Tachy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AACN AGACNP boards Questions and answers 2023/2024 Pericarditis - correct answer Often present w/ friction rub, sharp CP w/ inspiration, low-grade fever, muffled heart tones, hypotension. Tx w/ colchicine. Pulmonary edema - correct answer Pink/frothy sputum. Tachypnea, dyspnea, b/l wheeze. CXR shows alveolar infiltrates, kerley B lines, and pleural effusions. Cardiac tamponade - correct answer Becks Triad= muffled tones, JVD, HoTN. Narrow pulse pressure. Low C.O., low BP, tachy...

Nur 221 Exam 1 Latest Update Graded A+ types of families nuclear family Mother, father and children living as a unit multigenerational families a family with three or more generations alive at the same time; considers the needs of middle generation, not just young and old as with intergenerational extended family a family that extends beyond the nuclear family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, who all live nearby or in one household. no-biologic-pa...

NRNP 6540 Week 5 Assignment Case Study: A 67-year-old Female With Tachycardia and Coughing. NRNP 6540 Week 5 Case Assignment Case Title: A 67-year-old With Tachycardia and Coughing Ms. Jones is a 67-year-old female who is brought to your office today by her daughter Susan. Ms. Jones lives with her daughter and is able to perform all activities of daily living (ADLs) independently. Her daughter reports that her mother’s heart rate has been quite elevated, and she has been coughing a lot...

NSG 4100 Exam 2 REAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS) etiology -Some insulin but not enough -Stress can increase insulin demand -Can be from infection -Older adults with no history of diabetes can be at risk Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS) s/s and complications -polyphagia/ polyuria/ polydipsia -dehydration -tachy -high glucose -low bp -neuro issue (confusion) -No ketones, no acidosis HHS teaching -Thiazides and dialy...

OB/Maternity HESI Exam 1. The nurse is caring for a client who delivered 6 hours ago. Assessment findings reveal a boggy uterus that is displaced above and to the right of the umbilicus. Which action should the nurse take? ● Encourage voiding 2. Which type of anesthesia, used with a client in labor, produces a loss of sensation only to the vagina and perineum? ● Pudendal block 3. When performing the daily head-to-toe assessment of a 1-day-old newborn, the nurse observes a yellow tint ...

52 yo man - 6 hrs after onset of severe, epigastric abd pain > began at cocktail party > was there for 4 hrs - 3 martinis, lot of food PMHx: HLD (statin) 100.4F 104/min 150/92 mmHg PE: diffuse tenderness over upper quadrants BL - esp epigastrium; no guarding/rebound labs: WBC WNL, BR 3 (direct 2.4), alk phos 210, AST 325, ALT 360, amylase 1200, lipase 600 most likely cause of symptoms? - ANSWER-common bile duct obstruction choledocholithiasis = stone in CBD lipase high so th...

Oxygen is transferred from mom to fetus via the placenta through? – Passive (Simple) Diffusion Intervillous space perfusion is dependent on? – Adequate Uterine Blood Flow Maternal Fetal Exchange is best promoted by which maternal position? – Either Rt or Lt Lateral What is transfer down the concentration gradient from higher to lower called? – Diffusion The most likely physical rationale for recurrent late decels after epidural is? – Maternal Sympathetic Blockade Which FHR pa...

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 ...

One approach to interpreting the ECG: 1. heart _____ 2. _____ electrical axis 3. _____ 4. criteria for chamber _____ 5. _____ 6. _____, if required - rate; mean; rhythm; enlargement; differentials; treatment On an ECG with normal rhythm and rate, the _____ and _____ heart rates will be similar - average; instantaneous If an ECG has irregular rhythm and/or rate, it is useful to do both the _____ and _____ heart rate - average; instantaneous The MEA give an idea about how the _____ are ...

NURS 615 Meds Drug Chart Exam 2 Complete Solution. Anticonvulsants Drug Name Trade Name Subclass MOA SE Special Notes/Black Box Warnings Considerations/Education Carbamazepine Tegretol Iminostilbenes Not known; thought to affect the Na++ channels, slowing influx of Na++ in the cortical neurons & slowing spread of abnormal activity RARE reports of aplastic anemia & agranulocytosis COMMON ↓WBC ↓Plts **Effects body’s production of RBC, WBC, and Plts** CBC Q4mo Der...