Cardiac
This lab value is commonly elevated in heart failure and is released when ventricular walls are stretched.
What is BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide)
This noninvasive ventilation mode is best for obstructive sleep apnea and keeps the airway open using continuous pressure.
What is CPAP
This electrolyte is the most common cause of cardiac dysrhythmias in patients with missed or delayed dialysis.
What is hyperkalemia
The first-line treatment for hemorrhagic shock is this priority intervention.
What is blood product replacement
When a patient with suspected autonomic dysreflexia becomes acutely hypertensive, this first nursing action is performed before giving medications.
What is Diltiazem and Verapamil
The nurse notes continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber of a chest tube. This finding indicates this potential problem.
What is an air leak
Cloudy effluent during peritoneal dialysis is an early warning sign of this complication.
What is peritonitis
This medication class is commonly used in cardiogenic shock to increase contractility and improve cardiac output.
What are inotropes
A life-threatening complication in spinal cord injuries above T6, often triggered by bladder distension or constipation, presenting with severe hypertension and this hallmark symptom.
What is a pounding headache
Patients with acute pericarditis often report this type of pain, which improves when sitting forward and worsens with deep inspiration.
What is pleuritic chest pain
On a ventilator, this setting represents the pressure left in the alveoli at the end of expiration, preventing collapse and improving oxygenation.
What is PEEP
This medication is given to treat high ammonia levels
What is lactulose
This type of shock is the only one that presents with low SVR, low heart rate, and warm, flushed skin.
What is neurogenic
In myasthenia gravis, muscle weakness typically worsens with this.
What is exertion
I am a medication used commonly for exacerbation of CHF, I am metabolized by the kidneys, and can cause tinnitus.
What is Lasix
This physical assessment finding — tracheal deviation away from the affected side — indicates this life-threatening complication.
What is a tension pneumothorax
The nurse must always check this parameter on the dialysis access arm before treatment — absence may indicate thrombosis.
What is bruit and thrill
A hallmark hemodynamic finding in hemorrhagic shock is this type of change in SVR.
What is increased SVR
A positive Doll’s Eye (oculocephalic) reflex shows the eyes moving in which direction when the head is turned?
What is opposite the direction of head movement
This arrhythmia presents with a regular, narrow-complex tachycardia, P waves hidden in the QRS or appearing after it, and often terminates with vagal maneuvers or adenosine.
What is SVT
In a moderate-to-large PE, this ABG abnormality commonly occurs early due to hyperventilation from hypoxia.
What is respiratory alkalosis
This lab value rises in renal failure because the kidneys cannot excrete protein breakdown products.
What is BUN
This hemodynamic value is elevated in cardiogenic shock due to fluid backing up into the left atrium and lungs.
What is PCWP (pulmonary capillary wedge pressure)
This medication is the first-line treatment for acute myasthenic crisis to rapidly improve neuromuscular transmission.
What is IVIG or plasmapheresis