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What is wrong when there is a pacemaker spike followed by a flatline & how can this issue be fixed?

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Failure to capture (heart isn’t reacting to the pacemaker that just fired)

FIX: ↑ milliamps

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What are the signs & symptoms of a tension pneumothorax?

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  • Tracheal deviation
  • Dyspnea
  • Accessory muscle use
  • ↑ RR
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How is a tension pneumothorax treated?

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Chest tube is placed to restore negative air pressure (pulls air out of pleural space)

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What side would you turn the patient on who has diffuse disease (like pneumonia) throughout all of the left lung fields?

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Place the patient with their good side down so that the bad side has time to rest / take a break

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What is seen on an EKG in oversensing & undersensing?

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Oversensing: long break with no pacer spike

Undersensing: random pacer spike in the QRS complex

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How is undersensing fixed?

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You have to ↑ sensitivity **= ↓ millivolts)

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How is oversensing fixed?

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need to decrease the sensitivity = ↑ millivolts

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What is seen on an EKG in oversenesing? How is it fixed?

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long break with no pacer spike

FIX: need to increase sensitivity by ↓ millivolts

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What is seen on an EKG in undersensing? How is it fixed?

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random pacer spikes in the QRS complex

FIX: need to decrease sensitivity by ↑ millivolts

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What medications & risk factors can falsely change BNP labs?

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ARNIs = ↑ BNP
Females = ↑ BNP

  • Obesity = ↓ BNP
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What is the twin epidemic?

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The number of patients with A-Fib & Heart Failure in the US are going up at the same time

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What is Allen’s Test?

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Used to see if the ulnar artery is providing blood supply to the hand to determine if the radial artery an be used

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What does a Swan Ganz catheter measure?

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Measures pulmonary artery

  • Measures O2 sat. in pulmonary artery
  • Measures cardiac output
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What is Virchow’s Triad & what does it indicate?

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  • Vessel injury
  • Venous stenosis
  • Hypercoaguability

Increased risk for PE

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How can a pulmonary embolism cause right-sided heart failure?

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Pulmonary hypertension leads to ↑ afterload causing heart failure

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What are 2 signs of impending death in a patient with status asthmaticus?

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  • CO2 > 70 (↑ CO2 & ↓ PO2)
  • Silent Chest (no air movement)
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What does the chest x-ray in a patient with ARDS look like?

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1.) First the x-ray appears normal

2.) It slowly progresses to white out (fluid) as the patient progresses through the stages of ARDS

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What does SIADH lead to in cancer patients and why?

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↓ Na+ due to↑ ADH (from increased fluid)

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What is Kayexalate?

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Removes potassium in cancer patients

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What is the normal range for cardiac output?

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4 - 8 liters (based on BMI)

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What can cause decreased & increased preload?

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  • ↑ preload = due to ↑ fluid
  • ↓ preload = due to hemorrhagic shock or bleeding
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What can cause increased or decreased contractility?

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  • ↑ Contractility = due to posoitive inotrope (like dobutamine)
  • ↓ Contractility = due to negative inotrope or acidosis
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What can cause increased or decreased afterload?

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  • ↑ afterload = due to HTN
  • ↓ afterload = due to sepsis
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List treatments for pulmonary edema

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  • Diuretics (decrease fluid)
  • Ventilation / supplemental O2
  • Suction (of frothy sputum)
  • Fluid restrictions
  • Regular turning & prone position

Adult Nursing II Exam 3 (7 decks)

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