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Exam Elaboration | Nursing
Progressive Care
SKU: Progressive Care | Pages: 1 | Year: 2024
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Monitor
control BP
Surgery/repair
Afterload - The force or resistance against which the heart pumps.
-The more we incr...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Monitor
control BP
Surgery/repair
Afterload - The force or resistance against which the heart pumps.
-The more we increase afterload (the resistance to which the heart has to pump
against), the decrease in CO).
Bronchitis - Increased mucous and inflammation; narrowing of bronchi, scar damage
(becomes chronic after 3 cases of acute)
Cardiac output - Stroke Volume x Heart Rate
Cardiac Output is - The amount of blood pumped out of the heart each minute and sent
out to the body
-approx. 4-8L/min
Cardiac Tamponade - acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in
the pericardial cavity
-s/sx: decreased CO, tachycardia, dyspea
-ECHO
-Pericardiocentesis
Carotid Endarterectomy - The surgical removal of the lining of a portion of clogged
carotid artery leading to the brain. This is done to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by
a disruption of blood flow to the brain.
Carotid Endarterectomy RN - -Frequent neuro checks
-Close BP monitoring
-Airway monitoring
-Monitoring for hematoma formation
Clicks (auscultation) - Mechanical valve
Emphysema (COPD breakdown) - destruction of the alveoli, over time they become
constricted and lose their ability to expand
flash pulmonary edema - very restless hypoxemia, Blood tinged sputum, Feeling of
doom, suffocation; nurse should elevate HOB, put patient on oxygen, put pulse ox. on,
stay with patient, you may have to call RRT; patient may need to go to dialysis to pull
the extra fluid ou
- 1-pages detailed model answer (PDF + online view)
- Clinical reasoning & medication selection justified
- NP-level explanation with key teaching points
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