NR 341 - Exam 2 - CAS Review
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Decreased CVP - CORRECT ANSWER-- dehydration
- hypovolemia
- blood, fluids and isotonic fluids
- sepsis
Central Line Problems - CORRECT ANSWER-- infection
- emboli
- pneumothorax
Cardiac Tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER-- fluid doesn't leave heart
- fluid volume excess
Pulmonary Artery Catheter - CORRECT ANSWER-- balloon moves it
- put in like central line
- put in if having difficulty maintaining CVP
- calculates PAOP or PAWP
Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-- left ventricle end diastolic pressure
, - increased in CHF, fluid excess and MI
- decreased in fluid depletion, sepsis or hypovolemia
PAC Balloon - CORRECT ANSWER-- document how much is in balloon (no more than 1.5mL)
- balloon can rupture but patient won't die
- can't deflate balloon (surgery)
- do not try to unwedge baloon
PVR - CORRECT ANSWER-how hard right side has to work
Increased PVR - CORRECT ANSWER-- pulmonary HTN
- pulmonary emboli
SVR - CORRECT ANSWER-how hard left side works
Increased SVR - CORRECT ANSWER-- Coronary Artery Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- HTN
- vasoconstriction (give vasodilator)
Afterload - CORRECT ANSWER-- how hard left ventricle has to work
- how much blood is in lv
Normal Cardiac Output - CORRECT ANSWER-4L a minute
Cardiac Index - CORRECT ANSWER-- specific to weight of patient
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Decreased CVP - CORRECT ANSWER-- dehydration
- hypovolemia
- blood, fluids and isotonic fluids
- sepsis
Central Line Problems - CORRECT ANSWER-- infection
- emboli
- pneumothorax
Cardiac Tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER-- fluid doesn't leave heart
- fluid volume excess
Pulmonary Artery Catheter - CORRECT ANSWER-- balloon moves it
- put in like central line
- put in if having difficulty maintaining CVP
- calculates PAOP or PAWP
Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-- left ventricle end diastolic pressure
, - increased in CHF, fluid excess and MI
- decreased in fluid depletion, sepsis or hypovolemia
PAC Balloon - CORRECT ANSWER-- document how much is in balloon (no more than 1.5mL)
- balloon can rupture but patient won't die
- can't deflate balloon (surgery)
- do not try to unwedge baloon
PVR - CORRECT ANSWER-how hard right side has to work
Increased PVR - CORRECT ANSWER-- pulmonary HTN
- pulmonary emboli
SVR - CORRECT ANSWER-how hard left side works
Increased SVR - CORRECT ANSWER-- Coronary Artery Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- HTN
- vasoconstriction (give vasodilator)
Afterload - CORRECT ANSWER-- how hard left ventricle has to work
- how much blood is in lv
Normal Cardiac Output - CORRECT ANSWER-4L a minute
Cardiac Index - CORRECT ANSWER-- specific to weight of patient
