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ERDX Exam 399 Questions with Verified Answers What is a collection of excess fluid between the visceral pericardium and the parietal pericardium? - CORRECT ANSWER Pericardial Tamponade What are the classic signs and symptoms of a pericardial tamponade? - CORRECT ANSWER Beck's Triad What are the 3 findings in Beck's Triad? - CORRECT ANSWER Muffled heart tones Systemic Hypotension Distended Neck Veins (may not be present with hypovolemia) What are the cardiovascular effects of Peri...

NBME CBSE TEST BANK 2023, COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Type II pneumocytes surfactant (lecithin) Proliferate after injury Type I progenitors Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome Polio live v killed vaccine Killed = Salk = IgG Live = Sabin = IgG + IgA - can be shed in feces Neonatal Respiratory Distress: Etiology + Tx Maternal DM (high insulin) or C-section (low cortisol) TX: dexamethasone before birth Lung maturity determined with Amniocentesis of Phospho...

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing anxiety as well as numbness and tingling of the lips and fingers. The client's ABGs are: pH 7.48, PCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3 - 24 mEq/L, PaO2 85 mm Hg. Which of the following acid-base imbalances should the nurse identify that the client is experiencing? MY ANSWER This pH is alkaline (increased) and the PCO2 is decreased, representing alveolar hyperventilation and resultant respiratory alkalosis. Respiratory acidosis This pH is alkaline (incr...

RN VATI Adult Medical Surgical 2019 A nurse is caring for a client who has atopic dermatitis and a prescription for triamcinolone ointment. The nurse should assess the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? Increased pigmentation Topical glucocorticoid therapy can cause the adverse effect of hypopigmentation. Localized hair loss Long-term glucocorticoid therapy can cause hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growth, especially on the facial area. Thinning of the ...

Adult Medical Surgical B (2022/2023) Questions And Answers A nurse is receiving report on a client who is postoperative following an open repair of Zenker's Diverticulum. The nurse should anticipate the surgical incision to be in which of the following locations? Correct Ans:- Throat A nurse is caring for a client who has a potassium level of 3 mEq/L. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect? Correct Ans:- Hypoactive bowel sounds A nurse is providing d...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Answer-The exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide in the lungs is inadequate for oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production within the body's cells Characteristics of ARDS - Answer-Hypoxemia that persists even when 100% oxygen is given; decreased pulmonary compliance; dyspnea; non-cardiac associated bilateral pulmonary edema; dense pulmonary infiltrates on X-ray ARDS - Answer-No abnormal breath sounds are present in this disorder on auscul...

A nurse is caring for a client who has atopic dermatitis and a prescription for triamcinolone ointment. The nurse should assess the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? Increased pigmentation Topical glucocorticoid therapy can cause the adverse effect of hypopigmentation. Localized hair loss Long-term glucocorticoid therapy can cause hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growth, especially on the facial area. Thinning of the skin assessing a client who has left-side...

PCCN Exam Answers 2024 New Updated What's considered hypoglycemia? - ANSWER- Serum glucose below 70 Causes of hypoglycemia - ANSWER- To much insulin, N/V, ETOH, Septic,ARDS, liver disease, renal failure, strenuous exercise, interrupted feeding (tube feeding), poor diet Hypoglycemia symptoms (initial) - ANSWER- Diaphoresis, cool skin, irritability, tachycardia, palpitations What class of drugs blunt the initial symptoms of hypoglycemia? - ANSWER- Beta blockers Secondary signs of h...

PCCN 2024 Exam Answers What's considered hypoglycemia? - ANSWER- Serum glucose below 70 Causes of hypoglycemia - ANSWER- To much insulin, N/V, ETOH, Septic,ARDS, liver disease, renal failure, strenuous exercise, interrupted feeding (tube feeding), poor diet Hypoglycemia symptoms (initial) - ANSWER- Diaphoresis, cool skin, irritability, tachycardia, palpitations What class of drugs blunt the initial symptoms of hypoglycemia? - ANSWER- Beta blockers Secondary signs of hypoglycemia ...

(NGN) RN Adult Medical Surgical Proctored Exam (2023/2024). A nurse is caring for a client who has atopic dermatitis and a prescription for triamcinolone ointment. The nurse should assess the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? Increased pigmentation Topical glucocorticoid therapy can cause the adverse effect of hypopigmentation. Localized hair loss Long-term glucocorticoid therapy can cause hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growth, especially on the facial area....