Barrons ccrn cardiac - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Barron's CCRN Cardiac questions with correct answers

The nurse caring for the patient after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery should: a) Anticipate possible drop in BP during rewarming b) Strip chest tubes hourly to maintain patency c) Maintain Blood sugar 150-200 mg/dL with insulin infusion d) Maintain serum potassium 3-4 mEq/dL to prevent arrhythmias - ️️Answer A As the patient's temperature rises, vasoconstriction that was present at lower temperature decreases with a possible drop in BP. Chest tubes should not be strippe...

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 Barrons Cardiovascular Exam Questions and Answers Marks the end of diastole, the beginning of systole - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of AV valves (mitral, tricuspid) & loudest at the apex of the heart (midclavicular, 5th intercostal) - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of the semilunar valves; can be split by inspiration - Answer- S2 AV valves - Answer- tricuspid and mitral semilunar valves - Answer- pulmonary and aortic This heart sound is louder with a pulmonary embolism - Answer- S2 ...

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 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...

CCRN Barrons Hemodynamic concepts Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Normal Cardiac Output - Answer- 4-8 L/min normal cardiac index - Answer- 2.5-4 +takes into account the body surface area and is a more meaningful value than CO CO = - Answer- HR x SV Stroke volume is determined by - Answer- preload, afterload, contractility Preload hemodynamic measurements - Answer- Central venous pressure (CVP) (right ventricular) AKA right atria pressure Pulmonary artery occlusive pressure (PAOP) (...

CCRN Barrons Cardiovascular Exam Questions and Answers Marks the end of diastole, the beginning of systole - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of AV valves (mitral, tricuspid) & loudest at the apex of the heart (midclavicular, 5th intercostal) - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of the semilunar valves; can be split by inspiration - Answer- S2 AV valves - Answer- tricuspid and mitral semilunar valves - Answer- pulmonary and aortic This heart sound is louder with a pulmonary embolism - Answer- S2 ...

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...

CCRN Barrons Cardiovascular Exam Questions and Answers Marks the end of diastole, the beginning of systole - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of AV valves (mitral, tricuspid) & loudest at the apex of the heart (midclavicular, 5th intercostal) - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of the semilunar valves; can be split by inspiration - Answer- S2 AV valves - Answer- tricuspid and mitral semilunar valves - Answer- pulmonary and aortic This heart sound is louder with a pulmonary embolism - Answer- S2 ...