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shofmannx20

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A physician requests that you obtain and set up an arterial line system for invasive monitoring of blood pressure. Which of the following equipment would you gather?
 
  1. Pressurized intravenous bag
  2. Continuous flush device
  3. Arterial catheter
  4. Volume transducer
  a. 1, 3, and 4 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 2, 3, and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3 only

Question 2

After obtaining an arterial blood sample from an arterial line, you would do all of the following except:
 
  a. flush the line and stopcock with the hepa-rinized intravenous solution.
  b. aspirate at least 5 ml of fluid or blood (dead space or waste).
  c. confirm stopcock port open to intravenous bag solution and catheter.
  d. confirm undamped pulse pressure wave-form on monitor.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Box 19-4 outlines the proper procedure for taking an arterial blood sample from a three-way stopcock system.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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