MED SURG ATI CORRECT UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Nasal cannula - ✔✔A device used to deliver supplemental oxygen to a patient or
person in need of extra oxygen.
✔✔PPE - ✔✔Personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, masks, and
eyewear, used to protect against exposure to infectious materials.
✔✔Cholecystitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the gallbladder, usually resulting from a gallstone
blocking the cystic duct.
✔✔Expressive aphasia - ✔✔A language disorder that affects a person's ability to
express themselves through speech or writing.
✔✔Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - ✔✔A chronic autoimmune disease that can
affect any part of the body, including the skin, joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, brain, or
blood cells.
✔✔Type 1 diabetes mellitus - ✔✔A chronic condition in which the pancreas produces
little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce
energy.
, ✔✔Third spacing - ✔✔The movement of fluid from the intravascular space into the
interstitial or third space.
✔✔Basilar skull fracture - ✔✔A fracture that occurs at the base of the skull, often
involving the bones around the eyes, nose, or ears.
✔✔Diabetes mellitus - ✔✔A chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels,
resulting from the body's inability to produce or use insulin effectively.
✔✔Cholecystectomy - ✔✔Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
✔✔Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) - ✔✔A serious complication of diabetes that occurs
when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones.
✔✔PEG tube feeding - ✔✔The administration of nutrition through a percutaneous
endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
✔✔Bronchoscopy - ✔✔A procedure that allows a doctor to examine your lungs and air
passages.
✔✔Pneumatic compression boots - ✔✔Devices that use compressed air to massage
the legs and improve blood flow.
✔✔Permanent pacemaker - ✔✔A small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to
help control abnormal heart rhythms.
✔✔Cholecystectomy - ✔✔Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
✔✔PEG tube feeding - ✔✔The administration of nutrition through a percutaneous
endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
✔✔Bronchoscopy - ✔✔A procedure that allows a doctor to examine your lungs and air
passages.
✔✔Pneumatic compression boots - ✔✔Devices that use compressed air to massage
the legs and improve blood flow.
✔✔Permanent pacemaker - ✔✔A small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to
help control abnormal heart rhythms.
✔✔Capillary blood glucose reading - ✔✔A measurement of the amount of glucose
(sugar) in the blood.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Nasal cannula - ✔✔A device used to deliver supplemental oxygen to a patient or
person in need of extra oxygen.
✔✔PPE - ✔✔Personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, masks, and
eyewear, used to protect against exposure to infectious materials.
✔✔Cholecystitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the gallbladder, usually resulting from a gallstone
blocking the cystic duct.
✔✔Expressive aphasia - ✔✔A language disorder that affects a person's ability to
express themselves through speech or writing.
✔✔Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - ✔✔A chronic autoimmune disease that can
affect any part of the body, including the skin, joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, brain, or
blood cells.
✔✔Type 1 diabetes mellitus - ✔✔A chronic condition in which the pancreas produces
little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce
energy.
, ✔✔Third spacing - ✔✔The movement of fluid from the intravascular space into the
interstitial or third space.
✔✔Basilar skull fracture - ✔✔A fracture that occurs at the base of the skull, often
involving the bones around the eyes, nose, or ears.
✔✔Diabetes mellitus - ✔✔A chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels,
resulting from the body's inability to produce or use insulin effectively.
✔✔Cholecystectomy - ✔✔Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
✔✔Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) - ✔✔A serious complication of diabetes that occurs
when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones.
✔✔PEG tube feeding - ✔✔The administration of nutrition through a percutaneous
endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
✔✔Bronchoscopy - ✔✔A procedure that allows a doctor to examine your lungs and air
passages.
✔✔Pneumatic compression boots - ✔✔Devices that use compressed air to massage
the legs and improve blood flow.
✔✔Permanent pacemaker - ✔✔A small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to
help control abnormal heart rhythms.
✔✔Cholecystectomy - ✔✔Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
✔✔PEG tube feeding - ✔✔The administration of nutrition through a percutaneous
endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
✔✔Bronchoscopy - ✔✔A procedure that allows a doctor to examine your lungs and air
passages.
✔✔Pneumatic compression boots - ✔✔Devices that use compressed air to massage
the legs and improve blood flow.
✔✔Permanent pacemaker - ✔✔A small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to
help control abnormal heart rhythms.
✔✔Capillary blood glucose reading - ✔✔A measurement of the amount of glucose
(sugar) in the blood.
