2025/l 2026l Update)l Advancedl Conceptsl
ofl Medical-Surgicall Nursingl Guide|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
Q:l Chestl tube
Answer:
Reinflatesl lung
Removesl airl orl fluid
Q:l Markl yourl drainagel onl chestl tubel calll MDl ifl over
Answer:
70l mL/hour
Q:l Waterl seal
Answer:
preventsl backflowl intol pleurall space
Q:l Continuousl orl vigorousl bubbling
Answer:
Leakl inl chestl tube
Calll MD
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolisml causedl by
,Answer:
Air,l fat,l amnioticl fluid,l orl clot
Q:l Petechiael acrossl chestl &l upperl body
Answer:
Pulmonaryl Embolisml sign
Q:l D-dimer
Answer:
Isl increasedl andl possiblel PE
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolisml care
Answer:
Preventionl isl key
Monitorl Hypoxia,l &l urinel output
Stopl smokingl
Monitorl femalesl onl birthl control
Q:l Airl Embolism
Answer:
Airl entersl venousl system
Q:l Airl Embolisml s/s
Answer:
SOB;l decreasel inl SaO2;l chestl pain;l anxiety;l airl hungerl (dyspnea),l decreasedl LOC,l
tachycardia
,Q:l Reducel airl embolisml riskl by
Answer:
Primingl alll tubing
Q:l Heparinl Inducedl Thrombocytopenia
Answer:
Plateletl destructionl thatl arisesl secondaryl tol heparinl therapy
Immunel response
Riskl forl DVTsl &l PE
Stilll needl anticoagulants
Q:l HITl riskl patientsl is
Answer:
Femalel patient,l heparinl therapyl overl al week,l bleedingl issues
Ifl patientl wasl onl heparinl inl thel lastl 100l daysl riskl forl HIT
Q:l Bleedingl monitoring
Answer:
watchl forl GIl bleeds,l Hgbl andl plateletl counts
Oozingl IVl sites,l bleedingl Gums
Q:l ARDsl risk
Answer:
3rdl orl 4thl degreel burnl patients
Q:l Respiratoryl failurel s/s
Answer:
PaO2l <60,l paCO2l >45,l pHl <7.35l (resp.l acidosis),l SaO2l <90-l hypoxic
, Respiratoryl acidosis
Q:l Earlyl signsl ofl respiratoryl failure
Answer:
Restless,Dyspnea
Q:l Latel signsl ofl respiratoryl failure
Answer:
Lethargy
Centrall Cyanosisl
Respiratoryl Arrest
Q:l Hypoventilating
Answer:
Respiratoryl alkalosis
Q:l ARDs
Answer:
Hypoxemial andl pulmonaryl edemal withl increasedl bilaterall infiltrates
PaO2<l 55l onl 100%l O2
Q:l ARDsl management
Answer:
Intubationl andl mechanicall ventilation
Q:l Patientl O2l satl staysl decreasedl evenl whenl onl 100l %l oxygen