ATI Fundamentals: RN Gas Exchange and Oxygenation Assessment
2.0 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Atrial fibrillation is caused by - ANSWER: Ventricular dysrhythmias
Electrical signals that come from ventricles
Atrial fibrillation often causes ___ than expected heart rates - ANSWER: Higher
Atrial fibrillation is caused when - ANSWER: Electrical impulses start outside the SA
node, causing an irregular heart rate
T or f
Angina and myocardial infarctions can cause diaphoresis - ANSWER: T
Does atrial fibrillation cause diaphoresis? - ANSWER: No
Angina and myocardial infarctions can
Tidal volume is - ANSWER: The amount of air inspired and expired with each regular
breath
Vital Capacity (VC) - ANSWER: amount of air forcibly exhaled after a maximal
inspiration
Inspiratory reserve volume - ANSWER: Amount of additional air that can be inspired after
a regular inspiration
Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV) - ANSWER: Amount of air that can be forcefully
inhaled after a normal tidal volume inhalation
Total lung capacity - ANSWER: the sum of vital capacity and residual volume
2.0 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Atrial fibrillation is caused by - ANSWER: Ventricular dysrhythmias
Electrical signals that come from ventricles
Atrial fibrillation often causes ___ than expected heart rates - ANSWER: Higher
Atrial fibrillation is caused when - ANSWER: Electrical impulses start outside the SA
node, causing an irregular heart rate
T or f
Angina and myocardial infarctions can cause diaphoresis - ANSWER: T
Does atrial fibrillation cause diaphoresis? - ANSWER: No
Angina and myocardial infarctions can
Tidal volume is - ANSWER: The amount of air inspired and expired with each regular
breath
Vital Capacity (VC) - ANSWER: amount of air forcibly exhaled after a maximal
inspiration
Inspiratory reserve volume - ANSWER: Amount of additional air that can be inspired after
a regular inspiration
Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV) - ANSWER: Amount of air that can be forcefully
inhaled after a normal tidal volume inhalation
Total lung capacity - ANSWER: the sum of vital capacity and residual volume