A 68-year-old postoperative patient with a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) suddenly becomes short of breath, reports chest pain, and is visibly anxious. Vital signs show a blood pressure of 88/54 mmHg, heart rate of 122 bpm, respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min, and oxygen saturation of 85% on room air. Which of the following should the nurse do first?

A nurse is assessing a patient diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

**Answer the next 4 questions (a – d) based on this statement: A 45 lb dog presents to your clinic with a painful, bulging right eye. b.  What is the name of the topical anesthetic applied to the eye before using the tonopen?

**Answer the next 4 questions (a – d) based on this statement: A 45 lb dog presents to your clinic with a painful, bulging right eye. d.  The bottle of the drug above (question c) comes in a concentration of 20%, how many milliliters will you administer to your patient?

Inotropic agents affect the heart muscle’s

When using systemic antifungal medications, which organ do we need to keep a close eye on, as these medications can cause damage to this organ?

Name 2 common side effects of systemic corticosteroids?

How many openings are there into the urinary bladder?

The vast majority of sperm do not make it to the egg to even be capable of fertilization

Which hormone is often called the ‘salt-retaining hormone’ because it acts on the nephron loop, DCT, and collecting duct to help the body retain salt (NaCl) and water?