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CRITICAL CARE HESI CONCEPTS 
2026|WELL REVISED EXAM QUESTIONS 
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 

CRITICAL CARE HESI CONCEPTS 
2026|WELL REVISED EXAM QUESTIONS 
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Critical Care Hesi concepts Execute Superior Strategies.
PopularThis is a life-threatening emergency. 
Treatment of pneumothorax 
1. The client should have emergency large-bore needle decompression 
2. chest tube placement, to relieve the compression on the mediastinal structures. 
ARDS patho 
Progressive disorder leads to ARF 
Exchange of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide within the body's cells 
What is happening in ARDS? 
Increased permeability of the alveolar membrane leading to fluid buildup in the 
alveoli interferes with the exchange of CO2 and O...
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Critical Care Hesi concepts
Normal CVP - answer-2-6mmHg 
 
ICD device - answer-Wear a medic alert bracelet and ICD tag to alert you have one implanted 
 
Avoid heavy lifting and exercising 2 months after implantation 
 
Weakness and dizziness are symptoms of device going off 
 
Tension pneumothorax - answer-causes marked compression and shifting of mediastinal structures (tracheal deviation) including the heart and great vessels, resulting in REDUCED cardiac output and HYPOTENSION 
 
 This is a life-threatening emergency....