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ABG FINAL EXAM SOLVED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q1. What is a 1pt calibration? - ANSWER It is performed every 30 mins automatically & with samples if need be. Helps to correct error. 2. What is a 2pt calibration? - ANSWER automatically. Helps to correct error. It is performed every 8 hours 3. What happens to ABG values as the pt temperature changes? - ANSWER Temperature increase= pH decrease, CO2 increase, O2 increases ...

ABG Study Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions ** A patient who has been on prolonged mechanical ventilation shows the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L. What does the nurse conclude about these results?** a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis. ANS: D **The nurse interprets these findings as indicating respiratory alkalosis due to the elevated pH and d...

PNVN 1631 Module 8 Exam Genitourinary System Questions With Answers 2023 (MED SURG). A client who has chronic glomerunephritis has deteriorated to the early stages of renal failure. When receiving shift report from the nurse, what information correlates with renal failure? Weight loss Anemia Hypotension Fever Rationale: Anemia is common in clients with renal failure. If kidney function is diminished, anemia occurs from the decreased RBC production resulting from discontinued production or erythr...

RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 B A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED). Physical Examination Client presents to the ED with upper abdominal pain that radiates to the right shoulder. Client rates pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client also reports nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia. Client is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Lung sounds clear bilaterally, S1 and S2 heart tones noted. All pulses palpable. Bowel sounds active in all 4 quadrants. Comp...

ABG, Respiratory, Sepsis Questions With Complete Solutions

A patient who has required prolonged mechanical ventilation has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L. The nurse interprets these results as a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis. - ANS: D The pH indicates that the patient has alkalosis and the low PaCO2 indicates a respiratory cause. The other responses are incorrect based on the pH and the normal HCO3. A patient has ...

A client with a calcium level of 14 mg/dL is being cared for on the medical unit. Nursing actions included in the care plan will include which of the following? A. Auscultating lung sounds every 4 hours B. Maintaining the client on bed rest C. Monitoring for bounding pulses D. Provide continuous IV fluid infusion as ordered - Provide continuous IV fluid infusion as ordered. A client with renal failure who has been taking aluminum hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide suspension at home for indige...

1. George Kent is a 54 year old widower with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia, and a productive cough with yellow-green sputum. He has difficulty in communicating because of his inability to complete a sentence. One of his sons, Jacob, says he has been unwell for three days. Upon examination, crackles and wheezes can be heard in the lower lobes; he has a tachycardia and a bounding pulse....

ABG FINAL EXAM SOLVED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 1. What does the steep part of the oxy Hb curve represent? - ANSWER between 10 and 60mmHg- this is where O2 will rapidly bind with Hb 2. What factors affect the oxy Hb diss. Curve? - ANSWER changes with temp, CO2, 23DPG and PH. 3. A decreased affinity means? - ANSWER A left shift- temp, 23 dpg or CO2 decreases, this leads to an increase in PH 4. How does a decrease or increase in...

ABG FINAL EXAM SOLVED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ 1. The PAO2/FiO2 is called the _____ ratio. - ANSWER Oxygenation 2. The oxygenation index used in the 100% O2 test is the _____ with FiO2 of 1.0 - ANSWER P(A-a)O2 3. Absolute shunting is characterized by a (poor/good) response to oxygen - ANSWER poor 4. Greatest cause of capillary shunt? - ANSWER pulmonary edema 5. Absolute shunting is characterized by...