Surgical placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to treat
a. hyponatremia.
b. intracerebral hemorrhage.
c. spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
d. hydrocephalus.
Question 2The P wave represents which of the following?
a. Atrial contraction
b. Atrial depolarization
c. Sinus node discharge
d. Ventricular contraction
Question 3A patient has acute kidney injury (previously known as acute tubular necrosis). The following blood work was noted: complete blood count shows a white blood cell count of 11,000 mm3, a hemoglobin of 8 g/dL, and a hematocrit of 30.
His chemistry panel shows serum potassium, 4.5 mg/dL; serum sodium, 135 mg/dL; serum calcium, 8.5 mg/dL; BUN, 20 mg/dL; and creatinine, 1.5 mg/dL. What laboratory value(s) need(s) to be treated most immediately and why?
a. Administration of 5 dextrose in water and insulin because the patient is hyperkalemic and needs this level reduced
b. Administration of Epogen to treat anemia
c. Administration of a broad-spectrum antibiotic to treat the elevated blood cell count
d. Administration of a calcium supplement for low calcium