ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
A, B & C – STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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🅰️ FORM A (HIGH-YIELD QUESTIONS)
1. A client with acute pulmonary edema should be positioned:
A. Supine
B. Trendelenburg
C. High Fowler’s
D. Left lateral
Answer: C
Rationale: High Fowler’s reduces venous return and improves breathing.
2. First sign of left-sided heart failure:
A. Peripheral edema
B. Crackles and dyspnea
C. Ascites
D. JVD
Answer: B
3. Priority intervention in MI:
A. Pain control only
B. Oxygen and aspirin
,C. Exercise
D. Diuretics
Answer: B
4. COPD oxygen target is:
A. 70–75%
B. 88–92%
C. 95–100%
D. 100% always
Answer: B
5. Asthma is characterized by:
A. Permanent obstruction
B. Reversible airway narrowing
C. Infection
D. Fluid overload
Answer: B
🅱️ FORM B
6. Increased intracranial pressure early sign:
A. Bradycardia
B. Headache
C. Rash
D. Fever
Answer: B
7. Cushing triad includes:
A. Hypotension, tachycardia
B. Hypertension, bradycardia, irregular respirations
C. Fever, rash
, D. Hypoglycemia
Answer: B
8. Stroke priority test:
A. MRI only
B. CT scan
C. ECG
D. X-ray
Answer: B
9. Seizure priority action:
A. Restrain patient
B. Protect airway
C. Give oral meds
D. Raise bed rails only
Answer: B
10. Hypoglycemia treatment:
A. Insulin
B. Oral glucose
C. Diuretics
D. Oxygen
Answer: B
🅲 FORM C
11. Hyperkalemia affects mainly:
A. Brain
B. Heart rhythm
C. Liver