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California Boating Safety Exam Questions With
Accurate Answers latest Update 2026
Which immunoglobulin lab usually indicates allergies or more
specifically allergic reactions? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ IgE
What drug class of medication is Viagra? - ..ANSWER...✓✓
PDE-5 Inhibitor- causes vasodilation dilation- actually improves
pulmonary HTN and cardiac output
What are 2 situations where you would NOT prescribe Viagra to
a patient? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ If patient has hypotension
problems or if they are on a nitrate
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What is the main function of the liver? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Filter
blood coming from the digestive tract, detoxify chemicals, and
help our body metabolize certain drugs
What is hepatitis? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Inflammation of the liver
How is hepatitis B transmitted? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Blood, semen,
and body fluids
Describe the hepatitis B vaccine series - ..ANSWER...✓✓ 3 dose
series
1st dose is administered in those first 24 hours after birth
2nd dose is administered a month after the first dose
3rd dose is administered 6 months after the first dose
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How will a patient present with hepatitis B? - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Typically chief complaint will be abdominal pain, might be
followed up with things like dark urine, fever, N/V, jaundice if
far along
Hepatitis B serology included what labs? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ IgG,
IgM, HBsAG, and anti-HBc
Hepatitis B serology: A positive HBsAG indicated what? -
..ANSWER...✓✓ Indicates either an acute or chronic infection
Hepatitis B serology: What does IgG indicate? -
..ANSWER...✓✓ If positive- usually indicates a past infection,
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means that the infection is gone and it's not active in their system
right now.
IgG = GONE
Hepatitis B serology: What does a +HBsAG and a +IgG
indicate? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Chronic infection
Hepatitis B serology: What does IgM indicate? -
..ANSWER...✓✓ Patient has acute infection- they have hepatitis
B right now
IgM = MISERABLE
California Boating Safety Exam Questions With
Accurate Answers latest Update 2026
Which immunoglobulin lab usually indicates allergies or more
specifically allergic reactions? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ IgE
What drug class of medication is Viagra? - ..ANSWER...✓✓
PDE-5 Inhibitor- causes vasodilation dilation- actually improves
pulmonary HTN and cardiac output
What are 2 situations where you would NOT prescribe Viagra to
a patient? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ If patient has hypotension
problems or if they are on a nitrate
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What is the main function of the liver? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Filter
blood coming from the digestive tract, detoxify chemicals, and
help our body metabolize certain drugs
What is hepatitis? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Inflammation of the liver
How is hepatitis B transmitted? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Blood, semen,
and body fluids
Describe the hepatitis B vaccine series - ..ANSWER...✓✓ 3 dose
series
1st dose is administered in those first 24 hours after birth
2nd dose is administered a month after the first dose
3rd dose is administered 6 months after the first dose
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How will a patient present with hepatitis B? - ..ANSWER...✓✓
Typically chief complaint will be abdominal pain, might be
followed up with things like dark urine, fever, N/V, jaundice if
far along
Hepatitis B serology included what labs? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ IgG,
IgM, HBsAG, and anti-HBc
Hepatitis B serology: A positive HBsAG indicated what? -
..ANSWER...✓✓ Indicates either an acute or chronic infection
Hepatitis B serology: What does IgG indicate? -
..ANSWER...✓✓ If positive- usually indicates a past infection,
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means that the infection is gone and it's not active in their system
right now.
IgG = GONE
Hepatitis B serology: What does a +HBsAG and a +IgG
indicate? - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Chronic infection
Hepatitis B serology: What does IgM indicate? -
..ANSWER...✓✓ Patient has acute infection- they have hepatitis
B right now
IgM = MISERABLE
