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A patient with chronic renal failure asks the nurse why he is anemic. The nurse explains that anemia accompanies chronic renal failure secondary to: a. Blood loss via the urine b. Renal insensitivity to vitamin A c. Inadequate production of erythropoietin d. Inadequate retention of serum iron - Answer c. Inadequate production of erythropoietin The kidney is sensitive to oxygen saturations and secretes erythropoietin as needed to signal the bond marrow to make more red blood cells. When th...

PCCN Exam questions with correct answers The nurse observes that the patient's jugular veins distend in the semi-upright position to more than 5 cm above the sternal angle. This is an indication of: - ANSWER-fluid volume overload. what is normal Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP)? - ANSWER-5-12 mmHg The resistance against which the left ventricle must pump to eject its volume is: - ANSWER-systemic vascular resistance. When the tricuspid valve is open, central venous pressure re...

PCCN Exam Questions And Answer 100% Pass Two days following a near-drowning accident, a pt is dyspneic, using accessory muscles, expectorating large amounts of secretions and reporting feeling of impending death. Changes to the assessment data include RR- 24 TO 36 CXR clear to bilateral diffuse infiltrates ABG 40% face mask or 100% non-rebreather mask pO2 120 mm Hg to 56 mm Hg pCO2 33 mmHg to 56 mmHg pH 7.42 to 7.35 HCO3 24 meq/L to 27 mEq/L Which of the ff do these changes most like...

PCCN practice Questions Exam #1 with Correct Answers 1. A 49-year-old male was recently admitted with an inferior wall MI resulting from 100% occlusion of the right coronary artery (RCA). The 12-Lead ECG reveals ST elevation in leads II, Ill, and avF. You would expect to see reciprocal changes in which leads? A. I, aVR B. V, V2 C. V, VA D I, aVL - ANSWER-1. D. I, aVI. The RCA perfuses the inferior wall and the mirror image or reciprocal change will be seen in the high latera wall, whic...

pccn practice exam questions and answers 100% pass A nurse in the emergency department assesses a patient with a hand laceration and notices that the patient smells strongly of alcohol. The patient is diabetic, irritable, and pale and reports headache. The nurse is waiting for laboratory results. What serum glucose level might the nurse expect to find? a. 50 to 60 mg/dL b. <50 mg/dL c. >1000 mg/dL d. 80 to 110 mg/dL - ANSWER-b. <50mg/dL Following a chest infection, a patient wi...