2026 FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS WITH FULL
ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Pulmonary Edema. Answer: Emergency: Air hunger, crackles, pink
frothy sputum.
◉ Treatment for Pulmonary Edema. Answer: Oxygen, loop diuretics,
morphine, position upright.
◉ Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Answer: Virchow's Triad: Stasis,
endothelial damage, hypercoagulability.
◉ Symptoms of DVT. Answer: Swelling, redness, warmth.
◉ Prevention of DVT. Answer: SCDs, ambulation.
◉ Treatment for DVT. Answer: Anticoagulants, NO massage.
◉ Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) vs. Peripheral Vascular Disease
(PVD). Answer: PAD: Poor pulses, pain with walking (claudication),
pale legs. PVD: Brown skin, edema, warm legs.
, ◉ Myocardial Infarction (MI). Answer: Total occlusion of coronary
artery.
◉ Symptoms of Myocardial Infarction. Answer: Chest pain not
relieved by rest/nitro.
◉ Labs for Myocardial Infarction. Answer: Troponin I (most
specific), CK-MB.
◉ MONA for Myocardial Infarction. Answer: Morphine, Oxygen,
Nitro, Aspirin.
◉ Anemia. Answer: Iron-deficiency: Cravings for ice (pica), fatigue.
◉ Pernicious Anemia. Answer: Lacks intrinsic factor — B12 IM
injections needed.
◉ Blood Transfusions. Answer: Administer within 30 minutes of
receiving unit.
◉ Monitoring during Blood Transfusions. Answer: First 15 minutes
closely.