BKAT ICU POST TEST QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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BKAT ICU POST
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BKAT ICU POST
Nitroprusside purpose - ACCURATE ANSWERS decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload)
Dobutamine mechanism of action - ACCURATE ANSWERS contractility
Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose" - ACCURATE ANSWERS 0.5-4mcg/kg/min
increases renal and mesentric perfusion
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BKAT ICU POST TEST QUESTIONS
BKAT ICU POST TEST QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |
VERIFIED
Nitroprusside purpose - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ decreases preload and
afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload)
Dobutamine mechanism of action - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ contractility
Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose" - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 0.5-
4mcg/kg/min
increases renal and mesentric perfusion
Dopamine at a mid-range dose - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 4-10mcg/kg/min
increases contractility and heart rate
,Dopamine at a high-range dose - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ greater than
10mcg/kg/min
vasoconstriction and increases BP
Dopamine and Levophed infiltration - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ leads to tissue
necrosis
Dopamine antidote - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ regitine (phentolamine)
TpA monitor for - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ bleeding-hemorrhagic CVA
diltiazem (cardizem) works by? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (calcium channel
blocker) slows ventricular rate by slowing conduction through the SA and AV node
Diltazem (cardizem) biggest effect on which hemodynamic - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ hypotension
diltazem is used for patients with - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a-fib or a-flutter
amiodarone (Cordarone) is a - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ antiarrythmic
prolongs the cardiac duration
You MUST use a __________ when using amiodarone infusion - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 0.22 micron filter
Watch out for ____________ in patients on a amiodarone infusion - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ hypotension, prolongation of QT interval and bradycardia
, amiodarone is used for patients with - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a-fib, a-flutter
and VT
how much amiodarone is given to a stable VT with a pulse and a unstable pulseless
VT/VF? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 150mg over 10min for VT with pulse
300mg push; repeat x1 at 150mg
Epinephrine has what effect on the body? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ increases
HR, BP, and contractility
what is the first line drug for pulseless arrest? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Epinephrine
What rhythms are considered fatal? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ V-fib, Vtach
(pulseless), and asystole
Epinephrine is also given for? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ anaphylaxis and as a
vasopressor for hypotension
Heparin is used for? Antidote is? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ anticoagulant
Protamine Sulfate
What is the osmotic diuretic of choice to decrease intracranial pressure? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ mannitol
How does mannitol work? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ pulls fluids into
intravascular space to be excreted by the kidneys to reduce intracranial pressure
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