CAPA Certification Exam
2026/2027. Actual Exam Update
Questions and Answers Already
Graded A+.
Question: What is Glycopyrrolate?
Answer: Induction and intubation medication. Can cause photosensitivity.
Question: What is Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's)?
Answer: Hemodilution, hypertension, hypervolemia (these forces
constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue).
Question: What is a Transverse Colostomy?
Answer: Soft stool, typical stool odor, stool damages the skin, empties
several times per day, may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolyte
imbalances, may irrigate.
Question: What is a sigmoid colostomy?
Answer: Formed stool.
Question: What is an ileostomy?
Answer: High up, liquid pasty stool.
Question: What is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?
Answer: Small pouch created from stomach. Part of small intestine
(DUODENUM) bypassed. Restriction and malabsorption.
,Question: What are post-op stroke symptoms?
Answer: Double vision, headache, sudden dizziness.
Question: What is Metoclopramide (Reglan)?
Answer: Controls post-op NV. Can have extrapyramidal side effects like
tardive dyskinesia.
Question: What are Gastrectomy Interventions?
Answer: Encourage deep breaths and position shifts.
Question: What is a clonic seizure?
Answer: Repetitive jerking movements.
Question: What is a petit mal seizure?
Answer: Also called absence attack. A seizure that is characterized by a
spike-and-wave EEG and often involves a loss of awareness and inability to
recall events surrounding the seizure.
Question: What is a tonic seizure?
Answer: Sustained muscle contraction.
Question: What are Emergence Excitement Safety Interventions?
Answer: OK to use wrist restraints.
Question: What are Shivering First Interventions?
Answer: Anticipate order for Demerol (over warm blankets).
, Question: What are the signs of Septic Shock / Early Respiratory Distress?
Answer: Hyperventilation, respiratory alkalosis, elevated lactate levels.
Question: What is an Interscalene nerve block?
Answer: Anesthetizes the brachial plexus as it passes through the scalene
triangle. It is used to provide anesthesia for the shoulder and upper arm.
Nearly all patients will develop transient ipsilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
due to involvement of the phrenic nerve roots as they pass through the
interscalene sheath.
Question: What is a complication of rapid warming?
Answer: Hypotension (rapid vasodilation can cause a drop in blood
pressure).
Question: What is Hetastarch (Hespan)?
Answer: Volume expander, colloid. Less expensive than blood, minimal
coagulatory effects, less likely to cause allergic reaction, metabolizes slowly.
Question: Why are neonates not tolerant of fluid overload?
Answer: Obligate sodium loss, slow clearance of fluid, inability to conserve
fluid.
Question: What medication is used to treat fluid overload/ascites in patient
with Cirrhosis?
Answer: Spironolactone.
Question: What is Steal syndrome?
2026/2027. Actual Exam Update
Questions and Answers Already
Graded A+.
Question: What is Glycopyrrolate?
Answer: Induction and intubation medication. Can cause photosensitivity.
Question: What is Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's)?
Answer: Hemodilution, hypertension, hypervolemia (these forces
constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue).
Question: What is a Transverse Colostomy?
Answer: Soft stool, typical stool odor, stool damages the skin, empties
several times per day, may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolyte
imbalances, may irrigate.
Question: What is a sigmoid colostomy?
Answer: Formed stool.
Question: What is an ileostomy?
Answer: High up, liquid pasty stool.
Question: What is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?
Answer: Small pouch created from stomach. Part of small intestine
(DUODENUM) bypassed. Restriction and malabsorption.
,Question: What are post-op stroke symptoms?
Answer: Double vision, headache, sudden dizziness.
Question: What is Metoclopramide (Reglan)?
Answer: Controls post-op NV. Can have extrapyramidal side effects like
tardive dyskinesia.
Question: What are Gastrectomy Interventions?
Answer: Encourage deep breaths and position shifts.
Question: What is a clonic seizure?
Answer: Repetitive jerking movements.
Question: What is a petit mal seizure?
Answer: Also called absence attack. A seizure that is characterized by a
spike-and-wave EEG and often involves a loss of awareness and inability to
recall events surrounding the seizure.
Question: What is a tonic seizure?
Answer: Sustained muscle contraction.
Question: What are Emergence Excitement Safety Interventions?
Answer: OK to use wrist restraints.
Question: What are Shivering First Interventions?
Answer: Anticipate order for Demerol (over warm blankets).
, Question: What are the signs of Septic Shock / Early Respiratory Distress?
Answer: Hyperventilation, respiratory alkalosis, elevated lactate levels.
Question: What is an Interscalene nerve block?
Answer: Anesthetizes the brachial plexus as it passes through the scalene
triangle. It is used to provide anesthesia for the shoulder and upper arm.
Nearly all patients will develop transient ipsilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
due to involvement of the phrenic nerve roots as they pass through the
interscalene sheath.
Question: What is a complication of rapid warming?
Answer: Hypotension (rapid vasodilation can cause a drop in blood
pressure).
Question: What is Hetastarch (Hespan)?
Answer: Volume expander, colloid. Less expensive than blood, minimal
coagulatory effects, less likely to cause allergic reaction, metabolizes slowly.
Question: Why are neonates not tolerant of fluid overload?
Answer: Obligate sodium loss, slow clearance of fluid, inability to conserve
fluid.
Question: What medication is used to treat fluid overload/ascites in patient
with Cirrhosis?
Answer: Spironolactone.
Question: What is Steal syndrome?
