A 58 year old female is admitted to the ICU with pneumonia,…

A 58 year old female is admitted to the ICU with pneumonia, and is intubated for hypoxic respiratory failure. Three days later, her vital signs are T 98.3F, HR 111, BP 159/79, RR 24, O2 saturation 97% on 40% FiO2, and she has a RASS of +1, an elevated BPS/CPOT, and is CAM +. Based on her signs and symptoms, what would be the most appropriate intervention? 

A 74 year old woman with a history of HTN, DM, CAD, and righ…

A 74 year old woman with a history of HTN, DM, CAD, and right sided heart failure presents to an ICU with urosepsis and septic shock. Her vital signs are the following: T 104.2F, HR 123, BP 77/48 (MAP 58), RR 31, O2 saturation 92% on 5L NC. On exam, she reports feeling short of breath, and has +3 pitting edema. A bedside ultrasound reveals the patient’s inferior vena cava is 75% collapsible. The nurse does a passive leg raise and there is a 5% improvement in her cardiac index. Which of the following most likely indicates the patient is intravascularly dry?

VRAAG 2 2.1 Ludwe, Nobuzwe se seun het motorbande vir sy…

VRAAG 2 2.1 Ludwe, Nobuzwe se seun het motorbande vir sy duur motor by “Lee Tyre and Exhaust” sentrum in Kaapstad gekoop. Bestudeer die inligting op die faktuur hieronder en beantwoord die vrae wat volg   Regsklik op die knoppie om die FAKTUUR  in ‘n nuwe “oortjie” oop te maak.   2.1.1 Bereken die waarde van A, die Netto bedrag (waarde) van die “Firehawk” motorbande. (2) 2.1.2 Skryf neer die bedrag wat Ludwe as kleingeld ontvang het.  (2) 2.1.3 In Augustus was daar ʼn afslag van 5,6% op SLEGS die motorbande. Bereken die bedrag wat Ludwe vir die motorbande sou betaal het, insluitende BTW (4)

Extra Credit: What is the output from executing the main met…

Extra Credit: What is the output from executing the main method of NotJustAnotherQuestion. public class MyException extends Exception { MyException(int val) { super(val + ” is too low”); }}public class NotJustAnotherQuestion{ public static void foo(int x) throws MyException, IllegalArgumentException { if (x < 0) { System.out.println("low"); throw(new MyException(x)); } if (x > 100) { System.out.println(“high”); throw(new IllegalArgumentException(“YellowJacket”)); } System.out.println(“Bunny”); } public static void main(String[] args) { int x = -1; try { foo(x); System.out.println(“Bug”); } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) { System.out.println(“2”); } catch(MyException e) { System.out.println(“1”); } finally { System.out.println(“OK”); } }}  

A 66 year old with a history of hypertension, diabetes, end…

A 66 year old with a history of hypertension, diabetes, end stage renal disease, and peripheral vascular disease presents after a car accident with a left pneumothorax, and in hypovolemic shock from multiple hemorrhaging sites. The patient is given 2L of lactated ringers to improve the blood pressure, until ordered blood products arrive. The patient’s blood pressure improves after the first liter, but does not respond to the second, so a Norepinephrine (Levophed) gtt is ordered. Given the information provided, which of the following accesses placed emergently would be most appropriate for a Levophed infusion?

A 38 year old with a history of ventricular dysrhythmias and…

A 38 year old with a history of ventricular dysrhythmias and a pacemaker presents with cardiogenic shock. In the past, he’s has dysrhythmias with drugs that stimulate beta 1 receptors. In report, the nurse learns the patient’s been going in an out of ventricular tachycardia in the ER. The physician decides to order a drug that will increase systemic vasoconstriction, but won’t act on the beta1 receptors to increase contractility. Which drug can he choose?