EXCESSIVE CLOTTING N440 UNIT 3 TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the DVT risk factors? ANSWER Surgery, immobility, injuries, age,
high cholesterol, diet, smoking, obesity, and oral contraception.
Which symptoms are indicative of a DVT? ANSWER Swelling, heat, redness,
and pain.
Which factors increase the risk of a pulmonary embolism? ANSWER Extended
immobilization
Surgery using central venous catheters
Obesity, aging, and diseases that cause blood coagulation (cancer, stroke, and
MI)
Thromboembolism's past
Pregnancy and After Giving Birth
Which symptoms are indicative of a PE? ANSWER Breathlessness
Low blood sugar
The tachypnea
Heart palpitations
Chest Pain and Cough
Hemoptysis
Coughing that is dry
Crackles
Wheezing
Changes in mental state
Cyanosis
How would a PE assessment be conducted? ANSWER Hx: Have they
experienced DVTs? or PEs?
Raise access to HOB IV
O2 could not be able to hear lung noises with telemonitoring
Labs for Pulse Ox
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the DVT risk factors? ANSWER Surgery, immobility, injuries, age,
high cholesterol, diet, smoking, obesity, and oral contraception.
Which symptoms are indicative of a DVT? ANSWER Swelling, heat, redness,
and pain.
Which factors increase the risk of a pulmonary embolism? ANSWER Extended
immobilization
Surgery using central venous catheters
Obesity, aging, and diseases that cause blood coagulation (cancer, stroke, and
MI)
Thromboembolism's past
Pregnancy and After Giving Birth
Which symptoms are indicative of a PE? ANSWER Breathlessness
Low blood sugar
The tachypnea
Heart palpitations
Chest Pain and Cough
Hemoptysis
Coughing that is dry
Crackles
Wheezing
Changes in mental state
Cyanosis
How would a PE assessment be conducted? ANSWER Hx: Have they
experienced DVTs? or PEs?
Raise access to HOB IV
O2 could not be able to hear lung noises with telemonitoring
Labs for Pulse Ox
