Ebp for aortic dissection - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient is seen at the clinic for a routine physical examination. After the patient is assessed for evidence of peripheral vascular disease, the nurse explains that which of the following tests is typically used to assist in the diagnosis? 1. Allen's Test 2. Ankle brachial pressure index. 3. Cardiac Stress Test. 4. Echocardiogram - 2. Ankle brachial pressure index. Rationale: The ankle brachial index (ABI) is the blood pressure ratio between the lower legs and the arms. Blood pressure...

CRITICAL CARE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024 Diabetes Insipidus - CORRECT ANSWER-TYPES: 1) Central a. primary - from innate ADH deficiency *b. secondary - from damage to h-h system via trauma, infection, neoplasms* 2) Nephrogenic - kidneys cant respond to circulating ADH 3) Psychogenic - from h2o tox CAUSES: (central) neurosurgery, head trauma, infection *LABS:* *- sodium > 145 meq/l = hypernaturemia* *- serum Osmo > 300 mos/l* * - urine Osmo < 100* DX EXAMS: - w...

NURS 480 – CRITICAL CARE FINAL EXAM BLUEPRINT MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING 5-6 QUESTIONS o EBP in critical care nursing o Synergy Model o Stress and the critical care environment o Teaching and learning o Rapid response teams/code teams o Inter-facility transport/EMTALA MODULE 2 INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX CARDIAC CARE 8-9 QUESTIONS o Cardiac Monitoring o Terms: ▪ cardiac output ▪ preload & afterload ▪ cardiac contractility o Cardiac Pharmacology o EKG monitoring -interpret...