BKAT ICU Post Test Exam Practice Latest 2026 Updated
Questions and Verified 100% Solutions (2026/2027) Grade:
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What reading reflects the right atrium - Answers -CVP
An elevated CVP may indicate - Answers -fluid overload, right ventricular failure, pulmonary
HTN, cardiac tamponade
Eventually ______ sided heart failure will lead to an elevated _______. - Answers -right sided HF
will eventually lead to increased CVP
decreased CVP can be from - Answers -hypovolemia
True/False
Medication can be administered through an a-line - Answers -False: no medications are to be
given via a-line
Arterial line waveform:
-Overdampened
-Underdampened - Answers --dicrotic notch on the downslope
-overdampened: air bubbles, blood clots, kinked tubing, loose connections
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,-underdampened:excessive tubing length or too many stopcocks
How long should pressure be held when removing an a-line - Answers -5-10 minutes
Why would a ventilators high pressure alarm be sounding - Answers -increased secretions or
mucus plugs
patient biting on the tube
coughing or trying to talk
pulmonary edema
*anything that would cause decreased airway compliance
Why would a ventilators low pressure alarm be sounding - Answers -not enough air moving
through the ventilator circuit
*most commonly due to disconnection of tubing
You have a patient that just received thoracic surgery.
-You should observe/assess for?
-how much is considered excess drainage output for this patient post op
-how do you know it is working properly
-you should never..... - Answers --assess for air leaks, chest tube drainage quality, breath sounds
-anything greater than 150ml/hr is excessive drainage
-the water seal chamber should fluctuate with respiration, but there should not be bubbles
-never raise the chest tube drainage system above the level of the chest
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, in a chest tube what breath sound would indicate atelectasis - Answers -diminished
After a patient is intubated you should? - Answers -get an x-ray to confirm placement and
confirmed by a physician
RN should listen for bilateral breath sounds
When caring for patients with ETT or trach always assess - Answers -placement and cuff
function
Your patient with an ETT is making audible sounds (or can be a trach without a passy-mauir
valve) it is most likely related to.... - Answers -the cuff is deflated which allows air to pass
through the vocal cords
In a patient with any kind of chest trauma ALWAYS assess for symptoms of - Answers -
pneumothorax
impaired gas exchange, SOB
S/s of tension pneumothorax - Answers -deviated trachea, acute respiratory distress
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Questions and Verified 100% Solutions (2026/2027) Grade:
A+|Status: Guaranteed Pass
What reading reflects the right atrium - Answers -CVP
An elevated CVP may indicate - Answers -fluid overload, right ventricular failure, pulmonary
HTN, cardiac tamponade
Eventually ______ sided heart failure will lead to an elevated _______. - Answers -right sided HF
will eventually lead to increased CVP
decreased CVP can be from - Answers -hypovolemia
True/False
Medication can be administered through an a-line - Answers -False: no medications are to be
given via a-line
Arterial line waveform:
-Overdampened
-Underdampened - Answers --dicrotic notch on the downslope
-overdampened: air bubbles, blood clots, kinked tubing, loose connections
1|Page
,-underdampened:excessive tubing length or too many stopcocks
How long should pressure be held when removing an a-line - Answers -5-10 minutes
Why would a ventilators high pressure alarm be sounding - Answers -increased secretions or
mucus plugs
patient biting on the tube
coughing or trying to talk
pulmonary edema
*anything that would cause decreased airway compliance
Why would a ventilators low pressure alarm be sounding - Answers -not enough air moving
through the ventilator circuit
*most commonly due to disconnection of tubing
You have a patient that just received thoracic surgery.
-You should observe/assess for?
-how much is considered excess drainage output for this patient post op
-how do you know it is working properly
-you should never..... - Answers --assess for air leaks, chest tube drainage quality, breath sounds
-anything greater than 150ml/hr is excessive drainage
-the water seal chamber should fluctuate with respiration, but there should not be bubbles
-never raise the chest tube drainage system above the level of the chest
2|Page
, in a chest tube what breath sound would indicate atelectasis - Answers -diminished
After a patient is intubated you should? - Answers -get an x-ray to confirm placement and
confirmed by a physician
RN should listen for bilateral breath sounds
When caring for patients with ETT or trach always assess - Answers -placement and cuff
function
Your patient with an ETT is making audible sounds (or can be a trach without a passy-mauir
valve) it is most likely related to.... - Answers -the cuff is deflated which allows air to pass
through the vocal cords
In a patient with any kind of chest trauma ALWAYS assess for symptoms of - Answers -
pneumothorax
impaired gas exchange, SOB
S/s of tension pneumothorax - Answers -deviated trachea, acute respiratory distress
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