Posted: November 22nd, 2016

Which of the following may be a reason to order an ABG on a patient?

CATEGORY anatomy QUESTION Backward effects of left-sided heart failure include: 2 CATEGORY anatomy Oxygen saturation is likely to be lowest when an asthmatic with a diagnosis of pneumonia is QUESTION positioned: 3 CATEGORY anatomy In performing a physical assessment, the nurse notes the patient has a “barrel― QUESTION configuration to the chest. This is a consequence of: 4 CATEGORY anatomy QUESTION Which of the following is true of the biological functions of testosterone? 5 CATEGORY anatomy QUESTION Which of the following is true of the biological functions of estrone? 6 CATEGORY biology QUESTION Closed drainage systems work to re-expand a lung after pneumothorax by: 7 CATEGORY biology QUESTION Patients with chronic renal failure usually exhibit: 8 CATEGORY biology QUESTION The diet of a patient in end-stage kidney disease is restricted in all of the following except: 9 CATEGORY biology QUESTION In addition to hypertension, pre-eclampsia is characterized by: 10 CATEGORY biology QUESTION Why is heat an effective means of sterilization? . 11 CATEGORY chemistry Laboratory test results indicative of thrombocytopenia, in addition to a low platelet count, would QUESTION be: 12 CATEGORY chemistry QUESTION The oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve represents the relationship between the: 13 CATEGORY chemistry Carbon monoxide binds tightly to the heme groups of hemoglobin and myoglobin. How does QUESTION this affinity reflect the toxicity of carbon monoxide? 14 CATEGORY chemistry QUESTION List the enzymes whose levels are elevated in the blood serum following an MI. 15 CATEGORY chemistry On the normal oxyhemoglobin curve, if the O₂ saturation is 88%, it would correlate with a QUESTION PaO₂ of approximately: 16 CATEGORY pathophysiology You are reviewing the results of an ABG. Both the pH and the HCO³ values are abnormal QUESTION and match. The primary problem is: 17 CATEGORY pathophysiology Interpret the following ABG results. QUESTION pH 7.45 pCO₂ 26 HCO₃ 16 18 CATEGORY pathophysiology QUESTION Which of the following may be a reason to order an ABG on a patient? 19 CATEGORY pathophysiology A patient with a prolonged episode of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea has an ABG ordered on QUESTION admission. You might expect the results to show: 20 CATEGORY pathophysiology Interpret the following ABG results. QUESTION pH 7.33 pCO₂ 60 HCO₃ 34 CORRECT ANSWER C) Respiratory acidosis with partial compensation 21 CATEGORY pharmacology QUESTION The purposes of epinephrine injection include all of the following except: 22 CATEGORY pharmacology QUESTION What is the medical application of cortisone? Cortisone is used to treat: CORRECT ANSWER A) Rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, and a variety of 23 CATEGORY pharmacology QUESTION How do sulfa drugs selectively kill bacteria while causing no harm to humans? 24 CATEGORY pharmacology QUESTION What occurs when glycogen metabolism is stimulated by insulin? B) Insulin stimulates glycogen synthase, the first enzyme in glycogen synthesis. It also 25 CATEGORY pharmacology Therapeutic interventions focused on increasing the oxygen supplied to the heart and QUESTION decreasing the heart’s demand for oxygen include: