Ccrn liver failure - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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Vasopressin in esophageal varices - Reduces portal hypertension (ran at high doses of 0.4-1) -Watch with CAD patients!! What is the most common cause of acute hepatic failure? - DILI (drug-induced)- most commonly by acetaminophen Why would you watch for sepsis in a hepatic failure patient? - Bacteria can enter the blood stream from ascites/GI tract What is one of the key clinical differences between acute and chronic hepatic failure? - Acute there will not be portal hypertension Labs ind...

Renal/Genitourinary Barrons CCRN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass comorbidities that put the pt at risk for developing AKI - Answer- Diabetes Heart failure Hypertension nephrotoxic substances - Answer- Antibiotics NSAIDS ACE inhibitors, ARBS Antineoplastics Contrast media Diuretics measures the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes from the waste product urea (formed in the liver) - Answer- BUN- blood urea nitrogen Normal Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) - Answer- 10-23 mg/dL non...

CCRN Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers A 47-year-old male has been admitted to the CCU from the emergency room with a history of sudden diaphoresis, nausea, vomiting and radiating pain down his left arm. He reports no significant medical history, and has been a two PPD smoker since his early twenties. His admitting diagnosis is UA/NSTEMI and he is being prepped for cardiac catheterization for possible angioplasty with stent placement. What type of medication orders might the nur...

CCRN ( file update) all set of question with a 100% score accuracy Where is ADH made? - ANSWER Hypothalamus Where is ADH Stored? - ANSWER Posterior Pituitary Where does ADH act to make the kidneys hold onto water? - ANSWER Distal Convoluted & Collecting Tubules Disease of too much ADH = too much water! The increased ADH causes less urine output, decreased Na levels (dilutional hyponatremia) & Hypo-osmolarity. It is caused from Oat Cell Carcinioma, Viral PNA or head pro...

CCRN Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers A 47-year-old male has been admitted to the CCU from the emergency room with a history of sudden diaphoresis, nausea, vomiting and radiating pain down his left arm. He reports no significant medical history, and has been a two PPD smoker since his early twenties. His admitting diagnosis is UA/NSTEMI and he is being prepped for cardiac catheterization for possible angioplasty with stent placement. What type of medication orders might the nur...

CCRN Barrons Multisystem concepts Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass cellular disease due to inadequate perfusion (oxygen demand is greater than oxygen delivered) or the inability of the cells to utilize the delivered oxygen (oxygen utilization/consumption) - Answer- shock 3 stages of shock - Answer- compensatory progressive refractory BP is maintained during compensatory stage of shock d/t what two mechanisms? - Answer- stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system activation of the...

What is one of the key clinical differences between acute and chronic hepatic failure? -:- Acute there will not be portal hypertension What is the most common cause of acute hepatic failure? -:- DILI (drug-induced)- most commonly by acetaminophen Labs indicative of acute hepatic failure: 1.) Bilirubin will be ___ x normal range along with jaundice 2.) Aminotransferase ___ x normal range ^ Presence of these = poor prognosis with 10-50% mortality without transplant -:- 1.) 2 x 2.) 3 x ...

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(Solved with Rationales) Pass CCRN test bank. Which of the following would be the earliest auscultatory finding in left ventricular failure (LVF)? A. Crackles B. S3 C. Murmur of mitral regurgitation D. Pericardial friction rub B. S3 LVF would be the most subtle because early changes are usually subtle changes. Choose "S3." A patient with a triple-lumen subclavian catheter has been receiving total parenteral nutrition, maintenance fluids, and antibiotics by the catheter. He has ...