Vq scan - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Surgery EOR: Preoperative/Postoperative Care All Answers Correct 5 Ws of post-op complications. Which is the MC cause of post-op fever? Water Wound <---MC cause Walking Wonder drugs/Whopper Acidosis and hyperglycemia cause K to do what? Airway concerns with surgery Shift out of the cells Wind Tracheal deviation - can be issue for maintaining airway during surgery Arterial blood gas interpretation Causes of hyponatremia in the surgical patient? Common i...

35yo presents w pleuritic chest pain. Select 1 or more of the following statements that reflects a risk-aware approach: A) If she is assessed 'low pre-test probability' for PE, a negative D-dimer can be used to 'rule out' PE B)A CTPA should be done immediately if she is not 'low Pre-test probability' C) Discussion about investigating each Pt is valuable with senior & specialist colleagues D) the Mx of PE has small risk & it is better to over-diagnose than to miss a PE E) CTPA, VQ sc...

NSG4330 Weeks 1-4 (Resp Failure, ACS, HF, Renal Failure) Practice Questions and Answers What are the 3 processes of effective gas exchange? - Correct Answer️️ -Ventilation, perfusion, diffusion - any problems can result in Hypoxemia or Hypercarbia What is Respiratory failure? - Correct Answer️️ --one of both gas exchanging functions are inadequate - amount of O2 transferred to blood is insufficient (hypoxemia) or amount of CO2 removed from lungs is inadequate (hypercapnia) Definit...

acronym for vent alarms - HOLD: Hi pressure alarm= Obstruction Low pressure alarm= Disconnection assessment findings for PE - - sudden dyspnea - chest pain - feeling of impending doom - JVD - tachy - chest petechiae - ECG changes - abnormal heart sounds assessment of patient on vent - - vitals - O2 saturation - auscultate breath sounds - pain/anxiety - tube placement - vent settings can a person with flail chest recover - managable with vigilant respiratory care how does the pa...

Visual Assessment (Level 1) - ANSWER-A. General appearance B. Appearance of the chest C. Respiratory pattern/rate D. Sensorium E. Posture F. Patient color G. Skin integrity Bedside Assessment (Level 2) - ANSWER-1. Interview/history: symptoms, HPI, medical history, family history, advanced directives 2. Palpatation/percussion: Pulse, track your position, diagnostic test percussion, temperature 3. Auscultation: Breath sounds, blood pressure, bowel sounds, heart sounds 4. Noninvasive mo...

Anergic : a condition in which the body fails to react to an antigen Candida and Mumps : 2 common used skin test controls used because severity of pt illness. When pt. is anergic. Western blot : What is the confirmatory test for HIV? ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) : a blood test used to screen for the presence of HIV antibodies Complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) 2 | P a g e : CDC is the mechanism by which antibody-coated target cells recruit and activate components...

Medical Scribe- Final exam review questions and answers 100% pass What are the 5 vital signs? 1. Heart rate 2. Blood pressure 3. Respiratory rate 4. Temperature 5. Oxygen saturation The HPI and the ROS are what type of information? The physical exam is what kind of information? While evaluating a patient complaining of chest pain, your physician tells you that the heart sounds are normal. Would you document this in the HPI, ROS, or PE? Physical exam Would you be contradicting yourself if y...

telemetry nurse noteslowest likely dose of sotalol - correct answer 80mg once per day continue warfarin on patients converted out of a fib - correct answer yes what solution do you use for wet to dry dressing - correct answer asymptomatic a-fib can be okay up to - correct answer 120s why is peripheral pulse not useful during a-fib RVR - correct answer some beats happen to quickly to get an accurate number groin site bandages can be removed and patients can shower after - correc...

Emergency Medicine EOR Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) A 59-year-old woman presents to the accident and emergency department by ambulance with second- and third-degree burns to her head and neck, and the anterior surfaces of her upper extremities, right leg, and trunk including her genital area. Question Which of the following represents a reasonable estimation of the extent of her burns? Answer Choices 1 36% 2 37% 3 46% 4 45% 5 55% - answerThe correct answer is 55%...

CAD - coronary artery disease HTN - hypertension DM - diabetes mellitus MI - myocardial infarction CHF - congestive heart failure AFIB - atrial fibrillation PE - pulmonary embolism DVT - deep venous thrombosis BKA - below knee amputation PTX - pneumothorax COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Acute blockage of an artery that provides blood to the brain - CVA Translocation of a thrombus leading to dyspnea and hypoxia - PE Inflammation of...