A Patient with a PA Catheter Has an SVO₂ of 90

question 21

Multiple Choice

A patient with a PA catheter has an SVO₂ of 90%. For what should the nurse assess this patient?

• A) Fever
• B) Pain
• C) Hypothermia
• D) Anemia

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Definitions:

Seminal Vesicle

One of two glandular structures that empty into the ejaculatory ducts; its secretion is one of the components of semen.

Testosterone

A primary male sex hormone that plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass.

Interstitial Cell-Stimulating Hormone

A hormone, also known as luteinizing hormone in adults, that stimulates the production of sex hormones in the gonads (testes in males and ovaries in females).

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

A hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropins, affecting reproductive processes.