NURS 4750 FINAL EXAM QUIZZES AND
SOLUTIONS TOP-RATED
>5 mmHg - portal hypertension mmHg
Esophageal varices
IV bolus
Infusion for 1-5 days
monitor blood glucose - Octreotide
8-12 hrs - Esophageal tamponade deflation should occur
hepatic encephalopathy - Lactulose used for?
Hepatic encephalopathy - Neomyocin treats?
hepatic encephalopathy - Metronidazole (flagyl) treats?
20-40 g/day - protein limit a day for hepatic encephalopathy?
Leukocytes >250 - paracentesis results that indicate need for peritonitis treatment
12-14 - Where do we want the PCWP to be with acute pancreatitis?
Bland; high carb/protein
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low fat
Avoid stimulants (caffeine, coffee, alcohol) - Acute pancreatitis diet
Acute abdominal pain
Jaundice
Clay colored stools
darkened stool - What symptoms of your acute pancreatitis pt would you notify the MD
of as indicators of disease progression?
Serosanguinous drainage - What kind of drainage it good after a whipple procedure?
Clear, bile-tinged, bloody - What kind of drainage is bad after a whipple procedure?
14-20 mmHg - Cuff pressure
Paralytic - vecuronium, pancuronium, succinylcholine
450-500 - Tidal volume
21-100% - FiO2
+5cm - Normal PEEP
Increase PEEP, increase FiO2, add Vt - Improve hypoxia (paO2 <80%) with vent settings
Increase rate and Vt - Improve hypercarbia (PaCO2 >45) with vent settings
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Decrease rate and Vt - Improve hypocarbia (PaCO2 <35) with vent settings
Nonproductive cough, substernal chest pain, gi upset, dyspnea - Oxygen Toxicity s/s
coughing, suctioning, kink, biting tube, tension pneumothorax - High pressure alarms
indicates
Disconnected circuit, leak in circuit/cuff, under-inflated cuff, extubation - Low pressure
alarms indicates
<25-30 RR, O2 sat>92%, FiO2 <40%, Peep <5, PSV <10 - Weaning criteria
Respiratory alkalosis - ABG of ARDs initially
Metabolic/respiratory acidosis - ABG of ARDs later
FiO2 <60%, PaO2 80-100, SaO2 90%, Keep below 12cm - Vent goals with ARDs
Increase calories 35-45 kcal/kg/day; low CHO - ARDS nutrition
Vancomyocin/zosyn, diuretics, solumedrol, bronchodilators, Surfactant replacement -
ARDS treatment
Pediatrics RDS - Ground glass with dark streaks
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