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valve replacement (Cont.): Versed, 58, 60
signs and symptoms for, 147 VF. See ventricular fi brillation
test results for, 147 Victoza, 340
VAP. See ventilator-associated pneumonia Virchow’s triad, 141
vascular access sites, 356, 361, 374f vital capacity (VC), 39t
care of, 377 vitamin B9, 369t
function of, 373 VQ scan, 29
internal, 374–375 VT. See ventricular tachycardia
vasodilator, 86, 112 V . See tidal volume
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preload, 113t–114t
vasopressor, 57, 86, 114, 272 W
preload, 113t
VC. See vital capacity Water Deprivation test, 322
vecuronium bromide, 61t water-soluble vitamins, 371t
Venofer, 370t WBCs. See white blood cells
ventilation. See also mechanical ventilation Wenckebach AV block, 186–187
control of, 24 wheezes, 27t
effectors in, 24 whiplash, 293t
factors of normal, 21 white blood cells (WBCs), 107–108, 402
sensors in, 24 classifying, 403
ventilation perfusion scan, 29 with differential, 408, 408t–409t
ventilator alarms, 51–53, 52t white blood cell counts, 363
ventilator dyssynchrony, 58 work of breathing, 20
ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), 55–56, 64
ventricular fi brillation (VF), 189 X
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ventricular rate, 177 Xanax, 60
ventricular rhythm, 178, 188–190 Xigris, 414t, 423
ventricular tachycardia (VT), 189
arrest in, 202 Z
Venturi’s mask, 42t, 43
verapamil, 116t, 327 Zebeta, 116t