Galen 2024 Exam
Questions with Complete
Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Sign of thyroid storm? - Correct Answers: tremors
How to properly transfer patient from bed to chair? - Correct Answers: HOB up/chair parallel
How to properly ambulate with a cane? - Correct Answers: Up with good down with bad
What are normal age related changes? - Correct Answers: eye or chest changes
Good therapy for rheumatoid arthritis? - Correct Answers: music therapy
Where is the tragus? - Correct Answers: a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the
ear
What is transphenoidal hypophysectomy? - Correct Answers: removal of pituitary gland through the
nose
What are the most significant risk factors for bladder cancer? - Correct Answers: Smoking and previous
cancers
Where to you auscultate to hear a bruit for a dialysis patient? - Correct Answers: At the AV fistuala
(arteriovenous)
Name a complication of thyroidectomy: - Correct Answers: Bleeding behind the neck.
How to prepare a client for an MRI - Correct Answers: Wheelchair transporting and remove all metal
MAOI inhibitiors are used for what? - Correct Answers: Depression and for HTN
What foods to avoid with MAOI inhibitors? - Correct Answers: Tyramine containing ie: dried fruit, organ
meats, red wine, cheese, alcohol
, MAOI inhibitors can cause? - Correct Answers: HTN crisis
Mechanical Ventilators Low alarm means? - Correct Answers: Leak or disconnect, bag client
Mechanical ventilators High alarm means? - Correct Answers: Dry or obstruction, suction client
Symptoms of Addison's disease? - Correct Answers: Bronze, dehydrated, hyponatremia
Complications of burns? - Correct Answers: dehydration - need fluid replacement
What is used to reduce serum potassium in a renal patient? - Correct Answers: Kaexalate by mouth or
retention enema or insulin and glucose IV
Ketoacidosis s/s's - Correct Answers: Fruity breath, Kussmal's respirations
Kussmal's respirations - Correct Answers: deep and rapid
Type ___ diabetics can get ketoacidosis? - Correct Answers: 2
Internal radiation - Correct Answers: do not stand over pt's bed, visitors for 10 min, no pregnant or
children (colds), limit time in room, call Nuclear department if become contaminated, nothing to leave
room unless gone through scanner, food delivered by nurse, any vomit or excretions need to be handled
special way, flush toilet three times after bathroom, WEAR BADGE, NO KID SITTING ON LAP
Hepatitis preicteric phase s/s's - Correct Answers: N/V, RUQ pain
Allen's test - Correct Answers: occlude both ulnar and radial artery until hand blanches then release
ulnar. If the hand pinks up, ulnar artery is good and you can carry on with ABG