NR 341 - Exam 2 - CAS Review QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST - GUARANTEED PASS.

NR 341 - Exam 2 - CAS Review
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
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Decreased CVP - CORRECT ANSWER-- dehydration

- hypovolemia

- blood, fluids and isotonic fluids

- sepsis



Central Line Problems - CORRECT ANSWER-- infection

- emboli

- pneumothorax



Cardiac Tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER-- fluid doesn't leave heart

- fluid volume excess



Pulmonary Artery Catheter - CORRECT ANSWER-- balloon moves it

- put in like central line

- put in if having difficulty maintaining CVP

- calculates PAOP or PAWP



Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-- left ventricle end diastolic pressure

, - increased in CHF, fluid excess and MI

- decreased in fluid depletion, sepsis or hypovolemia



PAC Balloon - CORRECT ANSWER-- document how much is in balloon (no more than 1.5mL)

- balloon can rupture but patient won't die

- can't deflate balloon (surgery)

- do not try to unwedge baloon



PVR - CORRECT ANSWER-how hard right side has to work



Increased PVR - CORRECT ANSWER-- pulmonary HTN

- pulmonary emboli



SVR - CORRECT ANSWER-how hard left side works



Increased SVR - CORRECT ANSWER-- Coronary Artery Disease

- Atherosclerosis

- HTN

- vasoconstriction (give vasodilator)



Afterload - CORRECT ANSWER-- how hard left ventricle has to work

- how much blood is in lv



Normal Cardiac Output - CORRECT ANSWER-4L a minute



Cardiac Index - CORRECT ANSWER-- specific to weight of patient