Acute heart failure - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: NRNP 6566/ NRNP6566 Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings I| Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Update- Walden Question 1 Which of the following medications has the best gram negative bacteria coverage? Cefuroxime (Cefzil) Amoxicillin (Amoxil) Clarithromycin (Biaxin) Moxifloxacin (Avelox) Question 2 A 66 year old patient is admitted to the ICU with hospital acquired pneumonia. She has consolidation in the right middle and lower lung lobe. Arterial blood ...

Test Bank - Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse 1ST Edition Lucie By Dlugasch, Lachel Story | Complete 2023/2024. A 50-year-old man is having an acute myocardial infarction and will be administered recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). The medication activates plasminogen in order to: A) decrease platelet adhesion. B) increase clotting time. C) promote fibrinolysis. D) promote coronary vasodilation. Ans: C Complexity: Easy Ahead: Hematopoietic System Subj...

Test Bank For Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Single Volume 12th Edition by Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Debra Hagler Chapter 1-69 SECTION 1 Concepts in Nursing Practice Chapter 1 Professional Nursing Chapter 2 Social Determinants of Health Chapter 3 Health History and Physical Examination Chapter 4 Patient and Caregiver Teaching Chapter 5 Chronic Illness and Older Adults Chapter 6 Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Qu...

RN Comprehensive Online Practice 2019 B with NGN COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A nurse has just received a change-of-shift report on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first? A client who is postoperative with abdominal distention and no bowel sounds A client who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose level of 105 mg/dL A client who has heart failure and 2+ pitting edema A client who is receiving maintenance IV fluids and needs a new IV catheter...

Test Bank for Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 3rd Edition by Kathleen Perrin, Carrie MacLeod 9780134146348 Chapter1-19 Complete Guide. Table of Contents: Chapter 1. What is Critical Care? 2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient 3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure 4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias 5. Cardiodynamics and Hemodynamic Regulation 6. Care of the Patient Experiencing Shock 7. Care of the Patient Experiencing Heart Failure 8. Care of th...

WCU Pathophysiology (MIDTERM) Exam Questions and Answers A common cause of heart failure is which of the following? (Select all that apply. -Answer-- Coronary artery disease -Cardiomyopathy -Hypertension When the cause of a disease is due to unintended or unwanted medical treatment, the term to describe this is -Answer-latrogenic COPD type A is referred to as: -Answer-Emphysema A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate blood is likely to undergo which type of ce...

The process by which the body break down and coverts a medication into active subtance is know as metabolism The term NOT associated with the pharmacokinetics of a drug is Pharmacodynamics R ationale: Pharmacokinetics can be simply described as the study of 'what the body does to the drugs' and includes: the rate and extend to which drugs are absorbed and distributed to body tissue; the rate and pathways by which drugs are eliminated from the body by metabolism and excretion; and the relations...

Objectives Assess patients who present with acute heart failure Define general acute heart failure classification categories Outline treatment strategies for acute heart failure management Define fluid overload; list treatment options and management strategies Manage patients on vasodilators and inotropes Describe the impact of treatment(s) on outcomes Heart Failure Definition - Physiologic state where the cardiac output is insufficient for the body's needs OR: - The heart is unable t...

WGU D236 pathophysiology: Objective Assessment Questions and Verified Answers | Latest 2023/2024 GRADED A+. A major function of potassium is to conduct nerve impulses in muscles. Too low and muscle weakness occurs and too much can cause muscle spasms. This is especially dangerous in the heart muscle and an irregular heartbeat can cause a heart attack The body uses the Protein Buffering System, Phosphate Buffering System, and Carbonic AcidBicarbonate System to regulate and maintain homeostatic...

RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 B A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED). Physical Examination Client presents to the ED with upper abdominal pain that radiates to the right shoulder. Client rates pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client also reports nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia. Client is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Lung sounds clear bilaterally, S1 and S2 heart tones noted. All pulses palpable. Bowel sounds active in all 4 quadrants. Comp...