8/21/25, 8:51
AM
N300 EXAM 2: PULMONARY EMBOLUS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (12)
880 units. If there are 20,000 units of
heparin in 500 mL of D5W, then there are
40 units in each mL.
The client is 20,000 ÷ 500 = 40 units
diagnosed with a If 22 mL are infused per hour, then 880
pulmonary embolus units of heparin are infused each hour.
and is receiving a 40 × 22 = 880
heparin drip. The
bag hanging is TEST-TAKING HINT: The test taker must
20,000 units/500 mL know how to calculate heparin drips from
of D5W infusing at 22 two aspects: the question may give the
mL/hr. How many mL/hr and the test taker has to determine
units of heparin is units/hr or the question may give units/hr
the client receiving and the test taker has to determine mL/hr.
each Remember to learn how to use the drop-
hour?______ down calculator on the computer.
During RN-NCLEX the test taker can
request an erase slate
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***1. The plasma D-dimer test is highly
specific for the presence of a thrombus;
The client is an elevated D-dimer indicates a thrombus
suspected of having a formation and lysis
2. ABGs evaluate oxygenation level,
pulmonary embolus.
but they do not diagnose a
Which diagnostic
pulmonary embolism.
test con- firms the
3. ACXR shows pulmonary infiltration and
diagnosis?
pleural effusions, but it does not diagnose
a PE.
1. Plasma D-dimer
4. MRI is a noninvasive test that detects
test.
a deep vein thrombosis, but it does not
2. Arterial blood
diagnose a pulmonary embolus.
gases.
3. Chest x-ray.
TEST-TAKING HINT: The keys to answering this
4. Magnetic resonance question are the words "confirms
imaging (MRI).
diagnosis." The test taker should eliminate
"2" and "3" based on the fact that these are
diagnostic tests used for many disease
processes and conditions.
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12
AM
N300 EXAM 2: PULMONARY EMBOLUS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (12)
880 units. If there are 20,000 units of
heparin in 500 mL of D5W, then there are
40 units in each mL.
The client is 20,000 ÷ 500 = 40 units
diagnosed with a If 22 mL are infused per hour, then 880
pulmonary embolus units of heparin are infused each hour.
and is receiving a 40 × 22 = 880
heparin drip. The
bag hanging is TEST-TAKING HINT: The test taker must
20,000 units/500 mL know how to calculate heparin drips from
of D5W infusing at 22 two aspects: the question may give the
mL/hr. How many mL/hr and the test taker has to determine
units of heparin is units/hr or the question may give units/hr
the client receiving and the test taker has to determine mL/hr.
each Remember to learn how to use the drop-
hour?______ down calculator on the computer.
During RN-NCLEX the test taker can
request an erase slate
1/
12
, 8/21/25, 8:51
AM
***1. The plasma D-dimer test is highly
specific for the presence of a thrombus;
The client is an elevated D-dimer indicates a thrombus
suspected of having a formation and lysis
2. ABGs evaluate oxygenation level,
pulmonary embolus.
but they do not diagnose a
Which diagnostic
pulmonary embolism.
test con- firms the
3. ACXR shows pulmonary infiltration and
diagnosis?
pleural effusions, but it does not diagnose
a PE.
1. Plasma D-dimer
4. MRI is a noninvasive test that detects
test.
a deep vein thrombosis, but it does not
2. Arterial blood
diagnose a pulmonary embolus.
gases.
3. Chest x-ray.
TEST-TAKING HINT: The keys to answering this
4. Magnetic resonance question are the words "confirms
imaging (MRI).
diagnosis." The test taker should eliminate
"2" and "3" based on the fact that these are
diagnostic tests used for many disease
processes and conditions.
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