ARDS NCLEX QUESTION PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
A nurse is taking pulmonary artery catheter measurements of a male
client with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The pulmonary
capillary wedge pressure reading is 12mm Hg. The nurse interprets
that this readings is:
High and expected
Low and unexpected
Normal and expected
Uncertain and unexpected -ANS--normal and expected
Rationale:
The normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is 8 to 13
mm Hg, and the client is considered to have high readings if they
exceed 18 to 20 mm Hg. The client with acute respiratory distress
syndrome has a normal PCWP, which is an expected finding because
the edema is in the interstitium of the lung and is noncardiac.
During the Fibrotic Phase of ARDS, ____________________ .
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, A. Fluids shift into the alveoli, the alveoli and bronchii collapse, and
lose lung compliance
B. The lung starts to repair itself; this is where the patient starts to get
better or the condition deteriorates.
C. Fibrous tissue forms and lungs don't expand well; the effort to
breathe increases O2 demand which causes more effort to breathe. -
ANS--C. Fibrous tissue forms and lungs don't expand well; the effort
to breathe increases O2 demand which causes more effort to breathe.
During the Proliferative Phase of ARDS, ____________________ .
A. Fluids shift into the alveoli, the alveoli and bronchii collapse, and
lose lung compliance
B. The lung starts to repair itself; this is where the patient starts to get
better or the condition deteriorates.
C. Fibrous tissue forms and lungs don't expand well; the effort to
breathe increases O2 demand which causes more effort to breathe. -
ANS--The lung starts to repair itself; this is where the patient starts to
get better or the condition deteriorates.
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
A nurse is taking pulmonary artery catheter measurements of a male
client with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The pulmonary
capillary wedge pressure reading is 12mm Hg. The nurse interprets
that this readings is:
High and expected
Low and unexpected
Normal and expected
Uncertain and unexpected -ANS--normal and expected
Rationale:
The normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is 8 to 13
mm Hg, and the client is considered to have high readings if they
exceed 18 to 20 mm Hg. The client with acute respiratory distress
syndrome has a normal PCWP, which is an expected finding because
the edema is in the interstitium of the lung and is noncardiac.
During the Fibrotic Phase of ARDS, ____________________ .
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, A. Fluids shift into the alveoli, the alveoli and bronchii collapse, and
lose lung compliance
B. The lung starts to repair itself; this is where the patient starts to get
better or the condition deteriorates.
C. Fibrous tissue forms and lungs don't expand well; the effort to
breathe increases O2 demand which causes more effort to breathe. -
ANS--C. Fibrous tissue forms and lungs don't expand well; the effort
to breathe increases O2 demand which causes more effort to breathe.
During the Proliferative Phase of ARDS, ____________________ .
A. Fluids shift into the alveoli, the alveoli and bronchii collapse, and
lose lung compliance
B. The lung starts to repair itself; this is where the patient starts to get
better or the condition deteriorates.
C. Fibrous tissue forms and lungs don't expand well; the effort to
breathe increases O2 demand which causes more effort to breathe. -
ANS--The lung starts to repair itself; this is where the patient starts to
get better or the condition deteriorates.
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