Pericardiocentesis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

TNCC 9th Edition final exam test 100 questions with correct and verified answers. Graded A+ 1. You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not wearing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step? A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator. B. Pack the ear with gauze. C. Notify the physician D. Document and continue the exam. - Correct answer C. Not...

A 63-year-old man has a 4-minute period of documented expressive aphasia that completely resolved. A workup reveals 70% left internal carotid stenosis and a 50% right internal carotid stenosis. In addition to best medical management, which of the following is the most appropriate treatment? - A. Left CEA An 84-year-old woman has diabetes and congestive heart failure that is refractory to medical treatment. A right carotid bruit is detected on physical examination. A duplex study suggests a ...

What disease conditions do you see Telangiectasia in? Differential? Physical Exam? - -("spider veins") dilated or broken blood vessels located near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes. -Rosasea -Liver dx -Scleroderma -Lupus -Corticosteriod use -Raynauds -Basal cell Skin CA -Differential: PVD -PE: Hemosiderans deposition (staining) Type 1 Error - -False positive -Incorrectly rejecting the true null hypothesis (occurs if the null hypothesis is rejected when it is t...

ANCC Med-surg certification Test Questions and Answers Point in RLQ abd of appendix. Tenderness indicates appendicitis - ANSWER Mc burney's point Place fingers under rt coastal margin and instruct to take deep breath. Increased tenderness with sudden stop during inhalation is a positive murphy's sign - ANSWER Murphy's sign All assessment used to r/o appendicitis - ANSWER Obturator muscle, psoas sign, Rovsing's sign Out dated and not recommended to use fo...

ECCO questions and answers rated A+ 2023 A patient has a transcutaneous pacemaker. Which action should the nurse implement when a pacemaker spike occurs but is not followed by ventricular complex? Assess the heart rate Increase the mA Increase the mV Assess the ECG lead placement - correct answer Increase the mA A patient has a transvenous temporary pacemaker in place. Pacemaker spikes are noted on the ECG, but they are not followed by a P wave or QRS complex. Which is initially indica...

An instructor asks the SOS to "make the patient apneic" during a simulation session. You should do the following to the simulator: Select one: Turn the respiratory rate to 0 For this simulation session, the simulation educator would like to teach basic intubation and airway management. All of the following could be set up, EXCEPT: Transtracheal jet ventilator A SOS is running the simulator for an instructor. He asks that you set the patient's heart rate at 120bpm along with a sta...

Pediatric triangle appearance work of breathing circulation to skin General appearance considerations Tone Interactiveness: drawn to sounds or people. Wants to play Consolability Look/Gaze Speech/cry Work of breathing: Increased work of breathing evidenced by tachypnea, stridor, grunting, retractions, accessory musles, nasal flaring, head bobbing, abnormal positioning Circulation to Skin Observe palor mottling cyanosis Sick, Sicker, Sickest Sick: no disru...

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...

AMLS Study Guide 2024 update with correct answers Treatment of Cardiac Tamponade - ANSWER-Prehospital includes basic management, follow chest pain protocol, but hold anything that would lower BP. Fluid bolus can buy time. nThey willl need a pericardiocentesis to remove fluid. page 194 Treatment of Cocaine Overdose - ANSWER-Swab nose to remove residual if cocaine was snorted. Standard treatment. Be ready for erratic or violent behavior. Higher risk for cardiac ishemia and hypothermia. page 37...