NCLEX Bootcamp Adult Case Study
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What are the indicators for an acute cardiopulmonary process? - correct answer Dyspnea, tachypnea,
tachycardia, adventitious lung sounds, pleuritic chest pain
What are the indicators for DVT, heart failure, or compartment syndrome? - correct answer Extremity
edema/pain
compartment syndrome is... - correct answer Swelling in a confined space that produces dangerous
pressure
What comprises virchow's triad? (inclusions for venous thromboembolism - DVT and PE) - correct
answer 1) stasis of blood flow
2) endothelial injury
3) hypercoagulability
what are examples of blood flow stasis? - correct answer hospitalization, long flights, works at seated
desk job (can also be caused by afib)
What can cause hypercoagulable states? - correct answer malignancy, high-estrogen states (eg obesity,
pregnancy, HRT), COVID
What can PE cause that can lead to hypoxemic respiratory failure? - correct answer V/Q mismatch
What is V/Q mismatch? - correct answer An imbalance in the amount of O2 received in the alveoli and
the amount of blood flowing through the alveolar capillaries
Clients with DVT and PE should participate in what when appropriate? - correct answer
ambulation/incentive spirometry
