MARK KLIMEK BLUE BOOK PART 2
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◍ the six essential nutrients.
Answer: - carbs- fats- proteins- vitamins- minerals- water
◍ What type of cast causes cast syndrome?.
Answer: A body cast
◍ What causes cast syndrome?.
Answer: Anxiety and stress leading to sympathoadrenal shut-down of the
bowel
◍ what is the major source of energy for the body.
Answer: carbohydrates
◍ What is the #1 symptom of cast syndrome?.
Answer: Nausea and vomiting due to bowel obstruction
◍ how many calories per 1g of carbs.
Answer: 4 calories per 1g of carbs
◍ What is the #1 treatment of cast syndrome?.
Answer: NPO and NG tube for decompression
◍ sucrose is a sugar found in.
Answer: fruits and veggies
◍ lactose is a sugar found in.
Answer: milk or dairy
,◍ A dry cast is gray or white?.
Answer: White
◍ A dry cast is dull or shiny?.
Answer: Shiny
◍ glycogen is.
Answer: - a polysaccharide found in animals- a stored form of glucose
manufactured and stored in the liver and muscles
◍ A dry cast is dull or resonant to percussion?.
Answer: Resonant
◍ is glycogen eaten in foods?.
Answer: no!glycogen is a stored form of glucose manufactured by and
stored in the liver
◍ when the body does not receive enough carbs it burns.
Answer: protein and fat
◍ how many calories per 1g of fats.
Answer: 9 calories per 1g of fat
◍ what vitamins do fats carry?.
Answer: A, D, E, K"FADE K"
◍ Traction is used to _______ and _______ a fracture, relieve ________
_______ and prevent ________..
Answer: Reduce and immobilize, muscle spasm; deformities
◍ nutrient needed MOST for growth and repair of tissues.
Answer: protein (second best is Vit C)
◍ how many calories per 1g of proteins.
Answer: 4 calories per 1g of protein
◍ true or false: vitamins and minerals provide energy for the body.
Answer: FALSEvitamins and minerals are necessary for the body to perform
chemical reactions
,◍ Can skin traction be removed for skin care?.
Answer: Yes
◍ Can the client be removed from skeletal traction?.
Answer: No
◍ Name 3 types of skin traction.
Answer: Bucks, Bryants, Pelvic
◍ Name 3 types of skeletal traction.
Answer: Cranial tongs, Thomas splints with Peason attachments, 90 degrees
to 90 degrees
◍ true or false: water is present in ALL body tissues.
Answer: TRUEincluding bone
◍ What type of traction is most commonly used for hip fracture in adults?.
Answer: Bucks
◍ What type of traction is most commonly used for hip fractures in children?.
Answer: Bryants
◍ water accounts of what percentage of an adult's total weight?.
Answer: water makes up 50-60% of an adult's total weight
◍ In what position should the bed be if the patient is in pelvic traction?.
Answer: Semi-fowlers with knee gatched
◍ four basic food groups.
Answer: - dairy (milk/cheese)- protein (meat/legumes)- fruits & veggies-
grains (bread/cereal)
◍ To insure that Bryant's traction is working the child's hip/sacrum should be
_________.
Answer: Off the bed enough to slip a hand between the sacrum and the bed.
◍ What is the advantage of balanced counteraction?.
Answer: You can easily move the patient around in bed
, ◍ Patients in Russell's traction are particularly prone to ____________..
Answer: Thrombophlebitis
◍ When a patient is in a Buck's traction they may turn to the _________ side..
Answer: Unaffected
◍ Define cataract.
Answer: Opacity of the crystalline lens
◍ Is surgery done immediately upon diagnosis of cataract?.
Answer: No, they usually wait until it interferes with ADLs .
◍ water accounts for what percentage of an infant's total weight?.
Answer: water makes up 70-75% of an infant's total weight
◍ What three most common visual defects occur with cataract?.
Answer: Cloudiness, Diplopia (double vision), Photophobia (sensitivity to
light)
◍ What are the two common treatments of cataract?.
Answer: Laser, surgical removal. Surgery called intraocular or extraocular
lens extraction
◍ an individual is overweight if they are what % over the ideal body weight.
Answer: overweight = 10% over ideal body weight
◍ What does the eye look like when a client has cataracts?.
Answer: Cloudy, milky-white pupil
◍ an individual is obese if they are what % over the ideal body weight.
Answer: obese = 20% over ideal body weight
◍ what solution and materials are used to cleanse the eyes of an infant?.
Answer: - plain water- cotton balls- washclothes
◍ should you use cotton swabs to cleanse the eyes, ears, or nares of an infant?.
Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOT
◍ should you use the same cotton ball or washcloth to cleans both eyes?.
Answer: no, this would cross contaminate; use a different cotton
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ the six essential nutrients.
Answer: - carbs- fats- proteins- vitamins- minerals- water
◍ What type of cast causes cast syndrome?.
Answer: A body cast
◍ What causes cast syndrome?.
Answer: Anxiety and stress leading to sympathoadrenal shut-down of the
bowel
◍ what is the major source of energy for the body.
Answer: carbohydrates
◍ What is the #1 symptom of cast syndrome?.
Answer: Nausea and vomiting due to bowel obstruction
◍ how many calories per 1g of carbs.
Answer: 4 calories per 1g of carbs
◍ What is the #1 treatment of cast syndrome?.
Answer: NPO and NG tube for decompression
◍ sucrose is a sugar found in.
Answer: fruits and veggies
◍ lactose is a sugar found in.
Answer: milk or dairy
,◍ A dry cast is gray or white?.
Answer: White
◍ A dry cast is dull or shiny?.
Answer: Shiny
◍ glycogen is.
Answer: - a polysaccharide found in animals- a stored form of glucose
manufactured and stored in the liver and muscles
◍ A dry cast is dull or resonant to percussion?.
Answer: Resonant
◍ is glycogen eaten in foods?.
Answer: no!glycogen is a stored form of glucose manufactured by and
stored in the liver
◍ when the body does not receive enough carbs it burns.
Answer: protein and fat
◍ how many calories per 1g of fats.
Answer: 9 calories per 1g of fat
◍ what vitamins do fats carry?.
Answer: A, D, E, K"FADE K"
◍ Traction is used to _______ and _______ a fracture, relieve ________
_______ and prevent ________..
Answer: Reduce and immobilize, muscle spasm; deformities
◍ nutrient needed MOST for growth and repair of tissues.
Answer: protein (second best is Vit C)
◍ how many calories per 1g of proteins.
Answer: 4 calories per 1g of protein
◍ true or false: vitamins and minerals provide energy for the body.
Answer: FALSEvitamins and minerals are necessary for the body to perform
chemical reactions
,◍ Can skin traction be removed for skin care?.
Answer: Yes
◍ Can the client be removed from skeletal traction?.
Answer: No
◍ Name 3 types of skin traction.
Answer: Bucks, Bryants, Pelvic
◍ Name 3 types of skeletal traction.
Answer: Cranial tongs, Thomas splints with Peason attachments, 90 degrees
to 90 degrees
◍ true or false: water is present in ALL body tissues.
Answer: TRUEincluding bone
◍ What type of traction is most commonly used for hip fracture in adults?.
Answer: Bucks
◍ What type of traction is most commonly used for hip fractures in children?.
Answer: Bryants
◍ water accounts of what percentage of an adult's total weight?.
Answer: water makes up 50-60% of an adult's total weight
◍ In what position should the bed be if the patient is in pelvic traction?.
Answer: Semi-fowlers with knee gatched
◍ four basic food groups.
Answer: - dairy (milk/cheese)- protein (meat/legumes)- fruits & veggies-
grains (bread/cereal)
◍ To insure that Bryant's traction is working the child's hip/sacrum should be
_________.
Answer: Off the bed enough to slip a hand between the sacrum and the bed.
◍ What is the advantage of balanced counteraction?.
Answer: You can easily move the patient around in bed
, ◍ Patients in Russell's traction are particularly prone to ____________..
Answer: Thrombophlebitis
◍ When a patient is in a Buck's traction they may turn to the _________ side..
Answer: Unaffected
◍ Define cataract.
Answer: Opacity of the crystalline lens
◍ Is surgery done immediately upon diagnosis of cataract?.
Answer: No, they usually wait until it interferes with ADLs .
◍ water accounts for what percentage of an infant's total weight?.
Answer: water makes up 70-75% of an infant's total weight
◍ What three most common visual defects occur with cataract?.
Answer: Cloudiness, Diplopia (double vision), Photophobia (sensitivity to
light)
◍ What are the two common treatments of cataract?.
Answer: Laser, surgical removal. Surgery called intraocular or extraocular
lens extraction
◍ an individual is overweight if they are what % over the ideal body weight.
Answer: overweight = 10% over ideal body weight
◍ What does the eye look like when a client has cataracts?.
Answer: Cloudy, milky-white pupil
◍ an individual is obese if they are what % over the ideal body weight.
Answer: obese = 20% over ideal body weight
◍ what solution and materials are used to cleanse the eyes of an infant?.
Answer: - plain water- cotton balls- washclothes
◍ should you use cotton swabs to cleanse the eyes, ears, or nares of an infant?.
Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOT
◍ should you use the same cotton ball or washcloth to cleans both eyes?.
Answer: no, this would cross contaminate; use a different cotton
