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NRNP 6566 Week 5 Knowledge Check 1. A 54-year women is 3 days post abdominal surgery for removal of a cancerous mass in her abdomen. She develops acute shortness of breath associated with tachycardia and hypotension. CT Scan of the chest is positive for multiple small pulmonary embolism. What medication and dosing would you order initially to treat the pulmonary embolism? 2. A 64-year man is recovering from a transurethral resection of the prostate for treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia....

NRNP 6566 Week 3 Knowledge Check 1. Mrs. Franklin is a 68-year-old woman with long-standing, persistent AF being managed with rhythm control on dofetilide. She also has type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, and a myocardial infarction 3 years ago.  What is her CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc score? How would you interpret those scores in deciding on treatment for Mrs. Franklin? 2. A 58-year-old male complains of a galloping heart rate and shortness of breath. Vital signs are BP 110/74, P 15...

1. Question: When possible, where is the best place to position the board for a chest X-ray? 2. Question: When reviewing an X-ray, all of the following are correct EXCEPT: 3. Question: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is controversial; however, it is useful in some cases. What is the normal level of PSA for an older man over 65? 4. Question: What area of the heart conducts the electrical signal down and up through the heart from the nodes to the myocardium? 5. Question: Your patient’s live...