Pao2 85 mm hg Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Acid-base imbalance is a disease. - Answer - False! Oxygen is ____ whereas CO2 is _____. - Answer - Alkaline. Acidic. Hydrogen is _____. - Answer - Acidic HCO3 is _____. - Answer - Alkaline HCl is _____. - Answer - Acidic Glucose is _____. - Answer - Acidic List the compensatory mechanisms (3) for acid-base balance. - Answer - 1. Buffer System -Very quick acting, but doesn't last long -Made up of proteins, ions, hydrogen, etc. -Strong acids are made to weaker acids, or vice versa 2. ...

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? - correct answer Thinning of the skin. Only apply the ointment to dry patches of the skin to avoid atrophy. A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of left-sided heart failure? - correct answer ...

NUR265 Exam 2 Mock Exam 2023 Answered Correctly. NUR265 Exam 2 Holmes mock answered about:blank 1/17 Question 1 2 / 2 pts The nurse notes each time the mechanical ventilator delivers a breath to a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the peak inspiratory pressure alarm sounds. What is the nurse’s best intervention? a) Suction the client. b) Perform chest physiotherapy. c) Assess the airway. d) Raise the head of bed to high Fowlers. Question 2 2 / 2 pts A client has a new tra...

NUR 2571 / NUR2571 Professional Nursing II / PN 2 LATEST Final Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ RASMUSSEN COLLEGE A client has a tracheostomy tube in place. When the nurse suctions the client,food particles are noted. What action by the nurse is best? b.Measure and compare cuff pressures.ANS: B 2. A nurse assesses a client after an open lung biopsy. Which assessment findingis matched with the correct intervention? c.Client has reduced breath sounds. Nurse calls physici...

NUR265 Exam 2 Mock Exam 2023 Answered Correctly. NUR265 Exam 2 Holmes mock answered about:blank 1/17 Question 1 2 / 2 pts The nurse notes each time the mechanical ventilator delivers a breath to a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the peak inspiratory pressure alarm sounds. What is the nurse’s best intervention? a) Suction the client. b) Perform chest physiotherapy. c) Assess the airway. d) Raise the head of bed to high Fowlers. Question 2 2 / 2 pts A client has a new tra...

FLAG A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing anxiety as well as numbness and tingling of thelips 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 ...

(Thoracentesis) What Position you going to place them in? correct answers Upright leaning over table to increase lung expansion Metabolic Acidosis Respirations - correct answers Kussmaul respirations Wheezing correct answers are short high pitched sounds made on expiratory Abnormal Breathe sounds - correct answers used to describe bronchial or bronchovesicular sounds heard in the peripheral lung fields. Adventitous sounds - correct answers are extra breath sounds that are abnormal ...

ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL TEST BANK 1. A nurse is assessing a client who has a diagnosis on colon cancer which of the following should the nurse expect? a. Steatorrhea b. Elevated hemoglobin c. Hematochezia d. Weight gain 2. A nurse is assessing a client admitted with peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following findings indicates a venous vascular disorder? a. An ulcer at the tip of a toe b. Hair loss distal to the client’s calves c. Leg pain at rest d. Edema of the an...

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? - Answer- Thinning of the skin. Only apply the ointment to dry patches of the skin to avoid atrophy. A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of left-sided heart failure? - Answer- Frothy sputum ...

A patient who has required prolonged mechanical ventilation has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L. The nurse interprets these results as a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis. ANS