Rasmussen - MDC III - Final Exam
Questions and Answers 100% PASS
respiratory alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER-high pH, low CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER-low pH, low HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
respiratory acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER-low pH, high CO2
,pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER-high pH, high HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
▪ change in condition make take priority over ABCs (ex: post op bleeding is
priority over an O2 Sat% of 90%)
▪ pick the patient that is going to die first - CORRECT ANSWER-Priority
questions...something to consider
CPR, press the code button - CORRECT ANSWER-You walk into your patient's
room and they *don't have a pulse*, what are you going to do?
bag resuscitation, press the code button - CORRECT ANSWER-You walk into
your patient's room and they are *not breathing but have a pulse*, what are you
going to do?
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, ▪ unconscious, pulseless
▪ shock them with the AED! - CORRECT ANSWER-If you walk into a room
with a patient that is in *ventricular fibrillation (v fib)*
▪ How will they present?
▪ What must we do to get them out of that state?
▪ make them bear down (valsalva maneuver)
▪ make them cough (vagal maneuver) - CORRECT ANSWER-If you walk into a
room and a patient is alert and oriented, speaking to you, has a pulse, but their
cardiac monitor shows they are in *ventricular tachycardia*
▪ What are you going to do?
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - CORRECT ANSWER-Which cardiac
rhythm requires the patient to take *adenosine*?
▪ they may end up with a *blood clot* because the blood is pooling in the atria -
CORRECT ANSWER-What is our priority concern for a patient in *atrial
fibrillation (a-fib)*?
*control RVR for patient:*
▪ give anticoagulants
Questions and Answers 100% PASS
respiratory alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER-high pH, low CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER-low pH, low HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
respiratory acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER-low pH, high CO2
,pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER-high pH, high HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
▪ change in condition make take priority over ABCs (ex: post op bleeding is
priority over an O2 Sat% of 90%)
▪ pick the patient that is going to die first - CORRECT ANSWER-Priority
questions...something to consider
CPR, press the code button - CORRECT ANSWER-You walk into your patient's
room and they *don't have a pulse*, what are you going to do?
bag resuscitation, press the code button - CORRECT ANSWER-You walk into
your patient's room and they are *not breathing but have a pulse*, what are you
going to do?
COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, ▪ unconscious, pulseless
▪ shock them with the AED! - CORRECT ANSWER-If you walk into a room
with a patient that is in *ventricular fibrillation (v fib)*
▪ How will they present?
▪ What must we do to get them out of that state?
▪ make them bear down (valsalva maneuver)
▪ make them cough (vagal maneuver) - CORRECT ANSWER-If you walk into a
room and a patient is alert and oriented, speaking to you, has a pulse, but their
cardiac monitor shows they are in *ventricular tachycardia*
▪ What are you going to do?
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - CORRECT ANSWER-Which cardiac
rhythm requires the patient to take *adenosine*?
▪ they may end up with a *blood clot* because the blood is pooling in the atria -
CORRECT ANSWER-What is our priority concern for a patient in *atrial
fibrillation (a-fib)*?
*control RVR for patient:*
▪ give anticoagulants
