Wednesday, February 8, 2012

study guide

S/S: pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, valvular disease, pulm edema, CO poisoning, glomerulonephritis, renal cancer, ARDS, angina, orthopnea, digitalis toxity, heart failure, pneumothorax, endocarditis, myocarditis,mitral regurg, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy



TX: for cardiac tamponade, pleurisy, atelectasis,

Interventions: for patient getting iv dye with a CAT scan, renal failure, pursed lip breathing, endotracheal suctioning, stridor, ventilator problems?, nasal intubation, digoxin teaching, endocarditis teaching, myocarditis,

Define/explain/troubleshoot
Chest tubes
CPAP
PEEP
Tidal Volume
Terminal weaning
Cardiac output
Afterload
Cardiac reserve
RHD
Stenosis
Regurgitation

about 65 multiple choice, 20 points of short answer. + extra credit.

Test will be from 08:00 until 10:30am.

6 comments:

  1. Awesome. Thanks Mr. C. By the way, how many short answer questions? is it like identification or explanation-type of questions?

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  2. Explanation. Most of the short answer questions will be worth more than 1 point.

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    1. "How" questions? like pathophysiology? or how is something gona cause/related to something else?? are you going to give us plenty of space to write on? may we use scrap paper if it's not enough?

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  3. What is.....???
    Explain what ...???
    What does....????
    How does...???
    I will give you enough space to answer the question. Not enough to write a novel incorporating all possible answers to any question about the body part/process in question. ;)

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  4. BTW, as I mentioned in class, Chapter 29 is the guest chapter in this test. Only 8 questions though. All you have seen before.

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