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NUl 185/l NU185l Examl 3–l (NEWl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Medical-Surgicall Nursingl IIl
Reviewl |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Galen

QUESTION
Whatl isl pulse'sl paradoxus?

Answer:
Systolicl Bloodl pressurel increasesl byl 10l onl inhalel inl normall onl exhale



QUESTION
Whatl doesl pulsel paradoxusl indicate?

Answer:
Cardiacl tamponade



QUESTION
Howl dol wel knowl ifl thel patientl withl infectivel endocarditisl isl toleratingl thel activity?

Answer:
Normall vitals,l nol pain,l nol tachycardia,l nol dyspnea



QUESTION
Whatl arel threel majorl complicationsl ofl pericardiocentesis?

Answer:
Pulmonaryl embolism,l MI,l cardiacl tamponade

,QUESTION
Signsl andl symptomsl ofl pulmonaryl embolism

Answer:
Shortl ofl breath,l respiratoryl distress,l withl dyspnea,l chestl pain,l tachycardia,l hypotension,l
suddenl onsetl ofl dyspneal andl dropl inl O2



QUESTION
Soundsl andl symptomsl ofl MI

Answer:
Suddenl severel chestl painl thatl radiates,l andl thel patientl complainsl ofl theirl chestl feelingl
tight,l pressure,l crushing,l squeezing,l andl itl isl notl relievedl byl nitratesl orl rest



QUESTION
Howl dol wel knowl ifl al pericardiocentesisl wasl effective?

Answer:
Nol muffledl heartl soundsl andl thel heartl isl easierl tol auscultate



QUESTION
Whatl wouldl al patient'sl heartl soundl likel ifl theyl hadl pericarditis?

Answer:
Muffledl andl pericardiall frictionl robe



QUESTION
Whenl isl thel patientl withl cardiomyopathyl al priority?

Answer:
Whenl theyl havel cracklesl inl theirl lungs

, QUESTION
Whatl arel patientsl withl cardiomyopathyl atl riskl for?

Answer:
Heartl failure,l andl pulmonaryl backl upl thatl causesl cracklesl inl thel lungsl andl pulmonaryl
edema



QUESTION
Whatl arel signsl andl symptomsl ofl al AAA?

Answer:
Painl thatl radiatesl tol theirl back,l lowl bloodl pressure,l highl heartl rate,l highl respirations,l
pulsatingl abdomen



QUESTION
Ifl al patientl comesl inl thel ERl whol hasl hadl al triplel AAAl forl yearsl andl nowl he'sl
havingl severel backl pain,l veryl hypotensive,l andl unconsciousl whatl isl yourl firstl action?

Answer:
Calll thel doctorl thenl accessl anl IVl sitel thenl givel fluids



QUESTION
Howl dol youl treatl vl fib?

Answer:
Defibrillationl andl CPR



QUESTION
Howl dol youl treatl al fibl andl al flutter?

Answer:

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