UTMB-ADULT I EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
PREOPERATIVE -
Perioperative Nursing -
correct answer ✅activities performed by a professional nurse
before, during, and after surgery.
Surgery -
correct answer ✅the art and science of treating diseases, injuries
and deformities through operation and instrumentation.
Atelectasis -
correct answer ✅patients being position for a long time causing a
blockage of gas
ex- patients is in lateral position for a hip replacement that lasts for
8 hours
Pneumonia -
correct answer ✅lung infection; can result as a result of long
intubation or improper hand hygiene; or prior to coming to the
hospital
,UTMB-ADULT I EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Pulmonary edema -
correct answer ✅fluid in the lungs can be known as pneumonia
and can cause heart complications and chest trauma
Pulmonary embolism -
correct answer ✅blood clots from the feet goes up to the lungs; it
makes it difficult to breathe may see signs of anxiety, panic,
decrease 02
-may need to give them oxygen
symptoms:
dyspnea
chest pain
cyanosis
tachychardia
drop in blood pressure
Aspiration -
correct answer ✅cant eat or drink before you have surgery; (after
midnight)
-patients that eat are at risk for aspiration
,UTMB-ADULT I EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
-ex. 15yr old that was obsessed and loved food; got hit by a car and
got a fracture femur. but had to wait for surgery because she had
lied about not eating
Bronchospasm -
correct answer ✅sudden constriction of the bronchio as a result of
anesthesia as we are pulling the tube out
Laryngospasm -
correct answer ✅sudden constriction of the larynx; usually result
of anesthesia as we pull the tube out it stimulate the larynx to
constrict when that happens we either put the patient under and
reapproach the taking out the tube or take the tube out quickly and
stabilize the patient
Laryngeal edema -
correct answer ✅swelling around the larynx. happens as a result
of the tube stimulating the larynx patient may feel panic
hyperventilation -
correct answer ✅intake of too much carbon monoxide.
, UTMB-ADULT I EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Hypoxemia -
correct answer ✅low oxygen levels in the blood
Respiratory Depression -
correct answer ✅usually caused by medication such as opiod;
monitor o2 stats as well as respiratory rate; monitor usually
Thrombus -
correct answer ✅clog that forms in the lower extremity's of the
body
Emboli -
correct answer ✅
Paralytic Ileus -
correct answer ✅the colon and the intestine quit working; this
becomes a medical emergency because the colon and the small
intestine are dying; need to listen to each quadrant
occurs when we are doing an abdominal surgery; Handling of the
intestines during surgery leads to a loss of peristalsis for a few
hours or days
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
PREOPERATIVE -
Perioperative Nursing -
correct answer ✅activities performed by a professional nurse
before, during, and after surgery.
Surgery -
correct answer ✅the art and science of treating diseases, injuries
and deformities through operation and instrumentation.
Atelectasis -
correct answer ✅patients being position for a long time causing a
blockage of gas
ex- patients is in lateral position for a hip replacement that lasts for
8 hours
Pneumonia -
correct answer ✅lung infection; can result as a result of long
intubation or improper hand hygiene; or prior to coming to the
hospital
,UTMB-ADULT I EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Pulmonary edema -
correct answer ✅fluid in the lungs can be known as pneumonia
and can cause heart complications and chest trauma
Pulmonary embolism -
correct answer ✅blood clots from the feet goes up to the lungs; it
makes it difficult to breathe may see signs of anxiety, panic,
decrease 02
-may need to give them oxygen
symptoms:
dyspnea
chest pain
cyanosis
tachychardia
drop in blood pressure
Aspiration -
correct answer ✅cant eat or drink before you have surgery; (after
midnight)
-patients that eat are at risk for aspiration
,UTMB-ADULT I EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
-ex. 15yr old that was obsessed and loved food; got hit by a car and
got a fracture femur. but had to wait for surgery because she had
lied about not eating
Bronchospasm -
correct answer ✅sudden constriction of the bronchio as a result of
anesthesia as we are pulling the tube out
Laryngospasm -
correct answer ✅sudden constriction of the larynx; usually result
of anesthesia as we pull the tube out it stimulate the larynx to
constrict when that happens we either put the patient under and
reapproach the taking out the tube or take the tube out quickly and
stabilize the patient
Laryngeal edema -
correct answer ✅swelling around the larynx. happens as a result
of the tube stimulating the larynx patient may feel panic
hyperventilation -
correct answer ✅intake of too much carbon monoxide.
, UTMB-ADULT I EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Hypoxemia -
correct answer ✅low oxygen levels in the blood
Respiratory Depression -
correct answer ✅usually caused by medication such as opiod;
monitor o2 stats as well as respiratory rate; monitor usually
Thrombus -
correct answer ✅clog that forms in the lower extremity's of the
body
Emboli -
correct answer ✅
Paralytic Ileus -
correct answer ✅the colon and the intestine quit working; this
becomes a medical emergency because the colon and the small
intestine are dying; need to listen to each quadrant
occurs when we are doing an abdominal surgery; Handling of the
intestines during surgery leads to a loss of peristalsis for a few
hours or days
