The AG-ACNP is caring for a 79-year-old male who has been su…

The AG-ACNP is caring for a 79-year-old male who has been successfully resuscitated. He had a sudden, witnessed collapse in a shopping mall where he was found to be in pulseless VT. He has a prior history of CAD with a single coronary stent placed 2 years ago. He now has stable vital signs but remains comatose. His 12-lead ECG shows ST segment depressions in the anterior leads. Which statement regarding the role of cardiac catheterization in his care is true?  Cardiac catheterization is:

An 81-year-old female with a history of HFrEF is admitted to…

An 81-year-old female with a history of HFrEF is admitted to the CCU for hemodynamic monitoring with a swan-ganz catheter. She is on a dobutamine infusion at 5 mcg/kg/min but continues to have poor cardiac output. In order to know if she would benefit from afterload reduction the SVR needs to be calculated. Calculation of the systemic vascular resistance (SVR) requires all of the following except?

A patient being seen for adhesive capsulitis of the right sh…

A patient being seen for adhesive capsulitis of the right shoulder has completed her exercises and is placed on ice to assist with inflammation and pain. After approximately 5 minutes on ice the complains of pain in her hand. The PTA notes a significant color change in the hand described as red/purple with blanching in the fingers. What is the best course of action?

A 64-year-old female presents with a 5-day history of exerti…

A 64-year-old female presents with a 5-day history of exertional dyspnea and orthopnea. Her medical history is significant for SLE and diastolic heart failure. Chest X-ray reveals significant bilateral pleural effusions. The decision is made to perform a thoracentesis.  Which laboratory value would indicate that the effusions are a result of her known diagnosis of SLE?