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CEN EXAM VERSION 2 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
What are the 3 sings of Becks Triad and what is Becks Triad a sign of? -
ANSWER-Hypotension, Distendid Neck Veins, Muffled Heart Sounds. Is a
sign of Pericardial Tamponade
Which EKG finding would make you question the administration of
Procainamide? - ANSWER-Prolonged QT interval
What do tall R waves on V1 and V2 potentially indicate? - ANSWER-
Posterior MI-Do a Posterior EKG
A patient who has had a cardiac transplant is unlikely to have a
response to which medication used for bradycardia? - ANSWER-
Atropine
Heart block is most closely associated with what kind of MI? - ANSWER-
Inferior MI
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What is a sign that is only present with fat emboli? - ANSWER-Red
petechiael rash to the chest
What does the heart sound like with an air emboli? - ANSWER-Drum-
like Mill Wheel mumur
What oxygen saturation do you want a patient to have with COPD?
Asthma? - ANSWER-COPD: 90% Asthma-Normal range
What BP would you expect for someone with a PE? - ANSWER-
Hypotension
What positiion do you put a patient with an air emboli? - ANSWER-Left
lateral decubitus position
When sputum is pink and frothy, what should you suspect? - ANSWER-
Pulmonary Edema
Which virus is small enough to make it to the lower lungs to cause
bronchiolitis? - ANSWER-RSV
What is infected with pneumonia? - ANSWER-The parenchyma (not the
airways)
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What is a good indicator that an infection is bacterial rather than viral? -
ANSWER-Temps over 101F are more likely bacterial
Why is a penetrating thorasic trauma almost always on the left and not
the right? - ANSWER-Because the liver protects the right.
What are the most concerning rib fractures and why? - ANSWER-1-3
because they protect the subclavicular vessels and have a high mortality
rate
What fluid causes a pleural effusion? - ANSWER-Serous, AKA pale
yellow transparent fluid that fills body cavities.
What is the difference in pain for a fluid pneumothroax vs an air
pneumothorax? - ANSWER-Fluid: Dull ache on the affected side; Air:
Sharp pain that radiates to the shoulder on the affected side
What would you expect to find for RBCs on a patient with chronic
bronchitis? - ANSWER-Polycythemia thus increased risk of PE, DVT, MI
What time period after a long bone fracture can a fat emboli occur? -
ANSWER-24-48 hours
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If the trachea is pushed to the side of the neck, what does this indicate?
- ANSWER-Tension Pneumothorax-Deviates AWAY from the tension
pneumothorax bc pressure
How do you treat a tension pneumothorax? - ANSWER-Rapid chest
decompression with needle thoracotomy or chest tube placement
What two blood gas disorders are similar in s/sx and what are the s/sx?
- ANSWER-Alkolotic (both respiratory and metabolic) and they are the
same s/sx of hypocalcemia
What is the normal range for bicarb (HCO3)? - ANSWER-22-26
What is the normal range for CO2? - ANSWER-35-45
What is a normal pH range? - ANSWER-7.35-7.45
What side effect can Etomidate have? - ANSWER-Myoclonic activity
(twitching)
What condition is ketamine contraindicated with? - ANSWER-Asthma
CEN EXAM VERSION 2 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
What are the 3 sings of Becks Triad and what is Becks Triad a sign of? -
ANSWER-Hypotension, Distendid Neck Veins, Muffled Heart Sounds. Is a
sign of Pericardial Tamponade
Which EKG finding would make you question the administration of
Procainamide? - ANSWER-Prolonged QT interval
What do tall R waves on V1 and V2 potentially indicate? - ANSWER-
Posterior MI-Do a Posterior EKG
A patient who has had a cardiac transplant is unlikely to have a
response to which medication used for bradycardia? - ANSWER-
Atropine
Heart block is most closely associated with what kind of MI? - ANSWER-
Inferior MI
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What is a sign that is only present with fat emboli? - ANSWER-Red
petechiael rash to the chest
What does the heart sound like with an air emboli? - ANSWER-Drum-
like Mill Wheel mumur
What oxygen saturation do you want a patient to have with COPD?
Asthma? - ANSWER-COPD: 90% Asthma-Normal range
What BP would you expect for someone with a PE? - ANSWER-
Hypotension
What positiion do you put a patient with an air emboli? - ANSWER-Left
lateral decubitus position
When sputum is pink and frothy, what should you suspect? - ANSWER-
Pulmonary Edema
Which virus is small enough to make it to the lower lungs to cause
bronchiolitis? - ANSWER-RSV
What is infected with pneumonia? - ANSWER-The parenchyma (not the
airways)
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What is a good indicator that an infection is bacterial rather than viral? -
ANSWER-Temps over 101F are more likely bacterial
Why is a penetrating thorasic trauma almost always on the left and not
the right? - ANSWER-Because the liver protects the right.
What are the most concerning rib fractures and why? - ANSWER-1-3
because they protect the subclavicular vessels and have a high mortality
rate
What fluid causes a pleural effusion? - ANSWER-Serous, AKA pale
yellow transparent fluid that fills body cavities.
What is the difference in pain for a fluid pneumothroax vs an air
pneumothorax? - ANSWER-Fluid: Dull ache on the affected side; Air:
Sharp pain that radiates to the shoulder on the affected side
What would you expect to find for RBCs on a patient with chronic
bronchitis? - ANSWER-Polycythemia thus increased risk of PE, DVT, MI
What time period after a long bone fracture can a fat emboli occur? -
ANSWER-24-48 hours
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If the trachea is pushed to the side of the neck, what does this indicate?
- ANSWER-Tension Pneumothorax-Deviates AWAY from the tension
pneumothorax bc pressure
How do you treat a tension pneumothorax? - ANSWER-Rapid chest
decompression with needle thoracotomy or chest tube placement
What two blood gas disorders are similar in s/sx and what are the s/sx?
- ANSWER-Alkolotic (both respiratory and metabolic) and they are the
same s/sx of hypocalcemia
What is the normal range for bicarb (HCO3)? - ANSWER-22-26
What is the normal range for CO2? - ANSWER-35-45
What is a normal pH range? - ANSWER-7.35-7.45
What side effect can Etomidate have? - ANSWER-Myoclonic activity
(twitching)
What condition is ketamine contraindicated with? - ANSWER-Asthma
