N440 - Exam 2 ACTUAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What test would you want for a patient who has an excess or deficit of potassium? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Telemetry
If a patient came in, you got t their ABGs and they asked you how to get to the root of the
problem what would you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Put an oxygen sat probe on the
patients finger
Dumping syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - Avoiding fats in the diet with patients who
had whipple surgery or pancreas removal.
What class is famotidine in, what is it for, what does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a
Histamine 2 blocker, it Decreases acid in the stomach
Know the difference between H2 blockers and PPI - CORRECT ANSWER - PPIs shut
down the proton pumps in the stomach, H2 Blockers block the histamine receptors in acid-
producing cells, in the stomach
What do you give a patient with pancreatitis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pepcid
PUD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Peptic ulcer disease refers to painful sores or ulcers in the
lining of the stomach or first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum.
Someone comes in with bacterial infection, you get their CBC what do you expect to happen? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Give antibiotic
How do you check for jaundice in a patient with dark colored skin? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Check their mucous membranes since that would include the eyes.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What test would you want for a patient who has an excess or deficit of potassium? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Telemetry
If a patient came in, you got t their ABGs and they asked you how to get to the root of the
problem what would you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Put an oxygen sat probe on the
patients finger
Dumping syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - Avoiding fats in the diet with patients who
had whipple surgery or pancreas removal.
What class is famotidine in, what is it for, what does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a
Histamine 2 blocker, it Decreases acid in the stomach
Know the difference between H2 blockers and PPI - CORRECT ANSWER - PPIs shut
down the proton pumps in the stomach, H2 Blockers block the histamine receptors in acid-
producing cells, in the stomach
What do you give a patient with pancreatitis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pepcid
PUD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Peptic ulcer disease refers to painful sores or ulcers in the
lining of the stomach or first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum.
Someone comes in with bacterial infection, you get their CBC what do you expect to happen? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Give antibiotic
How do you check for jaundice in a patient with dark colored skin? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Check their mucous membranes since that would include the eyes.
