NURS-6501N-14,Advanced Pathophysiology.2018 Summer Qtr 05/29-08/19-PT27

NURS-6501N-14,Advanced Pathophysiology.2018 Summer Qtr 05/29-08/19-PT27 A 20-year-old female is being admitted to the hospital with fever and septic shock. Which set of assessment findings would the nurse expect the patient to exhibit? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Low blood pressure, tachycardia, generalized edema c. Low blood pressure, tachycardia, generalized edema A 60-year-old female had a myocardial infarction. She was brought to the hospital 30 minutes later. She survived, but now the nurse is providing care for impaired ventricular function because: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: d. The resulting ischemia leads to hypoxic injury and myocardial cell death. d. The resulting ischemia leads to hypoxic injury and myocardial cell death. One consequence of switching from aerobic to anaerobic cellular metabolism during shock states is: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: a. Decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production a. Decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production What factors make a patient prone to neurogenic shock? Neurogenic shock can be caused by any factor that inhibits the: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: b. Sympathetic nervous system b. Sympathetic nervous system