V/Q scans are ordered to evaluate the possibility of which of the following?
a. Pulmonary emboli
b. Acute myocardial infarction
c. Emphysema
d. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Question 2An elderly patient is in a motor vehicle accident and sustains a significant internal hemorrhage. Which category of renal failure is the patient at the greatest risk of developing?
a. Intrinsic
b. Postrenal
c. Prerenal
d. Acute tubular necrosis
Question 3Nursing management of a patient with a clipped cerebral aneurysm receiving hypertensive hypervolemic hemodilution therapy includes
a. administering osmotic diuretics and vasodilator agents.
b. providing the patient with a quiet environment.
c. maintaining the patient's systolic blood pressure at 150 to 160 mm Hg.
d. keeping the patient's central venous pressure at 5 to 8 mm Hg.
Question 4Medical management of patient with status asthmaticus that supports oxygenation and ventilation include (Select all that apply.)
a. oxygen therapy.
b. bronchodilators.
c. corticosteroids.
d. antibiotics.
e. intubation and mechanical ventilation.
Question 5A patient presents moderately short of breath and dyspneic
A chest radiographic examination reveals a large right pleural effusion with significant atelectasis. The physician or nurse practitioner would be most likely to order which of the following procedures?
a. Thoracentesis
b. Bronchoscopy
c. Ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scan
d. Repeat chest radiograph
Question 6The incidence of rebleeding after a ruptured cerebral aneurysm is highest during which of the following time periods?
a. First 24 hours
b. 4 to 12 days
c. 3 to 4 weeks
d. 3 to 6 months
Question 7According to the National Association of Medical Direction of Respiratory Care Consensus Panel prolonged mechanical ventilation has been defined as
a. the need for 30 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for 8 hours per day
b. the need for 15 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for 12 hours per day
c. the need for 21 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for 6 hours per day
d. the need for 40 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for 4 hours per day
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