Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey College Final Exam Questions With Solutions

Ch 14: What can septic shock lead to? {Ans: - DIC (whereby capiilaries of the heart, liver. kidney, and brain are blocked by numerous clots which causes hypoxia and anaerobic metabolism)}Ch 14: Why would you monitor a pt closely when administering a colloidal solution? {Ans: - an anaphlyactic reaction could occur}Ch 14: What will help maintain volume within the body? {Ans: - proteins (ie: albumin) create an oncotic pressure which pulls fluid from the interstitial compartment into the intravascular compartment}Ch 72: What does non-urgent triage signal? {Ans: - the pt can wait several hours without complications}Ch 26: What med must be administered rapidly and is used to abort tachycardia in the setting of atrial flutter or sinus tachycardia with hemodynamic instability? {Ans: - adenosine}Ch 26: What is something you should teach someone with a pacemaker to do? {Ans: - take their own pulse}