Rasmussen - MDC III - Final Exam Questions
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respiratory alkalosis high pH, low CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic acidosis low pH, low HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
respiratory acidosis low pH, high CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic alkalosis 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 questions...something to consider
priority over ABCs (ex: post op
bleeding is priority over an O2
Sat%
of 90%)
■ pick the patient that is going to
die
first
CPR, press the code button 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 You walk into your patient's room and they
button are not
breathing but have a pulse, what are you
going to
do?
■ unconscious, pulseless If you walk into a room with a patient that
■ shock them with the AED! 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 If you walk into a room and a patient is
maneuver) alert and
■ make them cough (vagal oriented, speaking to you, has a pulse, but
maneuver) their
cardiac monitor shows they are in
ventricular
tachycardia
■ What are you going to do?
, Supraventricular Tachycardia Which cardiac rhythm requires the patient
(SVT) to take
adenosine?
■ they may end up with a blood What is our priority concern for a patient in
clot atrial
because the blood is pooling in the fibrillation (a-fib)?
atria
control RVR for patient: Nursing Interventions: A-fib RVR
■ give anticoagulants
■ beta blockers, digoxin, diltiazem
■ if meds don't
work...cardioversion
(synchronized shock to re-start the
rhythm)
■ if cardioversion doesn't
work...ablation
■ chest pain If you have a patient who comes into the
■ SOB ED and
■ diaphoresis they are having an MI, what are the
■ N/V signs/symptoms? lab values to confirm
■ hypertension this?
■ tachycardia
■ jaw pain, anxiety, indigestion
(women)
■ elevated troponin levels
■ EKG changes - ST elevation
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
respiratory alkalosis high pH, low CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic acidosis low pH, low HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
respiratory acidosis low pH, high CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic alkalosis 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 questions...something to consider
priority over ABCs (ex: post op
bleeding is priority over an O2
Sat%
of 90%)
■ pick the patient that is going to
die
first
CPR, press the code button 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 You walk into your patient's room and they
button are not
breathing but have a pulse, what are you
going to
do?
■ unconscious, pulseless If you walk into a room with a patient that
■ shock them with the AED! 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 If you walk into a room and a patient is
maneuver) alert and
■ make them cough (vagal oriented, speaking to you, has a pulse, but
maneuver) their
cardiac monitor shows they are in
ventricular
tachycardia
■ What are you going to do?
, Supraventricular Tachycardia Which cardiac rhythm requires the patient
(SVT) to take
adenosine?
■ they may end up with a blood What is our priority concern for a patient in
clot atrial
because the blood is pooling in the fibrillation (a-fib)?
atria
control RVR for patient: Nursing Interventions: A-fib RVR
■ give anticoagulants
■ beta blockers, digoxin, diltiazem
■ if meds don't
work...cardioversion
(synchronized shock to re-start the
rhythm)
■ if cardioversion doesn't
work...ablation
■ chest pain If you have a patient who comes into the
■ SOB ED and
■ diaphoresis they are having an MI, what are the
■ N/V signs/symptoms? lab values to confirm
■ hypertension this?
■ tachycardia
■ jaw pain, anxiety, indigestion
(women)
■ elevated troponin levels
■ EKG changes - ST elevation
