CFRN STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns greater than:
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 25% - ✔✔D. 25%
✔✔Major burn injuries include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Partial-thickness burns of 15% to 25% in adults
B. High-voltage electrical injury
C. Full-thickness burns involving more than 10% of body surface area (BSA)
D. Burns caused by caustic chemicals - ✔✔A. Partial-thickness burns of 15% to 25% in
adults
✔✔Inhalation should always be expected in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Facial burns
B. High-voltage electrical shock
C. Carbonaceous sputum
D. Stridor or progressive hoarseness - ✔✔B. High-voltage electrical shock
✔✔A variety of causes are thought to result in decreased cardiac output in burned
patients, including all of the following EXCEPT:
A. The inflammatory response and its mediators
B. Cyanide poisoning
C. Carbon monoxide poisoning
D. Constrictive cardiomyopathy - ✔✔D. Constrictive cardiomyopathy
✔✔Although succinylcholine (Anectine) is the drug of choice in rapid sequence
intubation (RSI), it is contraindicated in patients with burn injuries greater than _______
hours old.
A. 24
B. 48
C. 72
,D. 96 - ✔✔B. 48
✔✔In a failed intubation attempt with a burn patient, the CCTP should be prepared to:
A. Perform a surgical airway intervention
B. Place a rescue airway
C. Perform an escharotomy
D. Ventilate using a bag-valve-mask device - ✔✔A. Perform a surgical airway
intervention
✔✔Which of the following is the MOST commonly used resuscitation formula the first 24
hours after a burn?
A. Brooke formula
B. Parker's formula
C. Parkland formula
D. Cincinnati formula - ✔✔C. Parkland formula
✔✔Which of the following is the BEST monitor of fluid replacement in adults, children,
or neonates?
A. Heart rate
B. Urine output
C. Clear breath sounds
D. Absence of myoglobinuria - ✔✔B. Urine output
✔✔Renal dysfunction that results from the mobilization of muscle proteins that impair
filtration is a condition known as:
A. Myoglobinuria
B. Methylglobinuria
C. Rhabdomyoglobin
D. Rhabdomyolsis - ✔✔D. Rhabdomyolsis
✔✔An inanimate object that can transmit infectious organisms from one individual to
another is known as a(n):
A. Vector
B. Fomite
C. Atrogenic
, D. Contaminant - ✔✔B. Fomite
✔✔The humoral, or antibody-mediated, response primarily occurs when the:
A. Immune cells encounter a specific antigen for the first time
B. Antigen responds to the antibody
C. Immune cells encounter an antibody for the first time
D. Antigen is properly opsonized by the antibody - ✔✔A. Immune cells encounter a
specific antigen for the first time
✔✔_______ is a serious allergic reaction that has a rapid onset of symptoms and, if
unrecognized, can lead to respiratory arrest.
A. Hypersensitivity
B. A localized reaction
C. Anaphylaxis
D. A toxicity reaction - ✔✔C. Anaphylaxis
✔✔_______ occurs when one or more of the components of the immune system is
damaged or non-functioning.
A. Infection
B. Immunocompromise
C. Immunodeficiency
D. Hypersensitivity - ✔✔C. Immunodeficiency
✔✔The prevention of colonization by pathogenic bacteria is attributed to:
A. Broad-spectrum antibiotics
B. Antifungal soaps and creams
C. Adequate hand washing
D. The presence of normal flora - ✔✔D. The presence of normal flora
✔✔Microorganisms capable of causing disease are called:
A. Pathogens
B. Fomites
C. Vectors
D. Hosts - ✔✔A. Pathogens
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns greater than:
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 25% - ✔✔D. 25%
✔✔Major burn injuries include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Partial-thickness burns of 15% to 25% in adults
B. High-voltage electrical injury
C. Full-thickness burns involving more than 10% of body surface area (BSA)
D. Burns caused by caustic chemicals - ✔✔A. Partial-thickness burns of 15% to 25% in
adults
✔✔Inhalation should always be expected in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Facial burns
B. High-voltage electrical shock
C. Carbonaceous sputum
D. Stridor or progressive hoarseness - ✔✔B. High-voltage electrical shock
✔✔A variety of causes are thought to result in decreased cardiac output in burned
patients, including all of the following EXCEPT:
A. The inflammatory response and its mediators
B. Cyanide poisoning
C. Carbon monoxide poisoning
D. Constrictive cardiomyopathy - ✔✔D. Constrictive cardiomyopathy
✔✔Although succinylcholine (Anectine) is the drug of choice in rapid sequence
intubation (RSI), it is contraindicated in patients with burn injuries greater than _______
hours old.
A. 24
B. 48
C. 72
,D. 96 - ✔✔B. 48
✔✔In a failed intubation attempt with a burn patient, the CCTP should be prepared to:
A. Perform a surgical airway intervention
B. Place a rescue airway
C. Perform an escharotomy
D. Ventilate using a bag-valve-mask device - ✔✔A. Perform a surgical airway
intervention
✔✔Which of the following is the MOST commonly used resuscitation formula the first 24
hours after a burn?
A. Brooke formula
B. Parker's formula
C. Parkland formula
D. Cincinnati formula - ✔✔C. Parkland formula
✔✔Which of the following is the BEST monitor of fluid replacement in adults, children,
or neonates?
A. Heart rate
B. Urine output
C. Clear breath sounds
D. Absence of myoglobinuria - ✔✔B. Urine output
✔✔Renal dysfunction that results from the mobilization of muscle proteins that impair
filtration is a condition known as:
A. Myoglobinuria
B. Methylglobinuria
C. Rhabdomyoglobin
D. Rhabdomyolsis - ✔✔D. Rhabdomyolsis
✔✔An inanimate object that can transmit infectious organisms from one individual to
another is known as a(n):
A. Vector
B. Fomite
C. Atrogenic
, D. Contaminant - ✔✔B. Fomite
✔✔The humoral, or antibody-mediated, response primarily occurs when the:
A. Immune cells encounter a specific antigen for the first time
B. Antigen responds to the antibody
C. Immune cells encounter an antibody for the first time
D. Antigen is properly opsonized by the antibody - ✔✔A. Immune cells encounter a
specific antigen for the first time
✔✔_______ is a serious allergic reaction that has a rapid onset of symptoms and, if
unrecognized, can lead to respiratory arrest.
A. Hypersensitivity
B. A localized reaction
C. Anaphylaxis
D. A toxicity reaction - ✔✔C. Anaphylaxis
✔✔_______ occurs when one or more of the components of the immune system is
damaged or non-functioning.
A. Infection
B. Immunocompromise
C. Immunodeficiency
D. Hypersensitivity - ✔✔C. Immunodeficiency
✔✔The prevention of colonization by pathogenic bacteria is attributed to:
A. Broad-spectrum antibiotics
B. Antifungal soaps and creams
C. Adequate hand washing
D. The presence of normal flora - ✔✔D. The presence of normal flora
✔✔Microorganisms capable of causing disease are called:
A. Pathogens
B. Fomites
C. Vectors
D. Hosts - ✔✔A. Pathogens
