Kettering Patient Assessment -A Exam Questions And Answers All Verified

Kettering Patient Assessment -A Exam Questions And Answers All Verified Ventilation, Oxygenation, Circulation, and Perfusion. - ANS What are the 4 critical life functions? RR, Vt, Chest movement, breath sounds, PaCO2, and EtCO2 - ANS What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate ventilation? (6) HR, Color, sensorium, PaO2, and SpO2 - ANS What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate oxygenation? (5) BP, sensorium, temperature, urine output, and hemodynamics - ANS What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate perfusion? (5) HR, heart strength, and cardiac output - ANS What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate circulation? (3) Ventilation, oxygenation, circulation, and perfusion. - ANS List the 4 life function in order of priority in an emergency? Symptoms are subjectives, signs are objective - ANS Of both signs and symptoms which is objective and which is subjective? inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation - ANS Physical examination consist of what 4 steps? # of packs/day x # of years smoked - ANS Pack years= 40 mL/hr (approximately 1Liter/day) - ANS Normal urine output is a minimum of? Sensible water loss - ANS Fluids lost through urination and vomiting is considered what kind of water loss? Insensible water loss - ANS Fluids lost through breathing and perspiration (i.e. lungs and skin) in considered what kind of water loss? fluid retention exceeding fluid output - ANS A patient is admitted to the ER with noted weight gain and SOB. Upon further evaluation the patient was found to have an electrolyte imbalance, increased hemodynamic pressures, and decreased lung compliance what is the most likely cause of the patients symptom? changes in fluid balance - ANS What can changes in central venous pressure indicate? 2-6 mmHg - ANS Normal central venous pressure or CVP is? fluid therapy - ANS A patient admitted to t