ECCO 2026 FINAL REVIEW PACK COMPLETE
QUESTION SET AND CORE CONCEPT
SUMMARY
◉ A nurse caring for a patient with worsening hypoxia should
anticipate which signs of ARDS? Answer: PaO2/FiO2 below 300...
PEEP requirements of at least 5...
Respiratory failure unexplained...
◉ Which may affect pulse oximetry accuracy? Answer: Cardiac
arrest
◉ By what signs or symptoms should the nurse recognize tension
pneumothorax in a patient with worsening respiratory distress?
Answer: WRONG
Progressive tachy...
Decreased PaCO2
Absence of breath sounds...
◉ A patient with hemopytsis reports pleuritic chest pain. the nurse
auscultates a pleural friction rub. What additional symptoms/signs
should the nurse expect? Answer: WRONG
Metabolic acidosis
, Sinus tachy...
Hypoxemia...
◉ A patient with a hip fracture fro a fall has a sudden decrease in
SpO2, from 99% to 92%, and reports dyspnea. Which other signs or
symptoms should the nurse anticipate? Answer: Pleural friction rub
and pleuritic chest pain
◉ A patient is admitted with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
Which assessments confirm the diagnosis? Answer: WRONG
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
PaO2 55 mmHg
◉ Which patient in the immediate postoperative period should be
given a a NC or simple face mask? A patient requiring: Answer: FiO2
of 0.4 or less
◉ A patient in respiratory failure has a low expiratory airflow
unresponsive to medication. The nruse observes tachycardia and
hypoxemia. What additional signs/symptoms should the nurse
anticipate? Answer: WRONG
Respiratory acidosis on ABG
A-fib
QUESTION SET AND CORE CONCEPT
SUMMARY
◉ A nurse caring for a patient with worsening hypoxia should
anticipate which signs of ARDS? Answer: PaO2/FiO2 below 300...
PEEP requirements of at least 5...
Respiratory failure unexplained...
◉ Which may affect pulse oximetry accuracy? Answer: Cardiac
arrest
◉ By what signs or symptoms should the nurse recognize tension
pneumothorax in a patient with worsening respiratory distress?
Answer: WRONG
Progressive tachy...
Decreased PaCO2
Absence of breath sounds...
◉ A patient with hemopytsis reports pleuritic chest pain. the nurse
auscultates a pleural friction rub. What additional symptoms/signs
should the nurse expect? Answer: WRONG
Metabolic acidosis
, Sinus tachy...
Hypoxemia...
◉ A patient with a hip fracture fro a fall has a sudden decrease in
SpO2, from 99% to 92%, and reports dyspnea. Which other signs or
symptoms should the nurse anticipate? Answer: Pleural friction rub
and pleuritic chest pain
◉ A patient is admitted with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
Which assessments confirm the diagnosis? Answer: WRONG
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
PaO2 55 mmHg
◉ Which patient in the immediate postoperative period should be
given a a NC or simple face mask? A patient requiring: Answer: FiO2
of 0.4 or less
◉ A patient in respiratory failure has a low expiratory airflow
unresponsive to medication. The nruse observes tachycardia and
hypoxemia. What additional signs/symptoms should the nurse
anticipate? Answer: WRONG
Respiratory acidosis on ABG
A-fib
