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Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
respiratory alkalosis - (answers)high pH, low CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic acidosis - (answers)low pH, low HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
respiratory acidosis - (answers)low pH, high CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
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metabolic alkalosis - (answers)high pH, high HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
▪ change in condition make take priority over ABCs (ex: post op bleeding is priority
over an O2 Sat% of 90%)
▪ pick the patient that is going to die first - (answers)Priority
questions...something to consider
CPR, press the code button - (answers)You walk into your patient's room and they
*don't have a pulse*, what are you going to do?
bag resuscitation, press the code button - (answers)You walk into your patient's
room and they are *not breathing but have a pulse*, what are you going to do?
▪ unconscious, pulseless
▪ shock them with the AED! - (answers)If you walk into a room with a patient that
is in *ventricular fibrillation (v fib)*
▪ How will they present?
▪ What must we do to get them out of that state?
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▪ make them bear down (valsalva maneuver)
▪ make them cough (vagal maneuver) - (answers)If you walk into a room and a
patient is alert and oriented, speaking to you, has a pulse, but their cardiac
monitor shows they are in *ventricular tachycardia*
▪ What are you going to do?
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - (answers)Which cardiac rhythm requires the
patient to take *adenosine*?
▪ they may end up with a *blood clot* because the blood is pooling in the atria -
(answers)What is our priority concern for a patient in *atrial fibrillation (a-fib)*?
*control RVR for patient:*
▪ give anticoagulants
▪ beta blockers, digoxin, diltiazem
▪ if meds don't work...cardioversion (synchronized shock to re-start the rhythm)
▪ if cardioversion doesn't work...ablation - (answers)Nursing Interventions: *A-fib
RVR*
▪ chest pain
▪ SOB
Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
respiratory alkalosis - (answers)high pH, low CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
metabolic acidosis - (answers)low pH, low HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
respiratory acidosis - (answers)low pH, high CO2
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
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metabolic alkalosis - (answers)high pH, high HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic
▪ change in condition make take priority over ABCs (ex: post op bleeding is priority
over an O2 Sat% of 90%)
▪ pick the patient that is going to die first - (answers)Priority
questions...something to consider
CPR, press the code button - (answers)You walk into your patient's room and they
*don't have a pulse*, what are you going to do?
bag resuscitation, press the code button - (answers)You walk into your patient's
room and they are *not breathing but have a pulse*, what are you going to do?
▪ unconscious, pulseless
▪ shock them with the AED! - (answers)If you walk into a room with a patient that
is in *ventricular fibrillation (v fib)*
▪ How will they present?
▪ What must we do to get them out of that state?
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▪ make them bear down (valsalva maneuver)
▪ make them cough (vagal maneuver) - (answers)If you walk into a room and a
patient is alert and oriented, speaking to you, has a pulse, but their cardiac
monitor shows they are in *ventricular tachycardia*
▪ What are you going to do?
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - (answers)Which cardiac rhythm requires the
patient to take *adenosine*?
▪ they may end up with a *blood clot* because the blood is pooling in the atria -
(answers)What is our priority concern for a patient in *atrial fibrillation (a-fib)*?
*control RVR for patient:*
▪ give anticoagulants
▪ beta blockers, digoxin, diltiazem
▪ if meds don't work...cardioversion (synchronized shock to re-start the rhythm)
▪ if cardioversion doesn't work...ablation - (answers)Nursing Interventions: *A-fib
RVR*
▪ chest pain
▪ SOB
