4 signs of septic shock - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PALS 2024 Certification Exam QUESTIONS WITH 100% Correct ANSWERS LATEST 2024/2025. Which topics are included in the PALS course ? - PALS includes the following: (1) Overview of assessment (2) Recognition and management of respiratory distress and failure (3) Recognition and management of shock (4) Recognition and management of cardiac arrhythmias (5) Recognition and management of cardiac arrest (6) Postresuscitation management of patients with pulmonary and cardiac arrest (7) Review of ...

Emergency Nursing Practice Questions The client diagnosed with hypovolemic shock has a BP of 100/60. Fifteen minutes later the BP is 88/64. How much narrowing of the client's pulse pressure has occurred between the two readings? Answer: 16 mmHg pulse pressure The pulse pressure is the systolic BP minus the diastolic BP. 100 - 60 = 40 mmHg pulse pressure in first BP reading 88 - 64 = 24 mmHg pulse pressure in second reading 40 - 24 = 16 mmHg pulse pressure narrowing. A narrowing o...

 REAL HESI RN Med SURG  ALL VERSIONS IN ONE DEAL  QUESTIONS FROM REAL TEST  (I scored 1413!!!) SAMPLES/PREVIEWS 2022 HESI Med-Surg v2 16. an older adult male is admitted three days after a fall because his wife called 911 this morning when he became confused. the client has a history of chronic kidney disease and diabetes and has vital signs on admission heart rate 120 beats respirations 12 breaths and blood pressure 180/96. which assessment f...

CPNRE chapter 10 - emergency preparedness exam 2024 heimlich maneuver -Answer--do not interfere if victim can cough, speak or breathe 1. stand behind victim 2. place thumb side of fist above umbilicus and below sternum 3. place other hand around fist 4. apply pressure in/up until object expelled (abdominal thrusts) heimlich maneuver - unconscious adult -Answer-1. place in supine 2. begin CPR 3. before doing breaths, swipe mouth for obstruction, if unable deliver breaths 4. continue ACB...

SIRS, Sepsis, Septic Shock & ARDSWhat is SIRS? Systemic inflammatory response syndrome What is the pathophysiology for SIRS? Tissue injury secondary to activation of inflammatory system that may officer with non-infectious disorder What are the signs and symptoms of SIRS? 1) Temperature of above 38 degrees or below 36 degrees 2) Respiratory rate of >20 3) PaCO2 of below 4.3 kpa (hyperventilating) 4) White blood cell count of >1200/mm3 or <4000/mm3 or >10% ...

1. An alert 18 year old female is found trapped in her car after a single motor vehicle crash. The air bag deployed and she denies any head or neck pain, but she complains of hip and left leg pain. When she is finally extricated from the car, her vital signs begin to collapse. What shock is she transitioning from? A. neurogenic shock to hypovolemic shock. B. decompensated shock to compensated shock. C. compensated shock to decompensated shock. D. decompensated shock to hypovolemic shock. ...

The client is admitted into the ED with diaphoresis, pale, clammy skin, and BP of 90/70. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? a. start an IV w/ an 18-gauge catheter b. administer dopamine intravenous infusion c. obtain arterial blood gases (ABGs) d. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter a. start an IV w/ an 18 gauge catheter there are many types of shock but the one common intervention which should be done first in all types of shock is to establish an IV line with a large-bore...

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with hypovolemic shock. The nurse palpates thready brachial pulses but is unable to auscultate a blood pressure. What is the best nursing action? A. Assess the blood pressure palpation B. Estimate the systolic pressure as 60 mm Hg. C. Obtain an electronic blood pressure monitor. D. Record the blood pressure as "not assessable." -Correct Answer A. Assess the blood pressure palpation The nurse has just completed an infusion of a 1000 mL bolus...

Complete Test Bank The Human Body in Health and Illness 7th Edition by Barbara Herlihy Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions? a. Anatomy b. Histology c. Pathology d. Physiology ANS: D 2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”? a. Anatomy b. Histology c. Pathology d. Physiology ANS: A 3. Which of the follow...

FPC/ CFRN- Review Exam Version B Questions With Complete Solutions. Myxedema coma is also known as... A. Thyroid storm B. Adrenal insufficiency C. Hypothyroidism D. Hyperaldosteronism - ANSWER Hypothyroidism Most common presentation of a patient with hypothyroidism are all of the following, Except... A. Cold intolerance with coarse hair B. Almost exclusively over the age of sixty C. >90% of cases occur in the winter D. Primarily in men - ANSWER Primarily in men Hypothroidism occur...