GNRS 588 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
What |can |a |pulmonary |artery |catheter |measure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CVP
Pulmonary |Artery |Pressure
Pulmonary |Artery |Wedge |Pressure
Cardiac |Output
Systemic |Vascular |Resistance
Mean |Arterial |Pressure |Factors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cardiac |Output |(HR |x |Stroke |Volume) |
x |Total |Peripheral |Resistance
Where |does |a |Central |Venous |Line |End? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right |Atrium
Arterial |line |insertion |key |Points |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Perform |Allen's |Test
Ensure |all |equipment |is |ready |early
Ensure |noncompliant |tubing |is |free |of |all |air
Ensure |to |level |and |zero |the |line |prior |to |use
How |many |oscillations |should |you |have |after |you |flush |an |Arterial |Line? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-2
Over-dampened |waveform |effect |on |blood |pressure |reading? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Underestimate |Systolic/ |over |estimate |diastolic
Under-dampened |waveform |effect |on |blood |pressure |reading? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Overestimate |Systolic/ |underestimate |diastolic
, Normal |value |of |Central |Venous |Pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2-6 |mmHg
Prevention |of |air |embolus |when |removing |central |line: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Flush |and |cap |
lines |prior |to |insert
Make |sure |caps |are |tight
Removal: |place |patient |in |trendelenburg
| Have |patient |hold |breath |and |bear |down
| Apply |occlusive |dressing |while |removing |and |keep |in |place
| Hold |firm |pressure |for |several |minutes
Reasons |for |abnormally |low |central |venous |pressure: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hypovolemic |
shock
Reasons |for |abnormally |high |central |venous |pressure: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fluid |overload
Forced |exhalation
Tension |pneumothorax
Pleural |Effusion
Decreased |Cardiac |Output
Cardiac |Tamponade
Mechanical |Ventilation
Positive |end-expiratory |pressure |(PEEP)
Normal |Pulmonary |Artery |Pressure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-25/10
Reasons |for |elevated |systolic |PA |pressure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vasoconstriction |in |lungs |
(pulmonary |HTN, |pulmonary |hypoxia, |COPD, |ARDS, |PE)
Answers
What |can |a |pulmonary |artery |catheter |measure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CVP
Pulmonary |Artery |Pressure
Pulmonary |Artery |Wedge |Pressure
Cardiac |Output
Systemic |Vascular |Resistance
Mean |Arterial |Pressure |Factors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cardiac |Output |(HR |x |Stroke |Volume) |
x |Total |Peripheral |Resistance
Where |does |a |Central |Venous |Line |End? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right |Atrium
Arterial |line |insertion |key |Points |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Perform |Allen's |Test
Ensure |all |equipment |is |ready |early
Ensure |noncompliant |tubing |is |free |of |all |air
Ensure |to |level |and |zero |the |line |prior |to |use
How |many |oscillations |should |you |have |after |you |flush |an |Arterial |Line? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-2
Over-dampened |waveform |effect |on |blood |pressure |reading? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Underestimate |Systolic/ |over |estimate |diastolic
Under-dampened |waveform |effect |on |blood |pressure |reading? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Overestimate |Systolic/ |underestimate |diastolic
, Normal |value |of |Central |Venous |Pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2-6 |mmHg
Prevention |of |air |embolus |when |removing |central |line: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Flush |and |cap |
lines |prior |to |insert
Make |sure |caps |are |tight
Removal: |place |patient |in |trendelenburg
| Have |patient |hold |breath |and |bear |down
| Apply |occlusive |dressing |while |removing |and |keep |in |place
| Hold |firm |pressure |for |several |minutes
Reasons |for |abnormally |low |central |venous |pressure: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hypovolemic |
shock
Reasons |for |abnormally |high |central |venous |pressure: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fluid |overload
Forced |exhalation
Tension |pneumothorax
Pleural |Effusion
Decreased |Cardiac |Output
Cardiac |Tamponade
Mechanical |Ventilation
Positive |end-expiratory |pressure |(PEEP)
Normal |Pulmonary |Artery |Pressure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-25/10
Reasons |for |elevated |systolic |PA |pressure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vasoconstriction |in |lungs |
(pulmonary |HTN, |pulmonary |hypoxia, |COPD, |ARDS, |PE)
