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A postoperative CABG patient is taken to the ICU. Four hours post-op, the patient is noted to be restless, short of breath and has developed jugular […]

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Administration of furosemide (Lasix) in a patient with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) caused by aminoglycosides will

improve the patient’s renal status.
increase drug toxicity.
increase blood flow to kidneys and reverse tubular damage.
improve therapeutic drug levels.

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One week after a ST segment elevation MI, a patient develops a holosystolic murmur and thrill. BP is 80/50, PAP 70/40, CVP 30, PCWP 35, and CO 1.2. The most likely cause of these […]

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In a patient admitted with an acute MI with percutaneous coronary intervention 2 days ago, which of the following should the nurse expect to be ordered at discharge?

clopidogrel (Plavix), metoprolol (Lopressor), and ASA
enalapril (Vasotec), […]

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Members of the nursing staff are developing written patient education materials for a group of patients with diverse reading abilities. It would be most effective for the staff to

design individual handouts for each patient.
develop […]

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The family of a critically ill patient wishes to spend the night, which is contrary to visiting policy. The nurse’s best action would be to

adhere to the visiting policy.
allow the family to stay in […]

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Chest auscultation of a patient in status asthmatics commonly reveals

expiratory wheezes.
inspiratory crackles (rales).
coarse rhonchi.
a pleural fraction rub.

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Which of the following may predispose an individual to ventricular fibrillation?

hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia
hypophosphatemia and hyperchloremia
hypermagnesemia and hyponatremia
hyperkalemia and hypocalcemia

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A 45-year-old patient who is 1 week post MI suddenly becomes agitated, restless, and diaphoretic. Systolic pressure drops while diastolic pressure rises, resulting in a pulse pressure of 20 mm Hg. Assessment also reveals faint radial and apical pulses that weaken significantly on inspiration. This patient is […]

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Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) is started on a 44-year-old woman for acute oliguric renal failrure. She has a history of cardiomyopathy and chronic heart failure.
While CAVH is continuing, the patient’s blood pressure drops from 120/70 mm Hg to 90/60 mm Hg. You observe a drop in the […]

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