ECG Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A 30-year-old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do? - ANSWER Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude. 2. A 26-year-old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx. 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs ...

Prophecy general ICU A V3 Questions & Answers; 2023. One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are catching up on charting. The step-down unit calls to get report on your other patient who is to be transfered. The nurses near you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time? Correct Ans- Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer. Your patient was intubated but still has oral medications on their list of medications. How should you ensure...

MRL2601 Assignment 2 Semester 2 - 2023 QUESTION 1 Nandi and Patricia want to start a catering business together called It-out (Pty) Ltd. Briefly explain the steps which they would need to take in order to incorporate a company. (5) QUESTION 2 The board of directors of Mongalo Estates (Pty) Ltd is contemplating selling 80 per cent of the company’s assets to Hinrich Schupple, a German businessman. Indicate what right the shareholders have who do not agree with the proposed sale, and wh...

Excitability - Answer- the ability of non-pacemaker heart cells to respond to an electrical impulse that begins in pacemaker cells. Depolarization - Answer- occurs when the normally negatively charged cells within the heart muscle develop a positive charge. Conductivity - Answer- the ability to send an electrical stimulus from cell membrane to cell membrane. As a result, excitable cells depolarize in rapid succession from cell to cell until all cells have depolarized. Ex: the wave of depolarizat...

ECGs Made Easy 6th Edition by Barbara Aehlert Test Bank Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 2. Basic Electrophysiology Chapter 3. Sinus Mechanisms Chapter 4. Atrial Rhythms Chapter 5. Junctional Rhythms Chapter 6. Ventricular Rhythms Chapter 7. Atrioventricular Blocks Chapter 8. Pacemaker Rhythms Chapter 9. Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG Chapter 10. Post-Test

ati pharm proctored exam TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)WITH NGN A client receives a prescription for calcium channel blockers. The nurse should expect which of the following diagnostic tests to be prescribed to obtain baseline data prior to starting the medication? - CORRECT ANSWER Electrocardiogram (ECG) A client is being discharged with a prescription for warfarin (Coumadin) following treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The nurse recognizes that...

Exam 2: NR226/ NR 226 (2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Patient Care Exam| Complete Guide with Verified Answers - Chamberlain QUESTION Hypernatremia Answer: Abnormally high sodium concentration in the blood -water deficit QUESTION What types of patients should you monitor for hypernatremia? Answer: Diabetes insipidus Osmotic diuresis -Large amount of perspiration and respiratory water output -Tube feedings, hypertonic parenteral fluids, or salt tablets -Dysfunction of os...

MN 551 Quiz 1/MN551 Quiz 1 latest 2023 QUESTION AND ANSWERS A GRADE. A nurse practitioner employed in the emergency department admits a patient who has experienced severe frostbite to his hands and toes after becoming lost on a ski trail. The NP recognizes that which of the following phenomena has caused the tissue damage? (Points : 2) Decreased blood viscosity has resulted in interstitial bleeding. Reactive vasodilation has compromised perfusion. Autonomic nervous sti...

What to do first if patient has chest pain. - Answer- Rest! ECG changes in an acute MI - Answer- ST elevation in 2 or more contiguous leads. Ischemia d/t full thickness loss of muscle. EMERGENCY. Inferior leads - Answer- II, III, aVF. RCA occlusion. Septal leads - Answer- V1 & V2. Anterior leads - Answer- V1 - V4. LAD lesion. Lateral leads - Answer- V5, V6, I, and aVL. Circumflex lesion. Cardiac enzymes - Answer- Troponins, CK-MB, and CK Changes in CK - Answer- Rise: 3-6 hou...

POST TEST ATLS 2021| 2022| 2023 With Correct and Verified ANSWERS (SOAL POST TEST). SOAL POST TEST 1. Cardiac tamponade after trauma a. is seldom life-threatening b. can be excluded by an upright, AP chest x-ray c. can be confused with a tension pneumothorax d. causes a fall in systolic pressure of > 15 mm Hg with expiration e. most commonly occurs after blunt injury to the anterior chest wall 2. Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries i...