BKAT CRITICAL CARE EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+

BKAT CRITICAL CARE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+

⩥ Pt. Is depressed in the first few days after having an MI, most
appropriate nursing action is:. Answer: Encourage the Pt. to ventilate
feelings and concerns


⩥ Pt. Is a couple days post MI and is getting out of bed for the first time
and his HR increases from 80's to 90's. The nurse should do what?.
Answer: Check his VS


⩥ Major therapeutic goal in the Tx of cardiogenic shock is?. Answer:
Increase the cardiac output


⩥ Elevated cardiac enzymes occur in all of the following EXCEPT:.
Answer: CHF
*will occur in trauma, CABG, and pericarditis


⩥ What is the classic EKG change in a MI:. Answer: ST segment
elevation


⩥ After an arterial catheter is removed direst pressure should be applied
for how long?. Answer: 5-10 minutes

, ⩥ A CVP reading directly measures pressure where?. Answer: Right
Atrium


⩥ You can use an arterial line for all the following except:. Answer:
Administration of drugs


⩥ Causes of ST elevation include:. Answer: MI, pericarditis, left bundle
branch block, left ventricular hypertrophy, hyperkalemia


⩥ Causes of ST depression Include:. Answer: Hypothermia,
hypokalemia, tachycardia


⩥ What is the normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure?. Answer: 4-
12 mmHg


⩥ Normal pulmonary artery pressure is?. Answer: 11-20


⩥ Elevated central venous pressure show:. Answer: Right sided heart
failure


⩥ Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure shows pressure where?. Answer:
Left ventricle