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Abdominal Case Study: Renal 5 Year old female, history of…
Abdominal Case Study: Renal 5 Year old female, history of recurrent UTI Make sure to comment on: Right kidney – Left kidney – Bladder – Additional images, normal anatomy / measurements / image critique
Causes of pulmonary edema include which of the following: …
Causes of pulmonary edema include which of the following: I. increased hydrostatic pressure from left ventricular failure II. hypoxemia III. hypovolemic shock IV. low oncotic pressure (low blood protein)
The relative refractory period on an ECG tracing describes t…
The relative refractory period on an ECG tracing describes the point in time in which:
What is the treatment for asystole in a pulseless patient? …
What is the treatment for asystole in a pulseless patient? I. epinephrine II. defibrillation III. effective CPR
How does Intra aortic balloon pump counterpulsation assist t…
How does Intra aortic balloon pump counterpulsation assist the heart? I. increases venous return to the right side of the heart II. decreases left ventricular afterload III. improves coronary artery perfusion
An arterial line waveform is showing the invasive blood pres…
An arterial line waveform is showing the invasive blood pressure reading as 70/50. A cuff pressure manometer gives a reading of 120/70. Reasons for this could be: I. a clot in the a-line catheter II. a kink in the a-line catheter tubing III. the pressure transducer is positioned too high
On an arterial pressure tracing the dicrotic notch occurs:
On an arterial pressure tracing the dicrotic notch occurs:
At what point in the cardiac cycle does the intra aortic bal…
At what point in the cardiac cycle does the intra aortic balloon inflate? I. During the P wave II. End of the T wave III. Beginning of diastole IV. After the dicrotic notch
A patient’s chest x-ray shows pulmonary edema. A swan ganz…
A patient’s chest x-ray shows pulmonary edema. A swan ganz catheter is inserted which shows the following data: PAP 35/20, PCWP 18mmHg, C.O. 3.5 lpm, the blood pressure is 90/50, and the SVR is 1800 dynes/cm/sec-5 The patient’s likely diagnosis is: