CH. 12

Question 1

Answers to Assessment in Action Questions

Answer 1

Answers to Assessment in Action Questions

1. Answer: C Cardiogenic shock.
2. Answer: A Compensated.
3. Answer: A High-flow oxygen
4. Answer: B Fowler’s position
5. Answer: C The pump (heart)
6. Answer: D Homeostasis
7. Answer: Signs of decompensated shock include a decreased level of consciousness, ashen or cyanotic skin, thready pulses, labored or irregular respirations, and a systolic blood pressure of less than 90 mm Hg.
8. Answer: Shock, also called hypoperfusion, is a condition in which the circulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation to enable every body part to perform its function.
9. Answer: Carbon dioxide is transported in the blood from tissues back to the lungs in three ways: dissolved in the plasma, combined with water in the form of bicarbonate, or attached to hemoglobin.
10. Answer: People often have a sixth sense when the end of life is near. A feeling of impending doom or feeling like one is going to die can indicate that the patient is feeling that death is imminent, which is a sign of decompensated shock.