GI Bleed & Hypovolemic Shock UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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GI Bleed & Hypovolemic Shock
GI Bleed & Hypovolemic Shock UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Total blood volume - CORRECT ANSWER- Total amount of fluid circulating within the
arteries, capillaries, veins, venules, and chambers of the heart at any time
Red blood cells (erythrocytes) - CORRECT ANSWER- Component...
GI Bleed & Hypovolemic Shock UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Total blood volume - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Total amount of fluid circulating within the
arteries, capillaries, veins, venules, and chambers of the heart at any time
Red blood cells (erythrocytes) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Component that adds volume to
blood, making up roughly 40% of total blood volume
White blood cells (leukocytes) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Component that adds volume to
blood
Platelets - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Component that adds volume to blood
Plasma - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Component that accounts for about 60% of total blood
volume
Cardiac Output - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Quantity of blood pumped by the heart in a
given period of time, typically measured in liters per minute
Vascular Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Capacity of the endothelium to retain fluids,
macromolecules, and leukocytes
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Average arterial pressure
throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole
Altered Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Alterations in the chemical reactions in the
body's cells that change food into energy
Baroreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Special nerve cells or receptors that sense blood
pressure
, Shunting - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Process whereby venous return into one circulatory
system is recirculated through the arterial outflow of the same circulatory system
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Disorder in
which two or more organ systems are not working correctly
Initial stage of shock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Occurs when the patient's baseline MAP is
decreased by less than 10 mmHg
Compensatory stage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Occurs when MAP decreases by 10 to 15
mmHg from baseline
Progressive stage of shock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Occurs when there is a sustained
decrease in MAP of more than 20 mmHg from baseline
Refractory stage of shock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Occurs when cell death and tissue
damage results from too little oxygen reaching the tissues
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Process of evaluating the patient's condition
Sepsis resuscitation bundle - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Set of interventions to be performed
within one hour of recognizing sepsis
Oxygen therapy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Useful whenever shock is present, delivered
through various methods
Drug therapy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Used when the patient does not respond to fluid
replacement, includes vasoconstricting agents and inotropic therapy
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