Cardiac tamponade - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

FCCS (Fundamentals of Critical Care Support) Exam – Questions And Answers What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - ANS Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis (often w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation) A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On the physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to...

POST TEST ATLS 2023 With Correct and Verified ANSWERS (SOAL POST TEST). ATLS Post Test Questions with All correct Answers (Advanced trauma life support) 1. Cardiac tamponade after trauma a. is seldom life-threatening b. can be excluded by an upright, AP chest x-ray c. can be confused with a tension pneumothorax d. causes a fall in systolic pressure of > 15 mm Hg with expiration e. most commonly occurs after blunt injury to the anterior chest wall

Bronchitis is characterized by correct answer: dyspnea, productive cough. Can be chronic. Bystander CPR is beneficial for cardiac arrest Pt's because... correct answer: immediate CPR aids in maintaining correct body chemistry until EMS arrives. Hypoxia correct answer: deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues. Signs are... correct answer: things that are happening to a Pt. that you can see, hear, smell, and feel. Cool and pale skin, bruising, drop in blood pressure...

FCCS (Fundamentals of Critical Care Support) Exam Questions Guide with Verified Answers | Latest 2023/2024 What is the single most important indicator in critical illness? tachypnea Beck's Triad hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds - a/w cardiac tamponade What is the thyromental distance? It is the distance in finger breadths between the anterior prominence of the thyroid cartilage (adam's apple) and the tip of the mandible (chin). It is an estimate of the length of the mandible an...

POST TEST ATLS 2021| 2022| 2023 With Correct and Verified ANSWERS (SOAL POST TEST). SOAL POST TEST 1. Cardiac tamponade after trauma a. is seldom life-threatening b. can be excluded by an upright, AP chest x-ray c. can be confused with a tension pneumothorax d. causes a fall in systolic pressure of > 15 mm Hg with expiration e. most commonly occurs after blunt injury to the anterior chest wall 2. Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries i...

critical care/flight paramedic exam 2023 babinski reflex ANS-extension and spreading of toes when bottom of foot is stroked. sign of nervous system lesion battles sign ANS-bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture becks triad ANS-jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade brudzinski sign ANS-flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis coopernails sign ANS-ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis fracture cullens sign ANS-bruising...

Bronchitis is characterized by - ANSWER-dyspnea, productive cough. Can be chronic. Bystander CPR is beneficial for cardiac arrest because... - ANSWER-immediate CPR aids in maintaining correct body chemistry until EMS arrives. Hypoxia - ANSWER-deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues. Signs are... - ANSWER-things that are happening to a Pt. that you can see, hear, smell, and feel. Cool and pale skin, bruising, drop in blood pressure. - ANSWER-Internal bleeding is characteri...

Cardiology boards ABIM-216 questions with 100% correct answers 2023 What is a positive stress test - CORRECT ANSWER Flat or Down sloping St-segment depression >1 mm occurring 80 msec after j point When to stop a stress test - CORRECT ANSWER St segment depression > 2 mm, ventricular tachycardia, drop in SBP > 15, chest pain, dyspnea, lightheadedness Stress test of choice with a LBBB or ventricular pacing? - CORRECT ANSWER Myocardial perfusion imaging with adenosine,NOT exercis...

ATI CARDIAC Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A (2023/ 2024) Q: A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and whose telemetry reading displays a flattening of the T wave. Which of the following laboratory results about the nurse anticipate as the cause of this ECG change? A. Potassium 2.8 mEq/L B. Digoxin level 0.7 ng/mL C. Hemoglobin 9.8 g/dL D. Calcium 8.0 mg Answer: A Q: A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has anemia and a new prescri...

DAANCE: ALL MODULES EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2023/2024 LATEST Pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER-One of two arteries that carry venous (oxygen poor) blood from heart to lungs What type of intubation is preferred with emesis with aspiration? - CORRECT ANSWER-ETT. LMA or combitube acceptable. What emergency would a cricothyrotomy typically be performed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Airway obstruction Atropine would be given in which emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER-Symptomatic bradycardia Adenosine would be ...