ECCO HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING
CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS PART 2 FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ A patient with septic shock is hypotensive and his ScvO2 trended
from 72% to 85% over the last hour. Norepinephrine and vasopressin
(Pitressin) are at high dose. Which interventions do you anticipate?
Answer: -Assess temperature for Hypothermia
-Notify the provider of possible tissue extraction failure.
⩥ A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy asks the nurse why dobutamine
was ordered. The nurse's best response is: Answer: It improves the
pumping action of your heart.
⩥ Measure the PAP shown on the waveform. The patient is on
mechanical ventilation. Answer: 24/14
Measure peak systole and end-diastole for a mechanically ventilated
patients at end-expiration - usually the low point in the tracing just
before the next positive pressure breath pushes the waveform tracing
upward.
, ⩥ A nurse observes the new onset of giant V waves in the PAOP
waveform of a patient who is post-MI. What is the clinical significance?
Answer: papillary muscle rupture.
⩥ A patient has an ScvO2 of 50%. Which nursing intervention is
indicated? Answer: Perform patient care activities at intervals.
⩥ A nurse observes ventricular ectopy on a patient's ECG waveform and
decreased diastolic PA pressures. Which 3 conditions might these
changes indicate? Answer: Catheter slipped back into RV after insertion;
Catheter passing through the RV during insertion;
electrolyte disturbances.
⩥ A patient with a history of COPD is admitted with right-sided heart
failure. PAP 62/38, PVR 400. Which intervention is indicated? Answer:
Administration of milrinone.
⩥ How should a nurse interpret a patient's continuous PAOP waveform
when the balloon is deflated? Answer: the catheter has migrated into an
arteriole; this is a medical emergency.
⩥ Which of these interventions or factors should a nurse manage in
order to lower a patient's oxygen demand? Answer: Shivering;
Endotracheal suctioning; timing of bathing
.
CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS PART 2 FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ A patient with septic shock is hypotensive and his ScvO2 trended
from 72% to 85% over the last hour. Norepinephrine and vasopressin
(Pitressin) are at high dose. Which interventions do you anticipate?
Answer: -Assess temperature for Hypothermia
-Notify the provider of possible tissue extraction failure.
⩥ A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy asks the nurse why dobutamine
was ordered. The nurse's best response is: Answer: It improves the
pumping action of your heart.
⩥ Measure the PAP shown on the waveform. The patient is on
mechanical ventilation. Answer: 24/14
Measure peak systole and end-diastole for a mechanically ventilated
patients at end-expiration - usually the low point in the tracing just
before the next positive pressure breath pushes the waveform tracing
upward.
, ⩥ A nurse observes the new onset of giant V waves in the PAOP
waveform of a patient who is post-MI. What is the clinical significance?
Answer: papillary muscle rupture.
⩥ A patient has an ScvO2 of 50%. Which nursing intervention is
indicated? Answer: Perform patient care activities at intervals.
⩥ A nurse observes ventricular ectopy on a patient's ECG waveform and
decreased diastolic PA pressures. Which 3 conditions might these
changes indicate? Answer: Catheter slipped back into RV after insertion;
Catheter passing through the RV during insertion;
electrolyte disturbances.
⩥ A patient with a history of COPD is admitted with right-sided heart
failure. PAP 62/38, PVR 400. Which intervention is indicated? Answer:
Administration of milrinone.
⩥ How should a nurse interpret a patient's continuous PAOP waveform
when the balloon is deflated? Answer: the catheter has migrated into an
arteriole; this is a medical emergency.
⩥ Which of these interventions or factors should a nurse manage in
order to lower a patient's oxygen demand? Answer: Shivering;
Endotracheal suctioning; timing of bathing
.
