. swelling, often in the legs, associated with DVT
- 4. device used to maintain intravenous access
- 5. last name of instructor of this class
- 6. pulse oximetry abbreviation indicating oxygen saturation
- 7. oral anticoagulant for long-term PE management
- 10. a stationary blood clot
- 11. abnormally rapid breathing
- 12. deep vein thrombosis
- 14. essential nursing action for vital signs in PE
- 19. encouraged post-op to prevent DVT/PE
- 22. imaging test to detect pulmonary embolism
- 23. inflammation of the pleura causing sharp chest pain