Midterm Exam: NR571 / NR 571 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Complex Diagnosis and Management in Acute Care Practicum | Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
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NR 571 (NR571)
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Chamberlain College Of Nursing
Midterm Exam: NR571 / NR 571 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Complex Diagnosis and Management in Acute Care Practicum | Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Non-VTE causes of pulmonary emboli
Answer:
-small masses of infectious material such as septic em...
Midterm Exam: NR571 / NR 571
(Latest Update ) Complex
Diagnosis and Management in Acute
Care Practicum | Review Questions
& Answers | 100% Correct | Grade
A - Chamberlain
Question:
Non-VTE causes of pulmonary emboli
Answer:
-small masses of infectious material such as septic embolus
-fat embolism that is released into blood stream after long bone fractures,
surgery, trauma, or severe burns
- air bubbles or substances that get into bloodstream from trauma, surgery, or
medical procedures
- tumors caused by rapidly growing cancer cells
-amniotic fluid
,Question:
PE risk factors
Answer:
-use of oral contraceptives
-smoking
-prolonged immobilization or an activity, including a long car ride
-surgery
-pregnancy
-malignancy
-CV disease including CVA and MI
-fractures
-previous CVCs
Question:
potential complications of PE
Answer:
• pulmonary infarction
• hypoxemia
• Right-left intracardiac shunt
• cor pulmonale
• shock
• ventricular arrhythmia
• PEA
,• sudden cardiac arrest
Question:
symptoms of PE
Answer:
-sudden pleuritic chest pain with shortness of breath
-cough
-hypoxia
-anxiety
-lower extremity swelling
-Palpitations
-Dizziness
-sweating
-fever
-Tachypnea
-tachycardia
-hypoxemia
-cyanosis
-s/s for pulmonale
-obstructive shock
-CV collapse
, Question:
Gold standard for diagnosis of PE
Answer:
CT pulmonary angiography
* also useful in assessing for the presence of right heart strain
Question:
VQ Scan (Ventilation/Perfusion)
Answer:
For diagnosing PE when CT scanning is not available or the contraindication
exists, like contrast allergy, or AKI
Question:
Why is an echocardiogram done for patients who have PE?
Answer:
To check if there is significant RV strain and/or right ventricular failure
Question:
Why is Doppler ultrasound done for someone with PE?
Answer:
To check lower extremities for DVT
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