NR 341 Final Exam Review Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Cardiac output Correct Answer heart rate x stroke volume Preload Correct Answer -amount of blood in the ventricles before contractions Afterload Correct Answer -how hard the heart needs to pump to push blood out Contractility Correct Answer -force and velocity of ventricle ejection Compliance Correct Answer -ability of the heart to stretch PA (Swan-Ganz) catheter Correct Answer -used to get direct measurements in the heart CVP/RAP Correct Answer -Right atrium preload -normal is 2 to 8 PAP Correct Answer -pulmonary artery pressure -afterload of the right ventricle - 15-25/8-15 PAOP (wedge) Correct Answer -left ventricle preload -6 to 12 mmHg A line pressure Correct Answer -left ventricle afterload -100-120/60-80 Hypervolemia interventions Correct Answer -Diuretics -fluid restriction -slowdown infusion rate -listen to lung sounds -edema -JVD Hypovolemia interventions Correct Answer -Give fluids -blood products -oxygen -vasopressors -monitor electrolytes PA Catheter placement Correct Answer -goes into the right atrium of the heart -right 4th intercostal space mid axillary line