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Pulmonary Hypertension/Invasive Monitoring Questions from Lecture
1. A client is being assessed for his semiannual examination and you hear crackles bilaterally in his lungs.
Which of the following could be a cause of crackles in the bases of his lungs?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pulmonary congestion
Pulmonary hypertension
Heart palpitations
Mitral valve Stenosis
2. The critical care nurse is caring for a patient with a central venous pressure (CVP) monitoring system.
The nurse notes that the patient's CVP is increasing. What may this be indicative of?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hypovolemia
Hypervolemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hypomagnesemia
3. How is hemodynamic monitoring achieved?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Noninvasive monitoring systems
Extracorporeal monitoring systems
Direct pressure monitoring systems
Partial pressure monitoring systems
4. A critically ill patient is admitted to the ICU. The physician decides to use intra-arterial pressure
monitoring. What is the purpose of this?
a)
b)
c)
d)
To assess left ventricular function
To assess the pressure of the vena cava
To assess the pressure in the right atrium
To measure the patient's BP continually
5. You are a critical care nurse caring for a patient who has suffered an MI. You know that the most
appropriate hemodynamic monitoring procedure to assess the left ventricular function of a patient who
has suffered an MI would be what?
a)
b)
c)
d)
CVP monitoring
Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring (PAPM)
Systemic arterial pressure monitoring (SAPM)
Arterial blood gases (ABG)