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Which of the following is unique to the symptoms of a patient with anaphylactic shock when compared to other types of shock? 

Progressive tissue hypoxia leading to anaerobic metabolism and metabolic acidosis is characteristic of the progressive stage of shock. What changes in the heart contribute to tissue hypoxia? 

Which assessment data is most important for the nurse to obtain when evaluating whether treatment of a patient with anaphylactic shock has been effective? 

A nurse records the health history of a patient who reports new symptoms over the past year including unexplained weight gain, shortness of breath with exertion, new fatigue, and recent dizziness that lead to syncope. The nurse notes the S3 heart sound when auscultating the patient’s lungs, a bounding pulse and +2 bilateral lower extremity edema. The doctor discusses these findings with the patient, explaining that sustained pulmonary hypertension with right ventricular hypertrophy has led to what diagnosis?

Which of the following statements by a nursing student demonstrates accurate understanding of respiratory acidosis? 

Which medication would the nurse anticipate being used first in the emergency department for relief of severe respiratory distress related to asthma?

Acute bronchitis is most often viral, not bacterial, and is self-limiting with a normal chest x-ray. 

The temperature of an ideal gas is related to 

What mass of water (in g) requires 2554 J of heat to raise the temperature from 20.8C to 32.6C?. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/gC.

What is the name of the following molecule?​​​