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Hypertension is a finding in which type of poisoning?
A. Opioid
B. Antidepressant
C. Anticholinergic
D. Organophosphate C
For a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenia, which intervention is the initial treatment?
A. Infuse intravenous immunoglobulin.
B. Administer prednisone (Deltasone).
C. Prepare the patient for a splenectomy.
D. Administer cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). B. Administer prednisone (Deltasone).
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? D.
Urethritis
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Rhabdomyolysis is a complication of which type of toxicity?
A. Central nervous system stimulant
B. Opiate
C. Tricyclic antidepressant
D. Calcium channel blocker A. Central nervous system stimulant
Which intervention is used to treat a patient with ventricular fibrillation who has an implantable
cardiac defibrillator? Apply hands-free adhesive patches in the anterior-posterior position
and defibrillate.
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? D.
Urethritis
Which term defines pain caused by the stretching of a hollow organ and is described as cramping
or a sensation of gas? Visceral pain
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When a patient is in the compensatory stage of shock, the body preferentially maintains blood
flow to which organs? heart and brain
Which laboratory test result should the nurse expect in a patient with alcoholic ketoacidosis?
Below normal to slightly elevated serum glucose level
Which finding is characteristic of preeclampsia? Proteinuria
Sciatic nerve damage is associated with dislocation of which joint?
A. Patellar
B. Knee
C. Hip
D. Ankle C. Hip
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Which intervention is indicated for a patient with circumferential full-thickness burns of the
chest, inadequate chest expansion, and restlessness? Escharotomy
Calcium channel blockers are indicated to treat which dysrhythmia?
A. Atrial fibrillation
B. Accelerated junctional tachycardia
C. Second-degree atrioventricular block, type II
D. Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia A.
Treatment of atrial fibrillation aims to control the rapid ventricular rate with medications, such as
calcium channel blockers or beta-blockers. Calcium channel blockers are not used to treat the
other dysrhythmias listed. Accelerated junctional tachycardia is a transient rhythm that only
requires treatment of the underlying disorder. Patients with second-degree atrioventricular block,
type II, require careful monitoring and may need transcutaneous pacing. Treatment for
polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is magnesium sulfate and defibrillation if the patient's
condition is unstable.
Activated charcoal can absorb which substance?
Questions Review Exam Questions With
Solutions
Hypertension is a finding in which type of poisoning?
A. Opioid
B. Antidepressant
C. Anticholinergic
D. Organophosphate C
For a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenia, which intervention is the initial treatment?
A. Infuse intravenous immunoglobulin.
B. Administer prednisone (Deltasone).
C. Prepare the patient for a splenectomy.
D. Administer cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). B. Administer prednisone (Deltasone).
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? D.
Urethritis
, ENA Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0 All
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Solutions
Rhabdomyolysis is a complication of which type of toxicity?
A. Central nervous system stimulant
B. Opiate
C. Tricyclic antidepressant
D. Calcium channel blocker A. Central nervous system stimulant
Which intervention is used to treat a patient with ventricular fibrillation who has an implantable
cardiac defibrillator? Apply hands-free adhesive patches in the anterior-posterior position
and defibrillate.
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? D.
Urethritis
Which term defines pain caused by the stretching of a hollow organ and is described as cramping
or a sensation of gas? Visceral pain
, ENA Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0 All
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Solutions
When a patient is in the compensatory stage of shock, the body preferentially maintains blood
flow to which organs? heart and brain
Which laboratory test result should the nurse expect in a patient with alcoholic ketoacidosis?
Below normal to slightly elevated serum glucose level
Which finding is characteristic of preeclampsia? Proteinuria
Sciatic nerve damage is associated with dislocation of which joint?
A. Patellar
B. Knee
C. Hip
D. Ankle C. Hip
, ENA Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0 All
Questions Review Exam Questions With
Solutions
Which intervention is indicated for a patient with circumferential full-thickness burns of the
chest, inadequate chest expansion, and restlessness? Escharotomy
Calcium channel blockers are indicated to treat which dysrhythmia?
A. Atrial fibrillation
B. Accelerated junctional tachycardia
C. Second-degree atrioventricular block, type II
D. Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia A.
Treatment of atrial fibrillation aims to control the rapid ventricular rate with medications, such as
calcium channel blockers or beta-blockers. Calcium channel blockers are not used to treat the
other dysrhythmias listed. Accelerated junctional tachycardia is a transient rhythm that only
requires treatment of the underlying disorder. Patients with second-degree atrioventricular block,
type II, require careful monitoring and may need transcutaneous pacing. Treatment for
polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is magnesium sulfate and defibrillation if the patient's
condition is unstable.
Activated charcoal can absorb which substance?
