Passive insufficiency Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NGN ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical Exam 2023 B V2| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for a potassium-sparing diuretic. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Answer: Try to walk at least three times per week for exercise. Q: A nurse is conducting an admission history for a client who is to undergo a CT scan with an IV cont...

Be familiar with left and right sided heart failure and what the consequences are (remember the case study that we did in lecture and lab?) (698) Left side: One cause of mitral insufficiency, in which there is backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, is mitral valve prolapse (MVP). In MVP one or both cusps of the mitral valve protrude into the left atrium during ventricular contraction. Mitral valve prolapse is one of the most common valvular disorders, affecting as much ...

hypoxia - An insufficiency of oxygen in the body's tissues. hypoxemia - A lower then normal oxygen concentration in arterial blood hypercapnia - An excess of carbon dioxide in the blood tidal volume (TV) - the amount of air entering the lungs with each normal breath residual volume (RV) - amount of aire remaining the the lungs after forced expiration Inspiratory Reserve (IRV) - max volume of air inspired in ecess of normal tidal volume Expiratory Reserve (ERV) - max volume of air expired ...

AWHONN Fetal Heart monitoring basics a) Frequency b) Duration Which contraction characteristics can be assessed with a tocodynamometer? a) Frequency b) Duration c) Intensity Uterus All Fetuses of mothers in labor experience an interruption of the oxygenation pathway at which point? a) Throughout labor and delivery unless the use of a more accurate method is clearly indicated The FHR can be monitored using doppler ultrasound? a) Throughout labor and delivery unless the use of a mor...

NURS 6531 FNAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS [GRADED A+] What are signs & symptoms of SIADH (Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone)? - ANS---Increased production of ADH (antidiuretic hormone), hyponatremia, concentrated urine (from excess water resorption), elevated urine osmolality, mental status changes from cerebral edema. Diabetes insipidus is associated with what sodium level? - ANS---Hypernatremia How would you determine the cause of a patient's AKI who present...

Final Biomechanics Questions & Answers A+ 2024 New Update when someone moves their line of gravity outside to the edge of the base of support, what happens to their stability? - ANS-stability decreases term used to describe the area of skin that is innervated by specific levels of the spinal cord? - ANSdermatome What type of cartilage is articular cartilage? - ANS-hayline what force couple produces posterior pelvic tilt - ANS-hip extensors and trunk flexors the femoral nerve innerv...

Maryville NURS 615 Pharm 1 exam with all the correct answers (100% Verified 2020/2021 exam) How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing? Correct Answer- Low albumin = more free drug (bc the drug can't bind to albumin aka protein) = increased adverse effects What is a Black Box Warning: Correct Answer- is considered a contraindication to administer that drug. What is the drugs half-life? Correct Answer- Half-life specifically means the amount of time it takes for an administered...

What medication should the nurse anticipate giving to a client in preterm labor to stimulate maturation of the baby's lungs? 1. Magnesium sulfate 2. Terbutaline 3. Methotrexate 4. Betamethasone - ANSWER Rationale 4. Correct: Betamethasone is used to stimulate maturation of the baby's lungs in case preterm birth occurs. This medication is given to help prevent respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) by improving storage and secretion of surfactant that helps to keep the alveoli from collapsing...

what is the best initial thing to do in a patient with a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state - correct answer aggressive volume resuscitation - they are generally severely volume depleted then IV insulin *avoid management of hyperkalemia because these guys usually have a total body potassium deficit what can occur in patients with poorly controlled diabetes - correct answer hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) or DKA describe Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) - correct answe...

AWHONN Fetal Heart monitoring basics a) Frequency b) Duration Which contraction characteristics can be assessed with a tocodynamometer? a) Frequency b) Duration c) Intensity Uterus All Fetuses of mothers in labor experience an interruption of the oxygenation pathway at which point? a) Throughout labor and delivery unless the use of a more accurate method is clearly indicated The FHR can be monitored using doppler ultrasound? a) Throughout labor and delivery unless the use of a mor...