CCT Exam 2 Study Questions and
Answers Graded A 2025
The physiology of capillary pressure reveals that hydrostatic pressure _______ and
osmotic pressure _______. -Correct Answer ✔pushes fluid out, pulls fluid back in
The criteria included in most basic tools for early detection of systemic inflammatory
response syndrome (SIRS) are: -Correct Answer ✔heart rate, temperature, respiratory
rate, and white blood cell count.
A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns greater than: -Correct Answer
✔25%
Inflammatory changes in the airway occur within: -Correct Answer ✔2 hours
Your patient is complaining of severe left-upper-quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting
and is moderately hypotensive. Which of the following laboratory values most closely
reflects acute pancreatitis as the possible cause? -Correct Answer ✔lipase = 452 U/L
The ability of a test to detect a particular condition is referred to as its: -Correct Answer
✔sensitivity
A patient in compensatory shock will increase his or her respiratory rate to bring about
which of the following changes? -Correct Answer ✔increased oxygen intake to blow off
excess carbon dioxide
Glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain are the three essential
components of which of the following processes? -Correct Answer ✔cellular respiration
Improper technique in performing an escharotomy may lead to both: -Correct Answer
✔nerve damage and infection
Your patient is being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. The most recent chemistry panel
for this patient reveals a serum potassium of 2.5 mEq/L. Based on your understanding
of this potassium abnormality, which of the following is the most likely cause for this
value? -Correct Answer ✔insulin administration
The force and volume of blood ejected from the ventricles during systole is the: -Correct
Answer ✔cardiac output
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma classifies _______ shock
caused by hemorrhagic trauma into four classes. -Correct Answer ✔hypovolemic
CCT Exam 2