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MSN 377: Exam 3 What are the two categories of chest/thoracic trauma? (Think mechanism of injury) - ANSWER 1.) Blunt trauma 2.) Penetrating trauma What are the five most common types of thoracic emergencies? - ANSWER Pneumothorax Hemothorax Tension pneumothorax Flail chest Cardiac tamponade What are the six different types of pneumothorax? - ANSWER Spontaneous: usually caused by sac rupture in lung Iatrogenic: hospital caused Traumatic: injury Tension: air unable to escape Hemot...

MSN 377: Exam 3 What are the two categories of chest/thoracic trauma? (Think mechanism of injury) - ANSWER 1.) Blunt trauma 2.) Penetrating trauma What are the five most common types of thoracic emergencies? - ANSWER Pneumothorax Hemothorax Tension pneumothorax Flail chest Cardiac tamponade What are the six different types of pneumothorax? - ANSWER Spontaneous: usually caused by sac rupture in lung Iatrogenic: hospital caused Traumatic: injury Tension: air unable to escape Hemot...

MSN 377 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ VERIFIED/ Cardio-diagnostic blood studies - -Cardiac biomarkers C-reactive protein Hemocysteine Cardiac natriuretic peptide markers Serum lipids Cardiac biomarkers - -Troponin CK enzymes Myoglobin Troponin - -Specific to myocardial injury, help determine severity of damage Rise within 3-6 hours after damage, peak 12-24 hours, return to baseline in 38 hours Cardiac-specific troponin T (cTnT) Cardiac-specific troponin I (cTnI...

MSN 377 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+/ VERIFIED/ PTT normal - -60-70 aPTT normal - -30-40 Find therapeutic range by... - -multiplying 1.5-2x What do you do when someone in acute coronary syndrome? - -MONA What does MONA stand for - -Morphine, Oxygen, Nitro, Aspirin What does a Q wave show? - -Past MI What is the first step when someone comes in with chest pain? - -put them on the monitor step 2 when someone comes in with chest pain: - -12 lead ECG and vitals step 3 when s...

Exam (elaborations) NCLEX-PN Delmar's NCLEX-PN Review (NCLEX-PN REVIEW) 2ND EDITION, ISBN: 0940 CONTENTS Index of Tables xiii Preface xvii Contributors xix Questions You Might Have about the Examination 2 What Is the National Council of State Boards of Nursing? 2 What Is the Current Test Plan? 2 How Do I Apply to Take the Examination? 3 What Types of Questions Are on the Examination? 4 Do I Have to Know a Lot About Computers to Take the Examination? 4 How Is the Examination Score...

What are the two categories of chest/thoracic trauma? (Think mechanism of injury) - ANSWER 1.) Blunt trauma 2.) Penetrating trauma What are the five most common types of thoracic emergencies? - ANSWER Pneumothorax Hemothorax Tension pneumothorax Flail chest Cardiac tamponade What are the six different types of pneumothorax? - ANSWER Spontaneous: usually caused by sac rupture in lung Iatrogenic: hospital caused Traumatic: injury Tension: air unable to escape Hemothorax: blood coll...

DELMAR'S NCLEX-PN REVIEW (2010, DELMAR PUB) 2ND EDITION JUDITH C. MILLER CONTENTS Index of Tables xiii Preface xvii Contributors xix Questions You Might Have about the Examination 2 What Is the National Council of State Boards of Nursing? 2 What Is the Current Test Plan? 2 How Do I Apply to Take the Examination? 3 What Types of Questions Are on the Examination? 4 Do I Have to Know a Lot About Computers to Take the Examination? 4 How Is the Examination Scored? 4 Can I Take a Brea...

Exam (elaborations) Nclex NCLEX High-Risk: The Disaster Prevention Manual for Nurses Determined to Pass the RN Licensing Examination, ISBN: 3397 Chapter 1: Are You at Risk for Failing NCLEX®? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Marian C. Condon Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What It’s Like to Fail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Being at Risk for Failing NCLE...