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What are the normal's for the following labs
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1) Urine Specific Gravity
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2) Serum Osmolality
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3) ABG (pH, HCO3, PaCO2, PaO2)
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4) troponin I
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5) electrolyte panel( Na+, K+, Ca+, Mg+)
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6) BUN & Creatinine
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7) CBC ( hgb, hct, RBC, WBC, platelets) - correct answer ✔1) 1.000-1.030
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2) 270-300
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3) pH 7.35-7.45// HC03 22-26// PaCO2 35-45// Pa02 80-100
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4) troponin I <0.03 ng/mL
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5) Na+ 135-145//K+ 3.5-5// Ca+ 9-10.5//Mg+ 1.2-2
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6) BUN 10-20//Creat 0.5-1.2
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7) hgb 12-18// hct 37-52%// rbc 4.2-6.1// wbc 5,000-10,000// platelets 150,000-
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400,000

,Match the lab profile with the most likely fluid imbalance like A) Fluid Volume
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Deficit 2) Fluid Volume Excess ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




1) ____Na 148; Hct 40% yesterday, 49% today; serum osmolarity 308
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2) ____Hgb 13.2 yesterday, 10.1 today; Urine specific gravity 1.001
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3) ____BUN 45; Cr 0.7 - correct answer ✔1) A
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2) B |||||




3) A |||||




The nurse is preparing to administer lisinopril (Zestril) to a patient with acute
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coronary syndrome. Which of the following findings should prompt the nurse to ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




hold the medication and consult the healthcare provider?
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a) Serum sodium level 134
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b) Serum potassium 5.6
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c) Heart rate 58
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d) Blood pressure 125/78 - correct answer ✔b) Serum potassium 5.6
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*ACE inhibitors can cause/exacerbate hyperkalemia.
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The nurse is caring for a patient who is in hypovolemic shock following an
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extensive burn injury. What is the intravenous fluid of choice for this patient in ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




the emergent phase of treatment?
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a) Lactated Ringers
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b) 0.45 NS with 20 mEq potassium chloride
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c) Fresh Frozen Plasma
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d) 5% Dextrose in saline - correct answer ✔a) Lactated Ringers
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*Isotonic solutions (crystalloids) are used to restore fluid volume in patients with ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




shock. Lactated Ringers is isotonic. Normal saline is also isotonic.
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,The client on a ventilator is assessed for untoward responses to the therapy.
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Which of the following would indicate a possible complication of ventilator
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therapy?
a) Blood pressure has increased 5mmHg in the last 24 hours
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b) Lung sounds absent on one side.
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c) Forceful cough periodically
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d) Broncho-vesicular breath sounds throughout peripheral lung fields. - correct
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answer ✔b) Lung sounds absent on one side. ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




*This may indicate a pneumothorax--a complication caused by barotrauma.
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The pressure reading during inspiration on the ventilator of a client receiving
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mechanical ventilation is high and alarming intermittently. What is the nurse's ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




first action? |||||




a) Assess the client's oxygenation.
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b) Call the RT to check the ventilator settings.
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c) Listen for bilateral lung sounds.
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d) Determine whether an air leak is present in the client's endotracheal tube
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cuff. - correct answer ✔a) Assess the client's oxygenation.
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Which assessment finding best indicates that fluid resuscitation therapy for the
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patient with hypertonic dehydration has acheived the desired effect?
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a) Peripheral pulses changed from 1+ to 3+
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b) Neck veins slightly distended @ 30 degrees
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c) Serum sodium level has changed from 151 to 143.
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d) Pulse oximetry shows oxygen saturation of 95% - correct answer ✔c) Serum
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sodium level has changed from 151 to 143. ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||

, Which intravenous solution should you be prepared to administer to a patient
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with isotonic dehydration?||||| |||||




a) 0.45% saline
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b) Dextrose 5% in water
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c) Dextrose 10% in water
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d) 0.9% saline - correct answer ✔d) 0.9% saline
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A patient is receiving dobutamine [Dobutrex] as a continuous infusion in the
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immediate postoperative period. The patient also is receiving a diuretic. What||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




adverse drug reactions are possible in this patient? (select all that apply)
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a)Angina
b)Hypotension
c)Dysrhythmias
d)Oliguria
e)Tachycardia - correct answer ✔a)Angina ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




c)Dysrhythmias
e)Tachycardia


*Is a beta1 aderenergic agonist; general anesthetics can increase the likelihood
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of dysrhythmias. Dobutamine elevates BP by increasing CO. Diuretics
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complement the beneficial effects of dobutamine on the kidney, so urine output ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




would be increased, not decreased.||||| ||||| ||||| |||||




A patient who has severe sepsis is receiving an intravenous normal saline
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infusion. She weighs 78 kgs. Which of the following is an indicator that the
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therapeutic goal has been met? ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||
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