Exam (elaborations) Biology 121

What orders do you expect from the physician to decrease the risk of contrast induced nephropathy in a patient who has been identified as at risk? Pre-operative hydration with intravenous normal saline When setting up a pressure monitoring system for an arterial line, what kind of tubing is used to transmit pressure waves from the patient to the transducer? Non-compliant An occlusion of which coronary artery will decrease blood supply to the SA node? Right coronary artery What radiology practice decreases x-ray exposure to staff? Observation of ALARA protocol Post PCI, your patient complains of increasing chest pain, nausea, vomiting and hypotension. What would be your FIRST intervention? Obtain STAT 12 lead EKG A right heart catheterization is on the schedule. What type of condition might this procedure be used to identify? Pulmonary hypertension Which assessment should be performed to establish baseline hand perfusion in a candidate for radial access? Allen’s test You are caring for a patient who is prepping for PCI. This patient has received 3 sublingual doses of nitroglycerin but continues to have ongoing chest pain. What medication would you expect to be ordered? IV nitroglycerin