PN 4006 FINAL EXAM STUDY SET
Dextrose 10% in water - ANSWER hypertonic solution
the most common electrolyte imbalance - ANSWER hyponatremia
dependent edema - ANSWER edema in areas most affected by gravity (feet,
ankles, buttocks)
Hypoxemia - ANSWER decrease in oxygen in the blood
Bronchoscopy - ANSWER obtaining a lung biopsy or sputum culture to diagnose,
treat or evaluate lung disease
Ventilation - ANSWER the actual movement of air in & out of the lungs
Perfusion - ANSWER the process which the cardiovascular system pumps blood
throughout the lungs
Diffusion - ANSWER the spontaneous movement of gases, without the use of any
energy or effort by the body, between the alveoli and the capillaries in the lungs
initial S&S of a blood transfusion reaction - ANSWER restlessness, back pain,
fever & chills
atrial dysrhythmias can be caused by - ANSWER caffeine, metabolic disorders,
hyperthyroidism
variant angina - ANSWER caused by coronary artery spasm
Atrial flutter - ANSWER dysrhythmia described as saw tooth on the ECG
Myocardium - ANSWER middle layer of the heart consisting of muscle tissue
is the force behind hearts pumping action
cardiac output - ANSWER the amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle
each minute
electrocardiography - ANSWER graphic recording of the electrical currents
generated by the heart muscle
, Arteriography - ANSWER diagnostic procedure that involves instilling contrast
medium into an artery
Isotonic fluids - ANSWER 0.9% NaCl, Ringer's lactate
Hypotonic fluid - ANSWER 0.45% NaCl
Hypertonic fluids - ANSWER Dextrose 5% in 0.9% NaCl, mannitol
infiltration - ANSWER IV fluid enters the subq space around site: pain, swelling,
blanching, coolness, & leakage
Phlebitis - ANSWER inflammation of a vein caused by irritation of fluids,
movement of catheter
FVE (fluid volume excess - ANSWER fluid overload related to rapid infusion of
IV fluids
Pneumothorax - ANSWER A collapsed lung due to air leakage into the space
between your lung and chest wall
tension pneumothorax - ANSWER a pneumothorax with accumulation of air in the
pleural space causing pressure and tension on the heart and vessels.
hemothorax - ANSWER blood collection between your chest wall and your lungs
in the pleural cavity
hemo-pneumothorax - ANSWER the condition of having air and blood in the chest
cavity
Dextrose 10% in water - ANSWER hypertonic solution
the most common electrolyte imbalance - ANSWER hyponatremia
dependent edema - ANSWER edema in areas most affected by gravity (feet,
ankles, buttocks)
Hypoxemia - ANSWER decrease in oxygen in the blood
Bronchoscopy - ANSWER obtaining a lung biopsy or sputum culture to diagnose,
treat or evaluate lung disease
Ventilation - ANSWER the actual movement of air in & out of the lungs
Perfusion - ANSWER the process which the cardiovascular system pumps blood
throughout the lungs
Diffusion - ANSWER the spontaneous movement of gases, without the use of any
energy or effort by the body, between the alveoli and the capillaries in the lungs
initial S&S of a blood transfusion reaction - ANSWER restlessness, back pain,
fever & chills
atrial dysrhythmias can be caused by - ANSWER caffeine, metabolic disorders,
hyperthyroidism
variant angina - ANSWER caused by coronary artery spasm
Atrial flutter - ANSWER dysrhythmia described as saw tooth on the ECG
Myocardium - ANSWER middle layer of the heart consisting of muscle tissue
is the force behind hearts pumping action
cardiac output - ANSWER the amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle
each minute
electrocardiography - ANSWER graphic recording of the electrical currents
generated by the heart muscle
, Arteriography - ANSWER diagnostic procedure that involves instilling contrast
medium into an artery
Isotonic fluids - ANSWER 0.9% NaCl, Ringer's lactate
Hypotonic fluid - ANSWER 0.45% NaCl
Hypertonic fluids - ANSWER Dextrose 5% in 0.9% NaCl, mannitol
infiltration - ANSWER IV fluid enters the subq space around site: pain, swelling,
blanching, coolness, & leakage
Phlebitis - ANSWER inflammation of a vein caused by irritation of fluids,
movement of catheter
FVE (fluid volume excess - ANSWER fluid overload related to rapid infusion of
IV fluids
Pneumothorax - ANSWER A collapsed lung due to air leakage into the space
between your lung and chest wall
tension pneumothorax - ANSWER a pneumothorax with accumulation of air in the
pleural space causing pressure and tension on the heart and vessels.
hemothorax - ANSWER blood collection between your chest wall and your lungs
in the pleural cavity
hemo-pneumothorax - ANSWER the condition of having air and blood in the chest
cavity
