PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Which gof gthe gfollowing gmedications gis gMOST gcommonly gindicated gfor gpatients gwith gCHF?
g- ganswersAce ginhibitors
A gpatient gwas ginvolved gin ga gmotor gvehicle gaccident gand gCAT gscan gresults greveal ga gright
gsided gSDH. gWhat gwould gbe gan gexpected gneurological gassessment gfinding gin gthis gpatient?
g- ganswersDilated gright gpupil
What gis gthe gmost gcommon gsymptom gof gSIADH? g- ganswersFluid gretention
Upon garrival gto gthe gunit, gyou greceive greport gon gfour gPCU gpatients. gWhich gpatient gshould
gyou gattend gto gFIRST? g- ganswersA gpatient gcomplaining gof gshortness gof gbreathe gon
gcontinuous gBiPAP gwith ga gBP gof g189/109
Of gthe gfollowing gpatients, gwhich gone gwould gyou gsee gFIRST? g- ganswersA g30 gyear gsuicidal
gfemale gthat gtook gan gunknown gnumber gof galprazolam gwith gan gO2 gsaturation gof g85%
You gare gcaring gfor ga gpatient gwith gnew gonset gatrial gfibrillation gwith ga gblood gpressure gof
g80/60. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gtreatment goptions gis gMOST gappropriate? g-
ganswersElectrical gcardioversion
Which gof gthe gfollowing gsupplemental gmedications gis gfrequently gordered gin gconjunction
gwith gfurosemide? g- ganswersPotassium
, Which gof gthe gfollowing gpositions gis gthe gBEST gway gto gassess gfor gJVD? g- ganswersPosition
gthe gpatient gon ghis/her gback gwith gthe ghead gof gbed g30-45 gdegrees
Your gpatient gis gon gthe gmidday gschedule gfor ghemodialysis. gHe ghas g100 gmg gof gmetoprolol
gXL gordered gfor gthis gmorning gand ghis gblood gpressure gif g150/98. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing
gwould gbe gan gappropriate gaction? g- ganswersHold gthe gmetoprolol gbecause gof gthe
gupcoming gdialysis
You gwalk ginto gyour gpatient's groom gand gnotice gthat gthe gchest gtube gcollection gchamber
ghas gbeen gknocked gover gon gthe gfloor. gThere gappears gto gbe gdrainage gdispersed
gthroughout gthe gchambers. gWhat gshould gyou gdo gNEXT? g- ganswersReplace gthe gchamber
gwith ga gnew gone
Your gpatient gis gcomplaining gof gnausea, gvomiting, gand gdiarrhea. gHis gblood gpressure gis
g89/55, gheart grate gis g122 gbpm, gand gthe gtemperature gis g100.8 gF. gWhat gcondition gis gthis
gpatient gmost glikely gexperiencing? g- ganswersHypovolemic gshock
You gare gcaring gfor ga gpatient gwith ga gchest gtube gthat ghas gbecome gdislodged. gWhich gof gthe
gfollowing gwould gyou gdo gFIRST? g- ganswersCover gthe ginsertion gsite gimmediately gwith
gVaseline ggauze
A g78 gyear gold gmale gis gadmitted gfrom gthe gED gfor gsyncope gwith gground glevel gfall. gYou
gnote ghis gheart grate gis g50 gand gthe gpatient gis gconfused. gHis gdaughter gstates gshe gthinks ghe
ghas gdementia gbut ghe ghas gnot gbeen gdiagnosed gyet. gBlood gpressure gis gstable. gWhat gorder
gdo gyou ganticipate? g- ganswersStat ghead gCT
A gpatient gwith gan gupper gGI gbleed ghas ga ghgb gof g6.1 gg/dL. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gorders
gshould gyou gdo gFIRST? g- ganswersPrepare gto gadminister g2 gunits gPRBCs
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Which gof gthe gfollowing gmedications gis gMOST gcommonly gindicated gfor gpatients gwith gCHF?
g- ganswersAce ginhibitors
A gpatient gwas ginvolved gin ga gmotor gvehicle gaccident gand gCAT gscan gresults greveal ga gright
gsided gSDH. gWhat gwould gbe gan gexpected gneurological gassessment gfinding gin gthis gpatient?
g- ganswersDilated gright gpupil
What gis gthe gmost gcommon gsymptom gof gSIADH? g- ganswersFluid gretention
Upon garrival gto gthe gunit, gyou greceive greport gon gfour gPCU gpatients. gWhich gpatient gshould
gyou gattend gto gFIRST? g- ganswersA gpatient gcomplaining gof gshortness gof gbreathe gon
gcontinuous gBiPAP gwith ga gBP gof g189/109
Of gthe gfollowing gpatients, gwhich gone gwould gyou gsee gFIRST? g- ganswersA g30 gyear gsuicidal
gfemale gthat gtook gan gunknown gnumber gof galprazolam gwith gan gO2 gsaturation gof g85%
You gare gcaring gfor ga gpatient gwith gnew gonset gatrial gfibrillation gwith ga gblood gpressure gof
g80/60. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gtreatment goptions gis gMOST gappropriate? g-
ganswersElectrical gcardioversion
Which gof gthe gfollowing gsupplemental gmedications gis gfrequently gordered gin gconjunction
gwith gfurosemide? g- ganswersPotassium
, Which gof gthe gfollowing gpositions gis gthe gBEST gway gto gassess gfor gJVD? g- ganswersPosition
gthe gpatient gon ghis/her gback gwith gthe ghead gof gbed g30-45 gdegrees
Your gpatient gis gon gthe gmidday gschedule gfor ghemodialysis. gHe ghas g100 gmg gof gmetoprolol
gXL gordered gfor gthis gmorning gand ghis gblood gpressure gif g150/98. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing
gwould gbe gan gappropriate gaction? g- ganswersHold gthe gmetoprolol gbecause gof gthe
gupcoming gdialysis
You gwalk ginto gyour gpatient's groom gand gnotice gthat gthe gchest gtube gcollection gchamber
ghas gbeen gknocked gover gon gthe gfloor. gThere gappears gto gbe gdrainage gdispersed
gthroughout gthe gchambers. gWhat gshould gyou gdo gNEXT? g- ganswersReplace gthe gchamber
gwith ga gnew gone
Your gpatient gis gcomplaining gof gnausea, gvomiting, gand gdiarrhea. gHis gblood gpressure gis
g89/55, gheart grate gis g122 gbpm, gand gthe gtemperature gis g100.8 gF. gWhat gcondition gis gthis
gpatient gmost glikely gexperiencing? g- ganswersHypovolemic gshock
You gare gcaring gfor ga gpatient gwith ga gchest gtube gthat ghas gbecome gdislodged. gWhich gof gthe
gfollowing gwould gyou gdo gFIRST? g- ganswersCover gthe ginsertion gsite gimmediately gwith
gVaseline ggauze
A g78 gyear gold gmale gis gadmitted gfrom gthe gED gfor gsyncope gwith gground glevel gfall. gYou
gnote ghis gheart grate gis g50 gand gthe gpatient gis gconfused. gHis gdaughter gstates gshe gthinks ghe
ghas gdementia gbut ghe ghas gnot gbeen gdiagnosed gyet. gBlood gpressure gis gstable. gWhat gorder
gdo gyou ganticipate? g- ganswersStat ghead gCT
A gpatient gwith gan gupper gGI gbleed ghas ga ghgb gof g6.1 gg/dL. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gorders
gshould gyou gdo gFIRST? g- ganswersPrepare gto gadminister g2 gunits gPRBCs
