CCRN Practice Test Questions With Correct
Answers 2024
Phenytoin .inhibits ._______ .secretion .- .correct .answer.ADH
Most .episodes .of .aspiration .result .in .(right/left) .lung .infiltrates. .- .correct .answer.Right
Best .indicator .of .GFR .- .correct .answer.urine .creatinine .clearance
In .a .vented .patient .with .status .asthmaticus, .check .for ._______________ .- .correct
.answer.Auto-PEEP
An .increase .in .auto-PEEP .is .a .sign .of ._________________. .- .correct .answer.Air .trapping
A .patient .with .a .flattened .diaphragm .on .a .Chest .X-ray .and .decreased .expiratory .flow .rate
.most .likely .has .what .type .of .disease? .- .correct .answer.obstructive .pulmonary .disease
____ .and .______ .are .the .two .best .P .wave .leads. .- .correct .answer.II .and .V1
What .is .a .manifestation .of .left .atrial .enlargement .on .an .EKG .in .lead .II? .- .correct
.answer.wide, .notched .P .waves
Diphasic .P .waves .in .lead .V1 .on .12-lead .EKG .are .abnormal/normal. .- .correct
.answer.normal
_________ .is .the .earliest .cardiac .biomarker .for .a .MI .(elevated .within .3hrs .s/p .MI) .and .is
.nonspecific. .- .correct .answer.myoglobin
injection .of .a .sclerosing .agent .into .the .pleural .space .and .is .used .for .pleural .effusion .-
.correct .answer.pleurodesis
The__________ .coronary .artery .supplies .the .bundle .of .His .and .bundle .branches .-
.correct .answer.LAD
_____________ .MIs .may .cause .blocks .of .the .bundle .of .His .or .bundle .branches .- .correct
.answer.anterior .(LAD .affected)
,Type .I .AV .block, .also .called .Wenckebach, .is .a .block .at .the .AV .node, .and .the .AV .node .is
.supplied .by .the .___________________ .(in .90% .of .people) .- .correct .answer.Right
.Coronary .Artery .(RCA)... .LCA .in .10% .of .ppl
the .____________ .node .is .supplied .by .the .RCA .in .55% .of .ppl .and .LCA .in .45% .- .correct
.answer.sinus
The .skin .changes .associated .with .chronic .peripheral .arterial .disease .- .correct
.answer.pale .and .shiny
what .are .the .6 .Ps .of .acute .arterial .occlusion? .- .correct .answer.pain, .pallor,
.pulselessness, .paresthesia, .paralysis, .and .polar .(cold)
There .is .(more/less) .risk .of .burning .of .the .skin .with .biphasic .waveform .defibrillation .than
.with .monophasic. .- .correct .answer.less
adding .too .much .air .to .a .ETT .cuff .can .cause .overinflation .and .tracheal .______________.
.- .correct .answer.necrosis
What .is .the .most .common .cause .of .death .after .vascular .surgery? .- .correct
.answer.myocardial .infarction .(MI)
Because .atherosclerosis .does .not .occur .in .one .vessel, .patients .requiring .vascular
.surgery .are .likely .also .to .have .___________________________. .- .correct .answer.CAD
The .first .diagnostic .test .should .be .a .CXR .film .for .probable .diagnosis. .The .film .would
.reveal .a .widening .mediastinum. .An .additional, .more .indicative .finding .would .be .calcified
.aortic .knob .with .extension .of .the .aortic .wall. .- .correct .answer.dissecting .aortic .aneurysm
A .wide, .notched .P .wave .is .an .indication .of .________ .atrial .enlargement. .- .correct
.answer.left
Left .atrial .enlargement .causes .the .P .wave .to .be .wide .(greater .than .0.1 .second) .and
.notched. .This .sometimes .is .referred .to .as .___ .__________. .- .correct .answer.P .mitrale
___________ .valve .stenosis .causes .LA .enlargement .and .wide, .notched .P .Waves .-
.correct .answer.mitral
SA .blocks, .second-degree .AV .block .type .I, .and .third-degree .AV .heart .block .at .the .level .of
.the .AV .node .would .occur .in ._______________ .occlusion .- .correct .answer.RCA .(as .seen
.in .inferior .wall .MIs)
The .anterolateral .heart .wall .is .supplied .by .the .______ .coronary .artery .- .correct
.answer.left
, The .SA .node .and .the .atrioventricular .(AV) .node .are .supplied .by .the .________ .coronary
.artery .in .most .hearts. .- .correct .answer.right
second .degree .Type .I .AV .block .is .located .anatomically .at .the ._____ .node .- .correct
.answer.AV
Second .degree .AV .block .Type .II .is .located .anatomically .at .the .________________. .-
.correct .answer.Bundle .of .His
A .third-degree .AV .heart .block .would .have .to .be .blocked .above .the .bundle .of .His .to .have
.what .kind .of .rhythm? .- .correct .answer.junctional .escape
The .hypoxemia .that .results .from .COPD .causes .release .of ._______________ .from .the
.kidney, .which .stimulates .release .of .red .blood .cells .from .the .bone .marrow .and
.polycythemia .- .correct .answer.erythropoietin .(EPO)
How .does .COPD .result .in .atrial .fibrillation .and .predisposition .to .PEs? .- .correct
.answer.COPD .causes .pulmonary .hypertension, .right .ventricular .hypertrophy, .and .right
.atrial .enlargement. .The .right .atrial .enlargement .causes .stretching .of .the .atrial .tissue .and
.frequently .results .in .atrial .dysrhythmias.
___________ .are .used .primarily .as .antispasmodics .in .cath .lab .patients. .- .correct
.answer.Nitrates
(Widened/narrowed) .pulse .pressure .is .associated .with .aortic .regurgitation .- .correct
.answer.widened
(Widened/narrowed) .pulse .pressure .is .associated .with .mitral .regurgitation .- .correct
.answer.narrowed
mitral .stenosis .causes .a .(systolic/diastolic) .murmur. .- .correct .answer.diastolic
_____________ .stenosis .results .in .pinkish .discoloration .of .the .cheeks, .aka ."malar
.blush." .- .correct .answer.mitral .stenosis
_____________________ .is .the .ability .to .noninvasively .change .one .of .several .aspects
.of .the .function .of .a .pacemaker, .using .a .device .placed .over .the .pulse .generator. .- .correct
.answer.programmability
______________________________ .ventilation, .which .flips .the .normal
.inspiration/expiration .ratio .to .make .inspiration .longer .than .expiration, .allows .trapping .of
.air .in .the .lungs. .This .inadvertent .PEEP .is .called .auto-PEEP. .- .correct .answer.Pressure-
controlled .inverse .ratio .ventilation
which .electrolyte .imbalances .increase .sensitivity .to .digitalis .toxicity? .- .correct
.answer.hypokalemia, .hypercalcemia, .and .hypomagnesemia
Answers 2024
Phenytoin .inhibits ._______ .secretion .- .correct .answer.ADH
Most .episodes .of .aspiration .result .in .(right/left) .lung .infiltrates. .- .correct .answer.Right
Best .indicator .of .GFR .- .correct .answer.urine .creatinine .clearance
In .a .vented .patient .with .status .asthmaticus, .check .for ._______________ .- .correct
.answer.Auto-PEEP
An .increase .in .auto-PEEP .is .a .sign .of ._________________. .- .correct .answer.Air .trapping
A .patient .with .a .flattened .diaphragm .on .a .Chest .X-ray .and .decreased .expiratory .flow .rate
.most .likely .has .what .type .of .disease? .- .correct .answer.obstructive .pulmonary .disease
____ .and .______ .are .the .two .best .P .wave .leads. .- .correct .answer.II .and .V1
What .is .a .manifestation .of .left .atrial .enlargement .on .an .EKG .in .lead .II? .- .correct
.answer.wide, .notched .P .waves
Diphasic .P .waves .in .lead .V1 .on .12-lead .EKG .are .abnormal/normal. .- .correct
.answer.normal
_________ .is .the .earliest .cardiac .biomarker .for .a .MI .(elevated .within .3hrs .s/p .MI) .and .is
.nonspecific. .- .correct .answer.myoglobin
injection .of .a .sclerosing .agent .into .the .pleural .space .and .is .used .for .pleural .effusion .-
.correct .answer.pleurodesis
The__________ .coronary .artery .supplies .the .bundle .of .His .and .bundle .branches .-
.correct .answer.LAD
_____________ .MIs .may .cause .blocks .of .the .bundle .of .His .or .bundle .branches .- .correct
.answer.anterior .(LAD .affected)
,Type .I .AV .block, .also .called .Wenckebach, .is .a .block .at .the .AV .node, .and .the .AV .node .is
.supplied .by .the .___________________ .(in .90% .of .people) .- .correct .answer.Right
.Coronary .Artery .(RCA)... .LCA .in .10% .of .ppl
the .____________ .node .is .supplied .by .the .RCA .in .55% .of .ppl .and .LCA .in .45% .- .correct
.answer.sinus
The .skin .changes .associated .with .chronic .peripheral .arterial .disease .- .correct
.answer.pale .and .shiny
what .are .the .6 .Ps .of .acute .arterial .occlusion? .- .correct .answer.pain, .pallor,
.pulselessness, .paresthesia, .paralysis, .and .polar .(cold)
There .is .(more/less) .risk .of .burning .of .the .skin .with .biphasic .waveform .defibrillation .than
.with .monophasic. .- .correct .answer.less
adding .too .much .air .to .a .ETT .cuff .can .cause .overinflation .and .tracheal .______________.
.- .correct .answer.necrosis
What .is .the .most .common .cause .of .death .after .vascular .surgery? .- .correct
.answer.myocardial .infarction .(MI)
Because .atherosclerosis .does .not .occur .in .one .vessel, .patients .requiring .vascular
.surgery .are .likely .also .to .have .___________________________. .- .correct .answer.CAD
The .first .diagnostic .test .should .be .a .CXR .film .for .probable .diagnosis. .The .film .would
.reveal .a .widening .mediastinum. .An .additional, .more .indicative .finding .would .be .calcified
.aortic .knob .with .extension .of .the .aortic .wall. .- .correct .answer.dissecting .aortic .aneurysm
A .wide, .notched .P .wave .is .an .indication .of .________ .atrial .enlargement. .- .correct
.answer.left
Left .atrial .enlargement .causes .the .P .wave .to .be .wide .(greater .than .0.1 .second) .and
.notched. .This .sometimes .is .referred .to .as .___ .__________. .- .correct .answer.P .mitrale
___________ .valve .stenosis .causes .LA .enlargement .and .wide, .notched .P .Waves .-
.correct .answer.mitral
SA .blocks, .second-degree .AV .block .type .I, .and .third-degree .AV .heart .block .at .the .level .of
.the .AV .node .would .occur .in ._______________ .occlusion .- .correct .answer.RCA .(as .seen
.in .inferior .wall .MIs)
The .anterolateral .heart .wall .is .supplied .by .the .______ .coronary .artery .- .correct
.answer.left
, The .SA .node .and .the .atrioventricular .(AV) .node .are .supplied .by .the .________ .coronary
.artery .in .most .hearts. .- .correct .answer.right
second .degree .Type .I .AV .block .is .located .anatomically .at .the ._____ .node .- .correct
.answer.AV
Second .degree .AV .block .Type .II .is .located .anatomically .at .the .________________. .-
.correct .answer.Bundle .of .His
A .third-degree .AV .heart .block .would .have .to .be .blocked .above .the .bundle .of .His .to .have
.what .kind .of .rhythm? .- .correct .answer.junctional .escape
The .hypoxemia .that .results .from .COPD .causes .release .of ._______________ .from .the
.kidney, .which .stimulates .release .of .red .blood .cells .from .the .bone .marrow .and
.polycythemia .- .correct .answer.erythropoietin .(EPO)
How .does .COPD .result .in .atrial .fibrillation .and .predisposition .to .PEs? .- .correct
.answer.COPD .causes .pulmonary .hypertension, .right .ventricular .hypertrophy, .and .right
.atrial .enlargement. .The .right .atrial .enlargement .causes .stretching .of .the .atrial .tissue .and
.frequently .results .in .atrial .dysrhythmias.
___________ .are .used .primarily .as .antispasmodics .in .cath .lab .patients. .- .correct
.answer.Nitrates
(Widened/narrowed) .pulse .pressure .is .associated .with .aortic .regurgitation .- .correct
.answer.widened
(Widened/narrowed) .pulse .pressure .is .associated .with .mitral .regurgitation .- .correct
.answer.narrowed
mitral .stenosis .causes .a .(systolic/diastolic) .murmur. .- .correct .answer.diastolic
_____________ .stenosis .results .in .pinkish .discoloration .of .the .cheeks, .aka ."malar
.blush." .- .correct .answer.mitral .stenosis
_____________________ .is .the .ability .to .noninvasively .change .one .of .several .aspects
.of .the .function .of .a .pacemaker, .using .a .device .placed .over .the .pulse .generator. .- .correct
.answer.programmability
______________________________ .ventilation, .which .flips .the .normal
.inspiration/expiration .ratio .to .make .inspiration .longer .than .expiration, .allows .trapping .of
.air .in .the .lungs. .This .inadvertent .PEEP .is .called .auto-PEEP. .- .correct .answer.Pressure-
controlled .inverse .ratio .ventilation
which .electrolyte .imbalances .increase .sensitivity .to .digitalis .toxicity? .- .correct
.answer.hypokalemia, .hypercalcemia, .and .hypomagnesemia
