UPDATED ICU BKAT Study QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024

change in mental status - CORRECT ANSWER while receiving tpa, what would warrant for you to stop the medication aortic stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER systolic murmur that is ausculatated at the 2nd intercostal space, right sternal border is ? 8-10 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER removing a line hold pressure for? right atrium - CORRECT ANSWER CVP reading directly reflects presue in the right heart failure - CORRECT ANSWER elevated CVP may indicate? left ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER pulmonary artery occlusive wedge pressure reflects pressure where? 10-20/0-4 mean 5-10 - CORRECT ANSWER normal pulmonary artery pressure is 6-12 - CORRECT ANSWER mmhg normal PAOP Left ventricle failure - CORRECT ANSWER elevated PAOP indicates diltizepam - CORRECT ANSWER 68 year old complains of feeling a little funny in his chest and ecg shows afib/flutter. what medication should be used to treat? bundle branch block - CORRECT ANSWER qrs complex longer that .12 indicates infiltration leads to tissue necrosis - CORRECT ANSWER care should be excercised when administering IV dopamine becuase? t wave - CORRECT ANSWER strong ventricular stimulus is potentially dangerous when it lands where symptomatic complete heart block - CORRECT ANSWER indication for use of external cardiac pacemaker includes amiodarone 150mgIV bolus over 10 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER initial durg treatment for sustained ventricular tachycardia when a pulse is present epineprhine - CORRECT ANSWER patient become apneic and pulseless . the monitor shows asytole. the drug used initially? protamine sulfate - CORRECT ANSWER antidote for heparin thorough handwashing - CORRECT ANSWER most improatnt step in preventing central venous related sepsis is 150 - CORRECT ANSWER excessive amount of chest tube drainage during the first few hours following surgery is how many ml/hr normal values (22-28 HCO3, 35-45 PCO2 normal) - CORRECT ANSWER ph 7.4, pO2 98, pco2 38, HCO3 25 --? what is this 120mmHg of __ pressure - CORRECT ANSWER before sucitioning a patient, you should adjust the vacuum pressure so that it is atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER your post op patient has left anterior chest tube. Whn you ausculatate the lung fields bilaterally you hear dminshed breath sounds in the right posterior base. THis is most likely due to? disconnected tubing - CORRECT ANSWER patient on ventilator and low volume alarm sounds. THis is due to? leaking cuff - CORRECT ANSWER high pressure alarm on respirator will NOT be triggered by what? development of pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER most important reason for diminshing breath sounds in motor vechile crash victim with closed chest trauma is fat embolus - CORRECT ANSWER trauma patient 4 days post fracture suddenly develops SOB, most likely cause is? handwashing and gloves when suctioing - CORRECT ANSWER preventing Ventilator pna, most important action is immbolize head - CORRECT ANSWER most imporant nursing acticity for patient with dx of cervical spinal cord injury is change in LOC - CORRECT ANSWER earliest sign of increase ICP is? listen for bilateral breath sounds - CORRECT ANSWER assess proper positioning of et tube, most important nursing action?