NCC Exam Practice Questions with verified answers

Which of the following is a gram negative rod? - ans --E. Coli cnWhich if the following could have a tentative identification of "cocci in chains"? - ans --Streptococcus cnWhich antibiotic best treats Chlamydia? - ans --Erythromycin cnDark blue or magenta colored papules or nodules (blue berry muffin sign) sometimes seen with congenital CMV are a result of what? - ans --Extramedullary dermal erythropoiesis cnFetal hemoglobin shifts the oxy-hemoglobin dissociated curve to the? - ans --Left cnAlkalosis shifts the oxy-hemoglobin dissociation curve to the? - ans --Left cnWhich of the following is NOT a problem that can occur with chronic lasix therapy? - ans --Metabolic acidosis cnWhen performing a needle aspiration for a pneumothorax, the needle should be places where? - ans --Above the rib cnWhich of the following is NOT a reason to use flucytosine in conjunction with amphotericin B? - ans --The incidence of adverse effects is decreased cnA 33 week gestation infant displays the following characteristics at one minute of age: HR 90 No respiratory effort Some flexion of extremities Weak reflex irritability Blue and pale - ans --3 cnA 900 gram infant is receiving NS flushes of 1mL every 4 hours. How many meq/kg/day of Na+ is the infant receiving from flushes? - ans --1 meq/kg/day cnAn IV of D12W is running at 6mL/hr. How many mg/kg/minute of glucose if a 1500 gram infant receving? - ans --8 mg/kg/minutes cnWhen doing an LP, what is the most appropriate interspace? - ans --L4-5 cnLow umbilical artery catheters should be places where? - ans --L3-4 cnSoft tissue on an overpenetrated CXR will look? - ans --dark cnIn utero blood going through the patent ductus arteriosus travels which direction? - ans --right to left cnA 27 week gestation infant presents with bounding pulses, tachypnea, increased O2 requirement, and a Grade II holosystolic murmur on day 2 of life. Blood shunting through the PDA is most likely being shunted which direction? - ans --left to right