NURS 7110 - Quiz (Module 1, 2, 3)
A 7-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with a 2-day history of right lower quadrant pain, fever, and
vomiting. All of the following are differential diagnoses except:
A) appendicitis
B) Urinary tract infection (UTI)
C) Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
D) gastroenteritis - ANS -C) Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
\A patient who comes to the ED after a history of three days of vomiting may present with which of the following ABGs:
A) pH 7.48, pCO2 38, PaO2 90, HCO3 30
B) pH 7.52, PaCO2 31, PaO2 78, HCO3 19
C) pH 7.36, PaCO2 29, PaO2 108, HCO3 20
D) pH 7.37, PaCO2 58, PaO2 65, HCO3 29 - ANS -A) pH 7.48, pCO2 38, PaO2 90, HCO3 30
\Acidosis causes all but which one of the following problems?
A) diminished cardiac contractions
B) decreases the body's ability to respond to stress
C) affects drug metabolism
D) improves tissue oxygenation - ANS -D) improves tissue oxygenation
\Hyperventilation may cause all of the following except:
A) numbness in hands.
B) decreased respiration rate.
C) increased anxiety.
D) alteration in blood gas concentrations. - ANS -B) decreased respiration rate.
\In what cases may cyanosis be most obvious?
, A) hypoventilation
B) anemia
C) choking
D) hypovolemia - ANS -C) Choking
\Over-sedation would cause this change in the blood gas results.
A) a decrease in bicarbonate level
B) an increase in carbon dioxide level
C) an increase in pH level
D) an increase in PaO2 level - ANS -B) an increase in carbon dioxide level
\The following clinical findings may be noted with a patient who has bilateral pneumonia except:
A) quiet percussion.
B) tactile fremitus.
C) adventitious lung sounds.
D) deviated trachea. - ANS -D) deviated trachea.
\These professionals respond to medical and traumatic emergencies in the pre-hospital setting.
A) LPNs
B) EHS
C) RTs
D) EPs - ANS -EHS
\What ABGs are the most likely findings for a patient with a COPD exacerbation?
A) pH 7.52, PaCO2 31, PaO2 78, HCO3 19
B) pH 7.36, PaCO2 29, PaO2 108, HCO3 20
C) pH 7.37, PaCO2 58, PaO2 65, HCO3 29
D) pH 7.48, pCO2 38, PaO2 90, HCO3 30 - ANS -C) pH 7.37, PaCO2 58, PaO2 65, HCO3 29
\What are "red flags" in reference to clinical assessment?
A) Subjective and objective findings
B) Points in the primary assessment when the doctor should be notified to see the patient right away.
A 7-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with a 2-day history of right lower quadrant pain, fever, and
vomiting. All of the following are differential diagnoses except:
A) appendicitis
B) Urinary tract infection (UTI)
C) Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
D) gastroenteritis - ANS -C) Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
\A patient who comes to the ED after a history of three days of vomiting may present with which of the following ABGs:
A) pH 7.48, pCO2 38, PaO2 90, HCO3 30
B) pH 7.52, PaCO2 31, PaO2 78, HCO3 19
C) pH 7.36, PaCO2 29, PaO2 108, HCO3 20
D) pH 7.37, PaCO2 58, PaO2 65, HCO3 29 - ANS -A) pH 7.48, pCO2 38, PaO2 90, HCO3 30
\Acidosis causes all but which one of the following problems?
A) diminished cardiac contractions
B) decreases the body's ability to respond to stress
C) affects drug metabolism
D) improves tissue oxygenation - ANS -D) improves tissue oxygenation
\Hyperventilation may cause all of the following except:
A) numbness in hands.
B) decreased respiration rate.
C) increased anxiety.
D) alteration in blood gas concentrations. - ANS -B) decreased respiration rate.
\In what cases may cyanosis be most obvious?
, A) hypoventilation
B) anemia
C) choking
D) hypovolemia - ANS -C) Choking
\Over-sedation would cause this change in the blood gas results.
A) a decrease in bicarbonate level
B) an increase in carbon dioxide level
C) an increase in pH level
D) an increase in PaO2 level - ANS -B) an increase in carbon dioxide level
\The following clinical findings may be noted with a patient who has bilateral pneumonia except:
A) quiet percussion.
B) tactile fremitus.
C) adventitious lung sounds.
D) deviated trachea. - ANS -D) deviated trachea.
\These professionals respond to medical and traumatic emergencies in the pre-hospital setting.
A) LPNs
B) EHS
C) RTs
D) EPs - ANS -EHS
\What ABGs are the most likely findings for a patient with a COPD exacerbation?
A) pH 7.52, PaCO2 31, PaO2 78, HCO3 19
B) pH 7.36, PaCO2 29, PaO2 108, HCO3 20
C) pH 7.37, PaCO2 58, PaO2 65, HCO3 29
D) pH 7.48, pCO2 38, PaO2 90, HCO3 30 - ANS -C) pH 7.37, PaCO2 58, PaO2 65, HCO3 29
\What are "red flags" in reference to clinical assessment?
A) Subjective and objective findings
B) Points in the primary assessment when the doctor should be notified to see the patient right away.
