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PCCN EXAM Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 (GRADED) A post-STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction) patient is started on an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor during his hospital stay. Which of the following is the most common serious side effect that may occur? A. a nonproductive cough B. pedal edema C. swelling of the tongue and face D. rhinorrhea C. swelling of the tongue and face Although all of the answers may occur, swelling og the tongue a...

A client reports to the nurse he has not had a BM in 2 days. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? A. instruct caregiver to offer a glass of prune juice B. notify HCP and request script for stool softener C. Assess clients med rec and see normal BM pattern D. Instruct caregiver to increase clients fluids to five 8 ounce glasses per day. correct answer C!! Always assess first. You dont know enough to ask for stool softener A client who has COPD is resting in semi fowlers w/...

How do you diagnose airway obstruction? - Correct answer-FEV1/FVC <70% Once airway obstruction is diagnosed, how do you determine whether it is d/t asthma or COPD? - Correct answer-Give pt bronchodilator. if >12% improvement of FEV1 then asthma The *Global* initiate for Chronic *Obstructive Lung Disease* (GOLD) categorizes airflow limitation into how many stages? - Correct answer-4 stages of COPD GOLD 1 spirometric findings - Correct answer-mild: FEV1/FVC = <70% FEV1 >80% pre...

The advantage of continuous warm blood cardioplegia is: A: increased oxygen delivery B: significantly decreased myocardial oxygen tension C: a shift of the oxygen dissociation curve to the left D: lower myocardial oxygen consumption - Answer A IABP augmentation is contraindicated in patients with: A: prosthetic aortic valves B: aortic insufficiency C: VSDs D: peripheral atherosclerosis - Answer B When using a roller pump. aortic dissection caused by the aortic cannula may be de...

ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Lesson 14: Administration of Drugs Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Verification of Treatment as Planned - Correct Answer ️️ --vascular access device appropriate for treatment plan -will patient adhere to plan -is the treatment plan appropriate for patient -do additional referals need to be made for treatment -is there evidenced based rationale for treatment -is the drug a vesicant and are there safety precautions in place -is the drug a cumu...

what is the amount of blood returning to the right side of the heart and the muscle stretched that the volume causes correct answer - preload what is released when we have muscle stretched correct answer - ANP what is the pressure in the aorta and peripheral arteries that the left ventricle has to pump against to get the blood out correct answer - afterload what is the amount of blood pumped out of the ventricles with each beat correct answer - stroke volume what is dependent of ...

Florida University: Chapter 20-31| NUR 3125Med-Surg Exam 3 Chapter 20: Assessment of Respiratory Function Purpose of the respiratory system ● Deliver oxygen to the body, expels carbon dioxide from the body ○ Works with the circulatory system ● Upper respiratory system: warms and fills air ○ Nose: serves as passageway, filters impurities, humidifies and warms air ○ Sinuses and nasal passages ■ Paranasal sinuses: lines with mucosa and ciliated pseudostratified epithelium; s...

PCCN EXAM Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 (GRADED) Coronary artery perfusion is dependent upon: A. diastolic pressure B. systolic pressure C. afterload D. systemic vascular resistance (SVR) A. diastolic pressure Diastolic pressure in the aortic root is higher than left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), the pressure exerted on the ventricular muscle at the end of diastole when the ventricle is full. This enables blood to flow from a higher pressure ...

The most common artery used in the cardiac cath procedure would be - The femoral artery Prior to the procedure, if the cardiac cath pts IV access is not good, which of the following interventions would be considered correct - A venous sheath can be introduced into the groin for access if needed The new IV access site must be started prior to the procedure It is of utmost importance that the cardiac cath pt must have a ______ prior to the procedure beginning. This is used to help maintain hy...

Cardiology boards ABIM exam 2023 with 100% correct answers What is a positive stress test When to stop a stress test Stress test of choice with a LBBB or ventricular pacing? Know the algorithm for stress testing When to not use doutamine for stress When to not use adenosine for stress Normals for PA catheter pressures PA cath findings in tamponade or restrictive pericarditis PA cath findings with RV AMI PA cath findings in cardiogenic shock PA cath findings in mitral stenosis with RV ...