Ccrn Aacn Review Study Question And
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Cardiac Output (Formula & normal range) - CORRECT ANSWERS(HR X SV) 4-8L/min
Stroke volume (Components of & normal range) - CORRECT ANSWERS(Preload, afterload,
contractility) 60-100ml/beat
Norm CVP - CORRECT ANSWERS0-5. Optimal varies (10)
PAOP normal range - CORRECT ANSWERS6-12, 14-18 in critically ill
A technetium scan helps to determine - CORRECT ANSWERSExtent and location of MI.
(Appear as hot spots)
Av node is supplied by which coronary - CORRECT ANSWERSRCA
Second degree heart block type I is a block at the... - CORRECT ANSWERSAV node (Inferior
MI/RCA)
Second degree heart block type II is a block at the... - CORRECT ANSWERSBundle of his
(Anterior MI)
BP difference of 25mmHg between arms indicates - CORRECT ANSWERSDissecting Aorta
A wide notched p-wave indicates... - CORRECT ANSWERSLeft atrial enlargment
When pulmonary arterial diastolic pressure (PAd) is more than 5 mm Hg higher than pulmonary
artery occlusive pressure (PAOP), it signals which abnormal condition? - CORRECT
ANSWERSPulmonary hypertension
Define oversensing - CORRECT ANSWERSThe pacemaker senses the T wave or other
inappropriate signals and is inhibited.
On a pulmonary artery waveform, the dicrotic notch represents closure of which valve -
CORRECT ANSWERSThe aortic valve
For every change in pH of ______, the potassium moves how many mEq/L in which direction? -
CORRECT ANSWERSFor every change in pH of 0.1, the potassium moves 0.5 mEq/L in the
opposite direction
Acidosis causes potassium to ________ the cell and _______ serum potassium levels, whereas
alkalosis causes potassium to ______ the cell and _______ serum potassium - CORRECT