Isotonic crystalloid s - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TNCC 9th edi. Test Prep with Complete Solutions 2024/2025 An adult patient who sustained a severe head trauma has been intubated and has been manually ventilated via a bag mask device at a rate of 18 breaths per minute. The patient has received one intravenous fluid bolus of 500 ML of warmed isotonic crystalloid solution. The PaCO2 is 30 and a pulse ox symmetry is 92%. BP is 142/70. What is the most important intervention to manage the cerebral blood flow? - Correct Answer decrease the rate of...

You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not wearing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step? A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator. B. Pack the ear with gauze. C. Notify the physician D. Document and continue the exam. ֎ -:- C. Notify the physician A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a highspe...

What is the can you use to avoid "triad of death"? Warm blankets Ambient temp of room is warm Warm fluids What are primary blast injuries? abdominal hemorrhage and perforation tympanic membrane rupture eye rupture blast lung concussion (no signs of head injury) What are secondary blast injuries? Penetrating ballistic or blunt injuries closed/open brain injury eye penetration What are teritary blast injuries? fracture/traumatic amputation What are quatern...

PALS RED CROSS FINAL EXAM A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuromuscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is a critical component of airway management for this patient? Correct ans - Airway clearance (e.g., suctioning) A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit suddenly displays the following ECG waveform. The provider prepares to interven...

Normal osmolarity lab value A. 450-600 mosm/l B. 270-300 mosm/l C. 50-250 mosm/l - b. When the body has this concentration of particles to water, it is isotonic Isotonic= happy Which of the following can lead to hypovolemia? (select all that apply) A. Excessive sweating B. Large burns C. Diuretics D. Inadequate fluid intake E. Increased urination - all The body tries to compensate for volume loss by ________ the heart rate and strength of contractions. A. Increasing B. Decreasing ...

What are the late signs of breathing compromise? - answer - Tracheal deviation - JVD What are signs of ineffective breathing? - answer - AMS - Cyanosis, especially around the mouth - Asymmetric expansion of chest wall - Paradoxical movement of the chest wall during inspiration and expiration - Use of accessory muscles or abdominal muscles or both or diaphragmatic breathing - Sucking chest wounds - Absent or diminished breath sounds - Administer O2 via NRB or assist ventilations with a b...

PALS RED CROSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 A child in cardiac arrest experiences return of spontaneous circulation but is exhibiting signs of post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS). The PALS resuscitation team determines that the child is experiencing a systemic response to ischemia/reperfusion. The team bases this determination on which finding(s)? Ans - Hypotension, fever, hyperglycemia An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emergency department. After a quick assessmen...

PALS All Questions&Answer s 2023 You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, w...

APPROVED; 2024 TNCC WRITTEN EXAM 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH THEIR COMPLETE ANSWERS LATEST 2024 UPDATE ACTUAL EXAM. What are the late signs of breathing compromise? - Answer--- Tracheal deviation - JVD What are signs of ineffective breathing? - Answer--- AMS - Cyanosis, especially around the mouth - Asymmetric expansion of chest wall - Paradoxical movement of the chest wall during inspiration and expiration - Use of accessory muscles or abdominal muscles or both or diaphragmat...

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 occurs primarily in women, almost exclusively over the age of sixty...