You walk into a patients room and see they are experiencing dyspnea. What is the FIRST thing you should do? A) Call for help B) Raise the head of the bed to high fowlers C) Administer Oxygen D) Talk them through relaxation exercises

The answer is B, Raise the head of the bed to high fowlers. While all answers may be helpful the first thing you should do is raise the head of the bed. When referring to the ABC's, Airway is the first thing to assess and raising the head of the bed is the quickest and easiest way to help open up their airways to help them get deeper more full breaths in. After Raising the head of the bed you can administer O2 and if that doesn't help them you can call for help.

What happens to Afterload when the veins are constricted? A) Decreased B) Increased C) Stay the same D) Not enough provided information

The afterload would be increased. Afterload is the load or resistance the blood moves against as it is ejected out of the heart. If the veins are constricted and get smaller that would mean the afterload would increase because the blood would have to push even harder to get out of the heart because of the increased resistance of the smaller veins.

Solve for x. 3x + 4^2 + x - 10 = 14

First step: simplify the equation. Combine the x's, 3x + x = 4x, Then solve 4^2 = 16 So, 4x + 16 - 10 = 14 Second: Subtract 16 from 10 = 6 So, 4x + 6 = 14 Third: Get x by itself on one side. Subtract 6 from both sides So, 4x = 8 Fourth and final step: you have to get x by itself Divide 4 from each side So, x = 4