A 67 year old male patient who has been diagnosed with non-s…
A 67 year old male patient who has been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer has been admitted for non-life-threatening hemoptysis associated with dyspnea for observation. Shortly after admission he becomes hypoxic with O2 sats in the mid 80s after coughing up several blood clots. His hemoptysis worsens and over the next several hours he has produced approximately 150 cc of blood. He is moved to the ICU in preparation for intubation and mechanical ventilation. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate therapy option for this patient?
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The AGACNP is rounding on a patient on hospital day 3 after presenting with hypoxia and having a computed tomography angiogram (CTA) to evaluate for a pulmonary embolism (PE). The CTA was negative for PE. The AGACNP notes the patient has rapid doubling of their creatinine on today’s labs. What is the AGACNP most concerned about?
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Provide the names of each of these arrows. Arrow A is called [blank1] used to [blank2]; B is called [blank3] used to [blank4]; C is called [blank5] used to [blank6] ; D is called [blank7] used to [blank8]; E is called [blank9] used to [blank10].
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