Exam 6 Study Questions

It is important that breastfed infants have this added to their diets?

Reading of electrical activity of the heart:

BMI over 30

Cough, fever, elevated WBC, decreased 02 sat, decreased breath sounds

Visible protrusion of organs through incision

Electrolytes that typically correspond to one another:

Labs are: WBC 6500, Hct 42, Na 142, K 6.1, Ch 102-Which diagnosis should the nurse expect?

For a patient who is planning to become pregnant, it is important to add this to her diet?

Extra heart beats

Benefits of smoking cessation

Redness, warmth at the site, local swelling, elevated temperature

pH above 7.45:

Excess of dissolved Co2 in the blood:

Urine output < 30 ml/hr, rising BUN and creatinine levels

Cardiac relaxation/recoil

high/low sodium bicarb (Base) signals:

Facilitates lung expansion and coughing to clear mucus from airways

Which of the following would not be considered part of a clear liquid diet?

Carbon dioxide high/low signals

Collapse of alveoli due to hypoventilation, airways blocked by mucous plugs, immobility

Which age group has the highest incidence of eating disorders?

Gradual increase in depth of resp, followed by gradual decrease in depth, then apnea

Low arterial blood oxygen levels

Caused by excessive acid loss due to vomiting or gastric suction, potassium wasting diuretics

Someone with a history of alcohol abuse may need this type of vitamin added to their diet?

ABG results of: pH 7.31, PaCO2 68, HC03 24-what is the diagnosis?

Localized mass of blood outside the blood vessel

Inability to speak in complete sentences without stopping to breathe

Pacemaker of the heart:

Annual testing administered intradermally, read in 48-72 hours

Purulent drainage, redness, odor, necrotic tissue

A diuretic, Lasix, is also known to deplete which electrolyte?

Lung infection caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses

Unconscious clients are placed in which position to maintain open airway:

Sequence of mechanical events that occurs during every heartbeat

Absence of breathing

Solute concentration of urine

pink, frothy sputum is associated with:

A potassium-rich diet should include:

Weight gain, edema, hypertension, crackles, distended neck veins

Wounds of GI tract, resp. tract, or GU tract

Cessation of breathing

System that allows room for lungs to expand by removing air and fluid from pleural space

Rust colored sputum is associated with:

Alteration in heart rate or rhythm

Air in pleural space causes lung to collapse by creating positive pressure

Regular, increased rate and depth of respirations

Which of the following should not be consumed by someone with hypertension?

Catheters inserted at the antecubital fossa through the basilic or cephalic vein

Accumulation of fluid and blood in pleural space:

pH below 7.35:

Symptoms of severe thirst, dry mouth, sticky mucous membranes-most likely diagnosis?

Which of the following is an isotonic solution?

Anti-embolism precautions:

Cardiac contraction

Nephrectomy (kidney removal):

Torn rotator cuff repair: