23. Which acid/base disturbance is associated with massive volume resuscitation with
0.9% saline?
• Metabolic acidosis
• Metabolic alkalosis
• Respiratory acidosis
• Respiratory alkalosis
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A
57. Signs of cardiac tamponade include:
A. Jugular venous distention, narrow pulse pressure & hypertension
B. Wide mediastinum on chest x-ray, narrow pulse pressure & hypotension
C. Widening pulse pressure, hypotension & jugular venous distention
,D. A fall in systolic BP > 10 mm Hg during inspiration, absence of jugular venous
distention & hypotension
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C. Widening pulse pressure, hypotension & jugular venous distention
41. Which of the following statements is inaccurate in regard to consent for clinical
care?
A• Consent can be waived if the patient refuses to sign a consent form
B• In the absence of an advanced directive, consent can be obtained by the next of
kin
C• Expressed consent is given directly by written or verbal words
D• Implied consent is presumed in emergency situations
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A• Consent can be waived if the patient refuses to sign a consent form
76. You are caring for a patient with a chest tube drain s/p thoracic surgery. Upon
assessing the system, you notice there are no fluctuations with respirations occurring
in the water seal chamber.
What do suspect has happened?
A. Chest tube has pulled out
B. Suction tubing is disconnected from the system
C. Air has accumulated in the pleural space
D The chest tube is occluded or kinked
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, D. The chest tube is occluded or kinked
30. Which condition is associated with an elevation in left atrial pressure?
A. Pulmonary hypertension
B. Tricupid regurgitation
C. Mitral stenosis
D. Patent foramen ovale
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C. Mitral stenosis
35. The kidneys release which glycoprotein hormone to increase
RBC production in the bone marrow?
A • Renin
B • Aldosterone
C• ADH
D• Erythropoietin
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D• Erythropoietin
You are summoned to the room of a 30-year-old female who is experiencing
sustained tonic-clonic convulsions while sitting in a chair. A family member states: "She
was just talking to us and suddenly she let out a shriek and started flopping like a fish
out of water." What is your initial priority of care?
A. Call for help and safely guide the patient to the floor
B. Call for help and administer a prescribed antiepileptic
0.9% saline?
• Metabolic acidosis
• Metabolic alkalosis
• Respiratory acidosis
• Respiratory alkalosis
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A
57. Signs of cardiac tamponade include:
A. Jugular venous distention, narrow pulse pressure & hypertension
B. Wide mediastinum on chest x-ray, narrow pulse pressure & hypotension
C. Widening pulse pressure, hypotension & jugular venous distention
,D. A fall in systolic BP > 10 mm Hg during inspiration, absence of jugular venous
distention & hypotension
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C. Widening pulse pressure, hypotension & jugular venous distention
41. Which of the following statements is inaccurate in regard to consent for clinical
care?
A• Consent can be waived if the patient refuses to sign a consent form
B• In the absence of an advanced directive, consent can be obtained by the next of
kin
C• Expressed consent is given directly by written or verbal words
D• Implied consent is presumed in emergency situations
Give this one a try later!
A• Consent can be waived if the patient refuses to sign a consent form
76. You are caring for a patient with a chest tube drain s/p thoracic surgery. Upon
assessing the system, you notice there are no fluctuations with respirations occurring
in the water seal chamber.
What do suspect has happened?
A. Chest tube has pulled out
B. Suction tubing is disconnected from the system
C. Air has accumulated in the pleural space
D The chest tube is occluded or kinked
Give this one a try later!
, D. The chest tube is occluded or kinked
30. Which condition is associated with an elevation in left atrial pressure?
A. Pulmonary hypertension
B. Tricupid regurgitation
C. Mitral stenosis
D. Patent foramen ovale
Give this one a try later!
C. Mitral stenosis
35. The kidneys release which glycoprotein hormone to increase
RBC production in the bone marrow?
A • Renin
B • Aldosterone
C• ADH
D• Erythropoietin
Give this one a try later!
D• Erythropoietin
You are summoned to the room of a 30-year-old female who is experiencing
sustained tonic-clonic convulsions while sitting in a chair. A family member states: "She
was just talking to us and suddenly she let out a shriek and started flopping like a fish
out of water." What is your initial priority of care?
A. Call for help and safely guide the patient to the floor
B. Call for help and administer a prescribed antiepileptic
