NURS 6550N-2 / NURS-6550 Midterm Exam Adv Prac Care in Acute Week 6 - Exam
CLICK TO ACCESS: NURS 6550N-2 / NURS-6550 Midterm Exam Adv Prac Care in Acute Week 6 - Exam NURS-6550N-2/NURS-6550F-2-Adv Prac Care in Acute Set I2016 Winter Question 1 1 out of 1 points The AGACNP is caring for a patient who is quite ill and has developed, among other things, a large right sided pleural effusion. Thoracentesis is sent for pleural fluid analysis. While evaluating the fluid analysis, the AGACNP knows that a fluid identified as a(n) __________ is the least worrisome type. Response Feedback: “A” is the correct answer. A transudate is essentially just water and can occur as a consequence of increased hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary vessels . It typically implies that the some condition has produced an imbalance in colloid-hydrostatic pressures, such as CHF or hypoalbuminemia. While it can represent a serious problem, it may also represent a transient imbalance. Conversely, “B” is not correct as an exudate has more protein in it and ...