Bp elevation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

RQI 2025 ACLS Healthcare Provider Complete Q&A 2023. Within the first 10 minutes, on the basis of the patient showing symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia, what will your first actions include (if not completed by EMS before arrival)? o Obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) o Administer a blood thinner o Administer aspirin and establish IV access o Activate the ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) team o If SPO2 is less than 90%, start oxygen o Assess airway, breath...

. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do? - Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude. 2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP ...

Within the first 10 minutes, on the basis of the patient showing symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia, what will your first actions include (if not completed by EMS before arrival)? o Obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) o Administer a blood thinner o Administer aspirin and establish IV access o Activate the ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) team o If SPO2 is less than 90%, start oxygen o Assess airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs) o Administer epinephrine ...

1. A 30-year-old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do? - ANSWER Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude. 2. A 26-year-old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx. 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs ...

Nur 265 Literally Exam 3. (Answered) Complete Solution The nurse is working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client who has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a motor vehicle crash. It is priority for the nurse to notify the primary healthcare provider (PHCP) in the client: Takes prescribed warfarin daily. RATIONALE: Pg. 2400. Hemorrhage may occur as part of the primary injury and begin at the moment of impact. Warfarin is a blood thinner and the patient...

NEW!!! AMLS 3rd Edition Post Test Questions And Answers 100% Correct GRADED A++ Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis? A. Fever B. Chest Wall Pain C. Vomiting D. Renal Failure {{Correct Ans- A. Fever A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and restlessness. His skin is flush and his urine isdark yellow and cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P 128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which type of shock should you suspect? A. Hypovolemic B. Obstructive C. Sept...

minimum urine output for adult 0.5mL/kg/hr ADH (antidiuretic hormone) - water retainer - vasoconstrictor (also called Vasopressin) - produced by hypothalamus - store and released from posterior pituitary ADH pathway - hypothalamus senses low blood volumed and increased serum osmolality - signal pituitary to release ADH - ADH causes kidney to retain water - water retention increases blood volume and decreases serum osmolality ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) -...

BKAT Exam (verified Answers) Graded A+ 2023. What to do first if patient has chest pain. - correct answer Rest! ECG changes in an acute MI - correct answer ST elevation in 2 or more contiguous leads. Ischemia d/t full thickness loss of muscle. EMERGENCY. Inferior leads - correct answer II, III, aVF. RCA occlusion. Septal leads - correct answer V1 & V2. Anterior leads - correct answer V1 - V4. LAD lesion. Lateral leads - correct answer V5, V6, I, and aVL. Circumflex lesion. Cardiac enzyme...

NURS 5334 Study Questions and Answers Exam 2 2022/2023.  What are the basic mechanisms by which neuropharmocologic agents act? o Can modify the disease process o Act at the sites of actions which is the axons versus synapses and steps in synaptic transmission and effects of drugs on the steps of synaptic transmission  Transmittter synthesis is the first step in transmission. What are the other 4 steps? o Transmitter storage, transmitter release, receptor binding, and termination of t...