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MDC II Exam 2 look at pH What is your first step when interpreting ABGs? Respiratory acidosis What acid-base imbalance would you expect to see in an asthmatic patient? COPD asthma muscle weakness ▪ inadequate chest expansion ▪ pneumonia ▪ pulmonary edema ▪ sleep apnea ▪ respiratory depression r/t: drugs, alcohol, anesthesia, electrolyte imbalance ▪ high ICP Common causes of Respiratory Acidosis Vital Signs, think LOW & SLOW ▪ bradycardia, thready weak pu...

MDC II - Exam 2 Causes of respiratory acidosis (low ph/ high CO2) -Hypoventilation -Drug overdose -Pulmonary edema -Chest trauma/neuromuscular disease -COPD -Airway obstruction Causes of Metabolic Acidosis (low pH/low HCO3) -Diabetic ketoacidosis -Salicylate OD -Renal failure -Severe diarrhea -Sepsis -Shock How to evaluate that treatment is working for respiratory acidosis? -Maintains adequate gas exchange -Arterial pH above 7.2 and closer to 7.35 -PaO2 level above 90 m...

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MDC Exam 1 basic physiological needs type of needs that are essential for the maintenance of life Air Food Water Temperature regulation Elimination Rest Sex Physical Activity Blood flow (perfusion) is necessary to meet other basic needs Basic physiological needs include Protection from physical harm Adequate shelter Freedom from fear and anxiety Safety and security needs would include what type of necessities? Vital signs One of the most critical nursing interventio...

MDC Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024 basic physiological needs - answertype of needs that are essential for the maintenance of life Air Food Water Temperature regulation Elimination Rest Sex Physical Activity Blood flow (perfusion) is necessary to meet other basic needs - answerBasic physiological needs include Protection from physical harm Adequate shelter Freedom from fear and anxiety - answerSafety and security needs would include what type of necessities? Vit...

What are the glands of the endocrine system? (SATA Q?) Correct Answer: *PT PAP HOT* ▪ Pituitary ▪ Thyroid ▪ Pancreas ▪ Adrenals ▪ Parathyroid ▪ Hypothalamus ▪ Ovaries ▪ Testes an autoimmune disorder that is caused by hyperthyroidism and is characterized by *goiter and/or exophthalmos* 2 Correct Answer: Grave's disease *HYPERthyroidism aka Grave's disease* ▪ Treatments Correct Answer: *Treatments* ▪ Rx: methimazole, atenolol, and *iodine-131* ▪ radiation...

What factors affect mobility? Correct Answer: Developmental age, nutritional status, lifestyle choices, stress, environment, and diseases. What are some diseases that affect mobility? Correct Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, and bone tumors. What is Rheumatoid Arthritis and some clinical manifestations? Most frequent in? Correct Answer: It is systemic autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation of ...

A patient comes to the ED having diminished breath sounds on his left lung and asymmetrical chest expansion when asked to breathe. The nurse feels the patient's trachea has deviated to the right side of the throat. What is the patient suffering from? Correct Answer: Pneumothorax A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a simple pneumothorax. What treatment might be prescribed for the patient? Correct Answer: Chest Tube A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a t...

Rasmussen University Which Migraine medications cannot be used in a patient with cardiac diseases and why? Correct Answer: Triptans and Ergotamine preparations- they will cause additional vasoconstriction of the head blood vessels What does abortive therapy do for migraines? Correct Answer: alleviate pain after the headache starts What does preventative therapy do for migraines? Correct Answer: prevent a headache is it occurs more than twice a week or is severe. A patient is taking be...