Ecco Final Exam Latest Update 2025-2026 150 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
*old test question: initial chest pain treatment does NOT include - CORRECT ANSWER: beta blockers
A pyschohysiological result of critical pt's in the ICU can result in - CORRECT
ANSWER: decreased urine output
A renal patient will always have a problem with - CORRECT ANSWER: fluid overload
A wedge pressure is looking at - CORRECT ANSWER: the left ventricle
-it is looking "forward"
anaphylactic shock -CVP
-CO/CI
-SVR/PVR
-treatment - CORRECT ANSWER: -low (preload)
-low (contractility) -severely low (afterload) -treat with airway, fluids, epi, education
anasarca - CORRECT ANSWER: generalized edema
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As a nurse, in dealing with lines (swan/cvp/etc) we can only ___ not ____ - CORRECT
ANSWER: we can only pull back lines NOT advance
BUN - CORRECT ANSWER: 10-20
measurement of the kidney's ability to eliminate urea can change independently of GFR
cadiogenic shock -CVP
-CO/CI
-SVR/PVR
-treatment - CORRECT ANSWER: -high (preload)
-low (contractility) -high afterload) -treat with venous dilators, inotropes, arterial dilators
Can dopamine be running through a peripheral line? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, but
only for 6-8 hours, it can cause necrosis.-Needs to run in a central line
Can we use atropine for a 3rd degree heart block? - CORRECT ANSWER: No.
Cardiac enzymes are elevated in what conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER: MI, cardiac
tamponade, cardiac surgery, acute injury - trauma to chest/chest injury, pericarditis
Causes of metabolic acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER: Starvation, dehydration, diarrhea (pooping out base), shock, renal failure, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Causes of metabolic alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER: volume loss, K loss, excessive
diuresis, GI loss
Tx: volume replace (NaCl solution and K replacement)
Causes of respiratory acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER: +Holding onto CO2
-drive to breath is inhibited
- unconscious d/t drugs
- no respiratory drive d/t stroke
-ability to breathe is inhibited
- .neuromuscuar dysfunction
- diaphragm or intercostal issues
- paralyzed
- airway obstruction
Causes of respiratory alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER: hyperventilation (anxiety, PE, fear), mechanical ventilation, sepsis
Cerebral salt wasting - CORRECT ANSWER: this is characterized by decreased sodium retention in the kidneys, causing decreased serum osmolality and hyponatremia, this leads to hypovolemia -decreased water and Na
Creatinine - CORRECT ANSWER: 0.5-1.2
looks back about 8-12 hours to see how the kidneys are working, if increased by 0.5 in 24 hours, you'll know their kidneys are taking a hit
Critical illness in diabetic patients can - CORRECT ANSWER: increase a patients blood sugar
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