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AACN PCCN Practice Test Review Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
What are signs of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome - ✔✔Headache
Nausea/vomiting
Restlessness
AMS
Agitation
Seizures
What causes disequilibrium syndrome? How can it be avoided? - ✔✔This
occurs when plasma solutes (i.e. urea) are lowered too quickly.
Prevent by reducing dialysis time and increasing frequency.
What causes myocarditis? - ✔✔Recent viral infections
Cocaine abuse
Autoimmune disease (i.e. SLE)
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What is a key intervention to increase preload in the setting of cardiac
tamponade while waiting for a pericardiocentesis? - ✔✔Placing the patient
in Trendelenburg's (feet above head).
Consider: IVF
D/C preload lowering agents: diuretics, nitrates, and morphine
Signs of middle cerebral artery stroke - ✔✔* Contralateral hemiplegia
* Sensory involvement
* Aphasia (if dominant hemisphere involved)
* Neglect (if non-dominant hemisphere involved) (i.e. denial of weakness)
* Homonymous hemianopsia (loss of same visual field in both eyes)
Signs of anterior cerebral artery stroke - ✔✔* Weakness or sensory loss of
contralateral leg and proximal arm
* Behavior disturbance (confusion, indecisiveness, memory loss, urinary
incontinence)
Signs of posterior cerebral artery stroke - ✔✔* Contralateral visual field loss
* Color blindness
* Impaired depth perception
AACN PCCN Practice Test Review Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
What are signs of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome - ✔✔Headache
Nausea/vomiting
Restlessness
AMS
Agitation
Seizures
What causes disequilibrium syndrome? How can it be avoided? - ✔✔This
occurs when plasma solutes (i.e. urea) are lowered too quickly.
Prevent by reducing dialysis time and increasing frequency.
What causes myocarditis? - ✔✔Recent viral infections
Cocaine abuse
Autoimmune disease (i.e. SLE)
, ©NINJANERD 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
What is a key intervention to increase preload in the setting of cardiac
tamponade while waiting for a pericardiocentesis? - ✔✔Placing the patient
in Trendelenburg's (feet above head).
Consider: IVF
D/C preload lowering agents: diuretics, nitrates, and morphine
Signs of middle cerebral artery stroke - ✔✔* Contralateral hemiplegia
* Sensory involvement
* Aphasia (if dominant hemisphere involved)
* Neglect (if non-dominant hemisphere involved) (i.e. denial of weakness)
* Homonymous hemianopsia (loss of same visual field in both eyes)
Signs of anterior cerebral artery stroke - ✔✔* Weakness or sensory loss of
contralateral leg and proximal arm
* Behavior disturbance (confusion, indecisiveness, memory loss, urinary
incontinence)
Signs of posterior cerebral artery stroke - ✔✔* Contralateral visual field loss
* Color blindness
* Impaired depth perception
