NUR 410 Midterm UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How to calculate MAP - CORRECT ANSWER -SBP + DPB + DBP / 3
Normal CCP - CORRECT ANSWER -60-80
Normal ICP - CORRECT ANSWER -16-20
Ideal CCP during a stroke - CORRECT ANSWER -80
Two types of stroke - CORRECT ANSWER -Ischemic and hemorrhagic
Two types of ischemic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER -Thrombotic (slow) and embolic
(fast)
What does D-dimer test for? - CORRECT ANSWER -If there is a clot
Respiratory vs metabolic compensation time - CORRECT ANSWER -Respiratory
compensate very quickly
Metabolic compensation is over 2-5 days
Nursing interventions for perfusion - CORRECT ANSWER -SCDs, active or passive
ROM, elevate legs, change positions, early ambulation, don't cross legs
Alveolar dead space - CORRECT ANSWER -Receives ventilation, but no perfusion
The area behind a clot not receiving perfusion- causes tissue or organ death
, Shunting - CORRECT ANSWER -Receives perfusion, but no ventilation
Good lung down - CORRECT ANSWER -Lay on the good lung
Difference between male and female breathing - CORRECT ANSWER -Women are chest
breathers, men are stomach breathers
Normal pH - CORRECT ANSWER -7.35-7.45
Normal CO2 - CORRECT ANSWER -35-45
Normal HCO3 - CORRECT ANSWER -22-26
When is an ABG compensated? - CORRECT ANSWER -When the pH is normal
If the pH is out of range, you can never say it is compensated!
What can cause respiratory alkalosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hyperventilation, hypoxia,
pregnancy, anxiety, PE
What can cause respiratory acidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypoventilation, COPD,
head trauma, sedation
What can cause metabolic acidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Ketoacidosis, renal failure,
diarrhea
What can cause metabolic alkalosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Vomiting, hypokalemia,
steroids, fluid loss
When is oxygen saturation accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Only when Hgb is normal!
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How to calculate MAP - CORRECT ANSWER -SBP + DPB + DBP / 3
Normal CCP - CORRECT ANSWER -60-80
Normal ICP - CORRECT ANSWER -16-20
Ideal CCP during a stroke - CORRECT ANSWER -80
Two types of stroke - CORRECT ANSWER -Ischemic and hemorrhagic
Two types of ischemic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER -Thrombotic (slow) and embolic
(fast)
What does D-dimer test for? - CORRECT ANSWER -If there is a clot
Respiratory vs metabolic compensation time - CORRECT ANSWER -Respiratory
compensate very quickly
Metabolic compensation is over 2-5 days
Nursing interventions for perfusion - CORRECT ANSWER -SCDs, active or passive
ROM, elevate legs, change positions, early ambulation, don't cross legs
Alveolar dead space - CORRECT ANSWER -Receives ventilation, but no perfusion
The area behind a clot not receiving perfusion- causes tissue or organ death
, Shunting - CORRECT ANSWER -Receives perfusion, but no ventilation
Good lung down - CORRECT ANSWER -Lay on the good lung
Difference between male and female breathing - CORRECT ANSWER -Women are chest
breathers, men are stomach breathers
Normal pH - CORRECT ANSWER -7.35-7.45
Normal CO2 - CORRECT ANSWER -35-45
Normal HCO3 - CORRECT ANSWER -22-26
When is an ABG compensated? - CORRECT ANSWER -When the pH is normal
If the pH is out of range, you can never say it is compensated!
What can cause respiratory alkalosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hyperventilation, hypoxia,
pregnancy, anxiety, PE
What can cause respiratory acidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypoventilation, COPD,
head trauma, sedation
What can cause metabolic acidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Ketoacidosis, renal failure,
diarrhea
What can cause metabolic alkalosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -Vomiting, hypokalemia,
steroids, fluid loss
When is oxygen saturation accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Only when Hgb is normal!
