MDC4 Final Exam Study Guide 2025: Test Bank & Practice Questions

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MDC4 FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST

2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 500 REAL EXAM

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

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What does triaging do? .....ANSWER..... *acts as gatekeeper*

helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level

According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst

.....ANSWER..... highest acuity patients will receive quickest

intervention




(Most ill/severe will get seen first)

What is a good model for triaging patients? .....ANSWER.....

ABCs

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Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging?

.....ANSWER..... NO

Which triage situation uses tags? .....ANSWER..... mass casualties

what are the categories of triage? .....ANSWER..... - emergent

- urgent

- nonurgent

- primary survey

what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage

.....ANSWER..... - life threatening injuries

- needs immediate treatment

what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage

.....ANSWER..... - respiratory distress

- chest pain with diaphoresis

- stroke

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- active hemorrhage

- unstable vitals

what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage

.....ANSWER..... patient should be treated quickly but there is not

and immediate threat to life

what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage

.....ANSWER..... - severe abdominal pain

- renal colic

- displaced multiple fractures

- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)

what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage

.....ANSWER..... patient can wait several hours without a risk to

life

what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage

.....ANSWER..... - skin rash

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- strains/sprains

- colds

- simple fracture

what is a primary survey that should be performed while

triaging? .....ANSWER..... ABCDE

what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients .....ANSWER.....

A: Airway/cervical spine

B: Breathing

C: Circulation

D: Disability

E: Exposure

what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE .....ANSWER..... airway,

cervical spine