Oximetry - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse. What is your next action? A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift. B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second. D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. answer- D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. 2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest ...

TNCC 9th Edition Test exam 2024 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. Notify the physician A patient is brought to the emergency departmen...

ATI RN Concept-Based Assessment Level 3 Practice A (Latest 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: A nurse is caring for an infant who has tetralogy of Fallot. The nurse notes that the infant exhibits a sudden onset of cyanosis and is hyperpneic. Which of the following actions should the nurse take. Answer: Place infant in a knee-chest position Rationale: The nurse should place the infant in a knee-chest position to maximize the oxygena...

ACLS Written Exam 1 (Latest 2024 / 2025 ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine there is no pulse.What is yournext action? Answer: Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min. 2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximet...

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the active, muscular part of breathing is called: correct answer: inhalation A 22-year-old man crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is found approximately 20 feet away from his bike and is responsive to pain only. He is not wearing a helmet. You are unable to effectively open his airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver. What should you do? correct answer: Carefully tilt his head back and lift up on his chin. what is the function of pulmonary surfactant? correct answer: it lubricates the ...

The nurse completes an admission assessment on a patient with asthma. Which information given by patient is indicates a need for a change in therapy? a. The patient uses albuterol (Ventolin HFA) before aerobic exercise. b. The patient says that the asthma symptoms are worse every spring. c. The patient’s heart rate increases after using the albuterol (Ventolin HFA) inhaler. d. The patient’s only medications are albuterol (Ventolin HFAl) and salmeterol (Serevent). ANS: D Long-acting b2-agonis...

The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? - Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, supplem...

NHA CCMA MEDICAL ASSISTANT LATEST EXAM REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? - ANSWER- dyspnea which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice? - ANSWER- order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's condition when assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of ...

1. A patient is in cardiac arrest. The cardiac monitor shows asystole. In addition to providing continuous high-quality CPR, what is the other priority intervention for this patient? - Administering epinephrine as early as possible 2. A patient has experienced return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac arrest. The healthcare team is conducting a secondary assessment to determine the possible cause of the patient's cardiac arrest. Before the arrest, the patient exhibited jugul...