Pulsus paradoxus Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cardiology boards ABIM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Normals for PA catheter pressures - CORRECT ANSWER RA <7, RV 30/7, PCWP 3- 11 PA cath findings in tamponade or constrictive pericarditis - CORRECT ANSWER Diastolic pressures elevated and equalized in all chambers, low BP, tachycardia, interventricular dependence (septal bounce) PA cath findings in cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWER Elevated PCWP, RA pressure, and decr...

asthma correct answer: chronic, inflammatory, obstructive disease, characterized by wheezing and coughing triggered by dust, smoke, etc. asthma pt assessment and definition of pulsus paradoxus correct answer: SOB - pursed lip breathing, tight chest Appearance of chest: increased A-P diameter Resp. Pattern: use of accessory muscles Diagnostic chest percussion: hyperresonant/tympanic Breath sounds: Diffuse wheezing, diminished breath sounds Physical appearance: diaphoresis Vital signs:...

AANP Board Questions With Correct Answers 2023 INR values below ____ increase stroke risk sixfold. - CORRECT ANSWER-2 What allergy contradicts the use of thiazide diuretics? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sulfa Why should ACE-Is be avoided with renal stenosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Leads to ARF Adverse effects of aldosterone antagonists (Aldactone) - CORRECT ANSWERGalactorrhea and hyperkalemia What are beta blocker indications? - CORRECT ANSWER-HTN, post-MI< angina, arrhythmias, migraine prophylaxis...

USMLE STEP 2 CK EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS pregnant with active HBV - correct answer tx newborn with HBIG and HBV vaccine Beck's triad for tamponade - correct answer hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds (also pulsus paradoxus). Electrical alternans subarachnoid hemorrhage - correct answer increased ADH and BNP --> hyponatremia. Tx - water restriction coccidioidomycosis - correct answer SW US, central/south America. Pulm infection - dry cough, weight loss, pleuritic che...

RCIS Practice Exam Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Q: Signs of Right sided heart failure include Answer: JVD Q: Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present? SVC sat= 67% IVC sat= 71% RA sat= 85% RV sat= 85% PA sat= 85% LA sat= 98% LV sat= 98% AO sat= 98% Answer: L to R ASD Q: What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called Answer...

NBRC Study Guide (National Board of Respiratory Care) | 275 Complete Questions and Answers Verified by Expert 100% Correct | Updated 2024 The four steps for respiratory mgmt 1. tx ventilation first (should problem exist) 2. oxygenation 3. circulation 4. perfusion problems at one step will adversely affect each process that follows it within sequence External respiration vs. Internal respiration External = exchange of O2 and CO2 across AC membrane - depends on diffusion capacity...

Cardiology boards ABIM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ What is a positive stress test - CORRECT ANSWER Flat or Down sloping Stsegment depression >1 mm occurring 80 msec after j point When to stop a stress test - CORRECT ANSWER St segment depression > 2 mm, ventricular tachycardia, drop in SBP > 15, chest pain, dyspnea, lightheadedness Stress test of choice with a LBBB or ventricular pacing? - CORRECT ANSWER Myocardial...

Cardiology boards ABIM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ What is a positive stress test - CORRECT ANSWER Flat or Down sloping Stsegment depression >1 mm occurring 80 msec after j point When to stop a stress test - CORRECT ANSWER St segment depression > 2 mm, ventricular tachycardia, drop in SBP > 15, chest pain, dyspnea, lightheadedness Stress test of choice with a LBBB or ventricular pacing? - CORRECT ANSWER Myocar...

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. On physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. She has no pulsus paradoxus. Her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. In addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. Her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. She has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. A chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardia...

EMS brings a patient who fell while riding his bicycle. Using the American College of Surgeons screening guidelines, which assessment finding would prompt the nurse to prepare the patient for radiologic spine clearance? Alert with no neurological deficits The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device? Endotracheal tube A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after being st...