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TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine
in adult patients with cardiac arrest?
10 mg every 10 minutes
1 mg every 3-5 minutes
1 mg every 7 minutes
0.1 mg every 2 minutes Answer: 1 mg every 3-5 minutes
A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what
condition?
Diabetes mellitus
Cerebral palsy
Diabetes Insipidus
Myxedema coma Answer: Diabetes Insipidus
A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They are
complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage assessment,
you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but is suffering from a
loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent with:
Posterior cord syndrome
Central cord syndrome
Anterior cord syndrome
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,Autonomic syndrome Answer: Posterior cord syndrome
A patient arrives with acute onset of central chest pain. The patient is tachycardic
and tachypneic and appears very anxious and restless. What would be the MOST
important initial intervention for this patient?
Obtain electrocardiogram
Administer nitroglycerin
Administer oxygen
Obtain venous blood gas Answer: IDK, but its not administer nitroglycerin or obtain
electrocardiogram!!
A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vaginal
bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms?
Abruptio placenta
Placenta Previa
Ectopic pregnancy
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) Answer: Placenta Previa
What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension pneumothorax?
Petechial chest rash
Distended neck veins
Equal chest wall expansion
Flattened neck veins Answer: Distended Neck Veins
A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of breath
(SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell. What is the
patient MOST likely suffering from?
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, Giardia
Microsporidia
COVID 19
Tuberculosis Answer: COVID 19
The deficiency of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) can lead to what endocrine disorders?
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus
Adrenal Insufficiency
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH) Answer: Diabetes Insipidus
A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol approximately 2 hours
ago. The patient has severe hypotension and bradycardia. IV fluids and
vasopressors are initiated. What nursing assessment findings indicate the treatment
has been effective?
Decreasing pulse pressure
Decreasing central venous pressure
Increasing serum glucose
Increasing serum cortisol Answer: Increasing serum glucose
A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac arrest
immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest?
Hypervolemia
Alkalosis
Hyperthermia
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TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine
in adult patients with cardiac arrest?
10 mg every 10 minutes
1 mg every 3-5 minutes
1 mg every 7 minutes
0.1 mg every 2 minutes Answer: 1 mg every 3-5 minutes
A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what
condition?
Diabetes mellitus
Cerebral palsy
Diabetes Insipidus
Myxedema coma Answer: Diabetes Insipidus
A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They are
complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage assessment,
you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but is suffering from a
loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent with:
Posterior cord syndrome
Central cord syndrome
Anterior cord syndrome
1
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,Autonomic syndrome Answer: Posterior cord syndrome
A patient arrives with acute onset of central chest pain. The patient is tachycardic
and tachypneic and appears very anxious and restless. What would be the MOST
important initial intervention for this patient?
Obtain electrocardiogram
Administer nitroglycerin
Administer oxygen
Obtain venous blood gas Answer: IDK, but its not administer nitroglycerin or obtain
electrocardiogram!!
A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vaginal
bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms?
Abruptio placenta
Placenta Previa
Ectopic pregnancy
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) Answer: Placenta Previa
What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension pneumothorax?
Petechial chest rash
Distended neck veins
Equal chest wall expansion
Flattened neck veins Answer: Distended Neck Veins
A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of breath
(SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell. What is the
patient MOST likely suffering from?
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, Giardia
Microsporidia
COVID 19
Tuberculosis Answer: COVID 19
The deficiency of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) can lead to what endocrine disorders?
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus
Adrenal Insufficiency
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH) Answer: Diabetes Insipidus
A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol approximately 2 hours
ago. The patient has severe hypotension and bradycardia. IV fluids and
vasopressors are initiated. What nursing assessment findings indicate the treatment
has been effective?
Decreasing pulse pressure
Decreasing central venous pressure
Increasing serum glucose
Increasing serum cortisol Answer: Increasing serum glucose
A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac arrest
immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest?
Hypervolemia
Alkalosis
Hyperthermia
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