Normal capnography value - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

An anxious adolescent presents with palpitations, a heart rate of 184 beats/min, and normal skin tone. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? A. Obtain urine drug screen. B. Administer IV adenosine (Adenocard) rapidly. C. Instruct the patient to bear down. D. Provide comfort and reassurance. - ANSWER D. SVT is defined as heart rate >220 in infants and >180 in children. Thus putting the child in SVT. Search and treat the cause. The PRIORITY intervention to provide comfort ...

What is a reason for oversensitivity of older adults to the environmental temperature? - 1 Scoliosis 2 Poor muscle control 3 Decreased sweat gland reactivity Correct4 Inefficient thermoregulatory system Older adults are very sensitive to slight changes in environmental temperature due to the inefficiency of their thermoregulatory systems. Scoliosis that occurs in the older patients may restrict chest expansion and decrease tidal volume. It does not affect sensitivity to environmental temp...

ACLS Final Exam (2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers QUESTION A patient enters the emergency department in respiratory compromise. The team is monitoring the patient using capnography and identifies that ETCO2 levels are initially 33 mmHg and later 40 mmHg. From these readings, the team identifies that the patient is progressing in what stage of respiratory compromise? Respiratory arrest Respiratory failure Respiratory distress Respiratory acidosis ...

ACLS Exam Fall 2022 Complete Questions & Answers. When providing transcutaneous pacing, the appearance of wide QRS complexes and tall, broad T waves after each pacing spike confirms that mechanical capture has been achieved. 2 In a six-person high-performance resuscitation team, which tasks are responsibilities of the team members? Select all correct options that apply. Recording key data Sharing pertinent observations Ordering interventions Performing chest compressions Going to ...

CPEN BCEN Timed #1 Questions with Complete Solutions A 1-year-old presents unconscious and is being ventilated with a bag-mask device. Ventilation has become progressively more difficult. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? -Answer-Place padding under the shoulders. A patient arrives to the emergency department intubated and ventilated via a bag-mask device. EMS reports that the patient fell from a climbing apparatus at school. Upon assessment, the patient is difficult to...

CPEN BCEN Timed #1 Questions With Complete Solutions. A 1-year-old presents unconscious and is being ventilated with a bag-mask device. Ventilation has become progressively more difficult. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? Place padding under the shoulders. A patient arrives to the emergency department intubated and ventilated via a bag-mask device. EMS reports that the patient fell from a climbing apparatus at school. Upon assessment, the patient is difficult to ventilat...

CPEN Practice Questions & Rationales 100% Solved An anxious adolescent presents with palpitations, a heart rate of 184 beats/min, and normal skin tone. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? A. Obtain urine drug screen. B. Administer IV adenosine (Adenocard) rapidly. C. Instruct the patient to bear down. D. Provide comfort and reassurance. - answerD. SVT is defined as heart rate >220 in infants and >180 in children. Thus putting the child in SVT. Search and treat the ...

CPEN BCEN Timed #1 Questions With Complete Solutions. A 1-year-old presents unconscious and is being ventilated with a bag-mask device. Ventilation has become progressively more difficult. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? Place padding under the shoulders. A patient arrives to the emergency department intubated and ventilated via a bag-mask device. EMS reports that the patient fell from a climbing apparatus at school. Upon assessment, the patient is difficult to ventilat...

ACLS FINAL STUDY GUIDE ALL VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXAM A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bag-valve- mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to suspect that improper BVM technique is being used? Hypertension Esophageal injury Pneumothorax Rib fracture - Answer: Pneumothorax Complications can occur with the use of a BVM resuscitator due to i...

An anxious adolescent presents with palpitations, a heart rate of 184 beats/min, and normal skin tone. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? A. Obtain urine drug screen. B. Administer IV adenosine (Adenocard) rapidly. C. Instruct the patient to bear down. D. Provide comfort and reassurance. - D. SVT is defined as heart rate >220 in infants and >180 in children. Thus putting the child in SVT. Search and treat the cause. The PRIORITY intervention to provide comfort and rea...