QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Signs - correct answer ✔✔Things you can see or measure
symptoms - correct answer ✔✔Subjective information (The patient must tell you)
Pack years - correct answer ✔✔Packs per day multiplied by the number of years.
Advanced directives are? - correct answer ✔✔documents that provide instructions incase the
patient is unable to. These instructions should be notarized and copies given to the family and
physician.
If a patient has a DNI order you can still? - correct answer ✔✔Provide non invasive ventilation
( BiPAP)
A durable power of attorney allows? - correct answer ✔✔A person to make decisions for the
patient.
What is normal urine output? - correct answer ✔✔40mL per hour or 1 Liter per day.
Where does sensible water loss occur? - correct answer ✔✔Through the urine or vomiting,
Diarrhea.
Where does insensible water loss occur? - correct answer ✔✔Through the skin or exhalation.
, What is normal Central venous pressure? - correct answer ✔✔2 to 6 mmHg
What should you recommend for patients with an elevated CVP? - correct answer ✔✔Diuretics
What should you recommend for a patient with a low CVP? - correct answer ✔✔Fluids.
The abbreviation ADL stands for? - correct answer ✔✔Activities of daily living.
What is Orthopnea? - correct answer ✔✔Difficulty breathing while laying flat. Often seen in CHF
patients.
What is general malaise? - correct answer ✔✔A generalized run down feeling, nauseas, weak,
fatigued, headache. Think electrolyte imbalance.
What does Dysphagia mean? - correct answer ✔✔Difficulty swallowing.
Why does peripheral edema most commonly occur? - correct answer ✔✔edema is most likely
caused by CHF or renal failure.
What is Acites? - correct answer ✔✔Acites is fluid in the abdomen. Typically caused by liver
failure.
What causes clubbing of the fingers? - correct answer ✔✔Chronic hypoxemia.
How fast should color return to a finger during a capillary refill test? - correct answer ✔✔Blood
should return in less than 3 seconds.