Which of the following IV drugs is administered to decrease systemic vascular resistance?

During a 6-minute Walk Test, you document that the patient’s SpO2 decreases from 97% to 89% and the HR increased from 82 to 121 bpm. Use principles of gas diffusion and lung physiology to explain how these results would be indicative of a pulmonary diffusion defect. (ie What happened during exercise to cause a diffusion defect?)

Fill in the chart below naming the vessels, chambers and valves in the normal blood flow through the cardiovascular system. [A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I], [J], [K]

Which of the following would be considered a normal blood serum level for sodium?  

_______________________ is a period of relaxation during which a heart chamber is filling.

The RRT is assessing a 68 yo postsurgical patient, who has a cardiac output of 3.7 LPM. If her height is 5 ft 4 in, weight is 52 kg, and estimated body surface area is 1.7 m2, what is her cardiac index?

A low CVP value is indicative of which of the following?

During suctioning, the RRT stimulates a vagal nerve response.  What effects can vagal stimulation have on the patient?

Pulmonary vascular resistance is increased by all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following are true statements regarding the PCWP (pulmonary capillary wedge pressure)? The normal value is 4-12 mmHg It reflects right ventricular afterload It is a reflection of left atrial pressure