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NUR 652 Final Exam Study Questions with Answers All Correct 2023
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NUR 652 Final Exam Study Questions with Answers All Correct 2023. Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy? 
To inhibit the development of tolerance 
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? Hyperthroidism 
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed patient with a low TSH level with? 
Propanolol (Inderal) 
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of action (MOA)? Aldosterone 
antagonist 
Heparin exer...
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NUR 213 Exam 2: Cardiovascular (100% correct answers)
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What are the functions of the Cardiovascular System? correct answers - Oxygen delivery & removal of CO2 
 
- Provides cells with Nutrients 
 
- Remove waste product from cell metabolism 
 
- Protects body against disease & infection 
 
right side of heart correct answers deoxygenated blood pumps blood to the lungs 
 
left side of heart correct answers oxygenated blood 
pumps blood to body 
 
What is Preload? correct answers Volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole 
 
Preload is increas...
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Shock, Sepsis & Multiple Organ Dysfunction NCLEX, Exam 4 Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+
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The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with hypovolemic shock. The nurse palpates thready brachial pulses but is unable to auscultate a blood pressure. What is the best nursing action? 
a. Assess the blood pressure by Doppler. 
b. Estimate the systolic pressure as 60 mm Hg. 
c. Obtain an electronic blood pressure monitor. 
d. Record the blood pressure as not assessable. 
A ~ Auscultated blood pressures in shock may be significantly inaccurate due to vasoconstriction. If blood pressure is not...
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FCCS Review 2023 Questions with correct Answers
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What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - ANSWER-Tachypnea 
 
Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation 
 
A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On 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 auscultation. What is the dx? - ANSWER-Cardiac tamponade; obstructive shock 
 
If a pt ...
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Amls Final Test Exam (Questions And Answers)
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A 45-year-old patient is found supine on the floor. Healthcare providers note pinpoint 
pupils, shallow respirations, and vomitus in and around the mouth. What course of 
action should be taken next? - CORRECT ANSWER-Supplemental oxygen and suction 
Patients with a history of COPD that present with an acute onset of shortness of breath 
are likely to have which condition? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pulmonary embolism 
During compensatory shock, the renin-...
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Exam 1: Exam 2: Exam 3: Bios 255 : Questions & Answers : Updated APlus Solutions
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what are 3 'systems' of blood circulation that we discussed in class? 
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pulmonary system 
systemic system 
coronary system 
 
during ventricular systole, what is happening to the blood volume within the ventricle? 
 (Ans- first, there is no change-once pressure is great enough and the semilunar valves one, volume drops 
 
what 3 veins empty into the right atrium 
 (Ans- superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, coronary sinus 
 
an individual has an increase in afterload, what effect wo...
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MN 551 Midterm Exam 2023/2024 Latest Q&A Included (100% Verified)
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MN 551 Midterm Exam 2023/2024 
 
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A patient is experiencing impaired circulation secondary to increased systemic arterial pressure. Which of the following statements is the most relevant phenomenon? 
Question 1 options: 
Increased preload due to vascular resistance 
High afterload because of backpressure against the left ventricle 
Impaired contractility due to aortic resistance 
Systolic impairment because of arterial stenosis 
Question 2 (2 points) 
 
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PCCN Master Questions and Answers
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How does chronic aortic stenosis lead to left ventricular hypertrophy? Chronic aortic stenosis leads to left ventricular hypertrophy bc of increased workload of pumping blood through a narrow opening. The left atrium can also enlarge but mainly causes left ventricular hypertrophy. The right ventricle will remain normal for a period of time. That's why LHF happens first then leads to RHF. 
Chronic mitral stenosis will cause enlargement in which area? Left atria hypertrophy. 
In pt with Mitral v...
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BKAT ICU Post Test Questions and Answers 2023, Graded A+
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BKAT ICU Post Test Questions and Answers 2023, Graded A+ 
Nitroprusside purpose 
decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload) 
 
 
 
Dobutamine mechanism of action 
contractility 
 
 
 
Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose" 
0.5-4mcg/kg/min 
increases renal and mesentric perfusion 
 
 
 
Dopamine at a mid-range dose 
4-10mcg/kg/min 
increases contractility and heart rate 
 
 
 
Dopamine at a high-range dose 
greater than 10mcg/kg/min 
vasoconstriction and increases BP 
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Healthstream Test 2022/2023 Updated Questions and Answers with complete solution
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Healthstream Test 2022/2023 Updated Questions and Answers with complete solution 
 
A patient assessment reveals distended neck veins, pulsus paradoxus, and decreased systolic pressure. This assessment is most consistent with: cardiac tamponade. 
 
The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree heart block. The patient is hypotensive. The treatment for this life-threatening rhythm change includes: transcutaneous pacing. 
 
A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected ...
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