CPAN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL ILLUSTRATED
Succinylcholine acts as a triggering agent for Malignant
Hyperthermia, True or False? - correct answer True
If a patient is hypothermic in phase I recovery then a
serial temperature should be taken every ____ minutes?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 30 - correct answer C- 15
A patient has been treated for Malignant Hyperthermia
with cooling agents. Cooling interventions should be
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discontinued when the patient has reached what
temperature?
A. 37.5 C
B. 38 C
C. 38.1 C - correct answer B- 38 C
Smokers are at a higher risk for having PONV than non-
smokers, true or false? - correct answer False- non-smokers are
at a 1.5-2.5x higher risk
The movement of gas between atmosphere and alveoli.
a) Ventilation
b) tidal volumes
c) Pulmonary Compliance - correct answer A- Ventilation
____ ____ is how easily the elastic forces in the lung
accept a volume of air
a) elastic recoil
b) pulmonary compliance
c) tidal volume - correct answer B- Pulmonary Compliance