Prac 6550 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question: Absolute contraindications for performing bedside ultrasound include: 2. Question: What is the main source of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in humans? 3. Question: On ultrasound, fluid, liquid, or water-like substances are considered anechoic. They reflect very few sound waves and allow most of the energy to pass through, resulting in an on-screen image that appears . 4. Question: Beck’s triad can be used to diagnose a severe pericardial tamponade. Beck’s triad consists o...

1. Question: The liver contains a large amount of blood (a water-like substance) but is not completely liquid. For this reason, on ultrasound the liver appears to be __________. 2. Question: How often should serum troponins be sent in a patient with a suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI)? 3. Question: Removal of more medial foreign bodies from the ear can be very painful and anesthesia is usually required. Which of the following is the preferred anesthetic for removal of a foreign body f...

1. Question: Traumatic renal injuries are graded on a 5-point scale. According to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Classification System for Renal Injuries, what grade are renal cortical lacerations greater than 1 cm in depth without urinary extravasation? 2. Question: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels should be drawn: 3. Question: In a steady state, if creatinine clearance is reduced by 50%, then serum creatinine should increase twofold. Based on this principle, if a pa...

NURS 6550N / NURS 6550 Adv Prac Care in Acute Set Midterm Exam Latest – Questions and Answers. Mrs. Miller is transported to the emergency department by paramedics. She is having profound, unremitting chest pain, is diaphoretic and pale. She has jugular venous distention and a widened pulse pressure. Suspecting ascending aortic aneurysm, the AGACNP order which test to confirm the diagnosis? Response Feedback : “D” is the correct answer. It is the most widely used diagnostic tool as ...

1. Question: The liver contains a large amount of blood (a water-like substance) but is not completely liquid. For this reason, on ultrasound the liver appears to be __________. 2. Question: How often should serum troponins be sent in a patient with a suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI)? 3. Question: Removal of more medial foreign bodies from the ear can be very painful and anesthesia is usually required. Which of the following is the preferred anesthetic for removal of a foreign body f...

NURS 6550N / NURS 6550: Adv Prac Care in Acute Set Midterm Exam Latest – Questions and Answers. A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with 20 minutes of direct pressure to the cartilaginous portion of the nose. Following pressure the patient is instructed to gently blow the nose. Expected findings in the patient who has been successfully treated include all of the following except a: Response Feedback : “C” is the correct answer. If bleeding is successfully stopped with...

1. Question: Traumatic renal injuries are graded on a 5-point scale. According to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Classification System for Renal Injuries, what grade are renal cortical lacerations greater than 1 cm in depth without urinary extravasation? 2. Question: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels should be drawn: 3. Question: In a steady state, if creatinine clearance is reduced by 50%, then serum creatinine should increase twofold. Based on this principle, if a pa...