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CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+|| NEW!!
Beta blockers are used to - ANSWER - lower blood pressure and heart
rate; decrease myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing heart rate,
contractility, and blood pressure
Do not use beta blockers in patients with - ANSWER - hypotension,
bradycardia, asthma, or recent cocaine use
Commonly used beta blockers - ANSWER - atenolol, bisoprolol,
carvedilol, labetalol, metoprolol
Calcium channel blockers are used to - ANSWER - treat hypertension
and dysrhythmias, restrict the regular flow of calcium into the heart and
blood vessels, reduce the workload of the heart and oxygenation need
Commonly used calcium channel blockers are - ANSWER - amlodipine,
diltiazem, felodipine, verapamil
Vasopressors are used to - ANSWER - treat hypotension, cause
constriction of blood vessels, increase MAP
pg. 1
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Commonly used vasopressors are - ANSWER - epinephrine,
dobutamine, dopamine, norepinephrine
Do not use diuretics in patients with - ANSWER - kidney failure,
dehydration, pregnancy, hypotension, gout, hypokalemia
NSTEMI includes ST depression which reflects - ANSWER - ischemia
resulting from a partial blockage of the coronary artery
STEMI indicates - ANSWER - complete occlusion of a coronary artery
STEMI EKG findings - ANSWER - ST elevation of 1mm in 2 or more
leads, or a new left bundle branch block
Medications contraindicated during the acute phase of an MI (STEMI)
include - ANSWER - NSAIDs
An aortic dissection is - ANSWER - a tear in the innermost layer of the
aorta allowing blood to enter the aortic media and causing reduced blood
flow through the vessels
Aortic dissection signs and symptoms - ANSWER - acute onset of
severe sharp, ripping, or tearing pain in the chest and/or abdomen; blood
pressure difference of 20 mmHg between left and right arms; weak,
unequal pulses; anxiety; deviated trachea
pg. 2
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Epinephrine dose during cardiac arrest - ANSWER - 1 mg every 3 to 5
minutes
Amiodarone and lidocaine are the 2 anti-dysrhythmics preferred for -
ANSWER - shock-refractory V-fib or pulseless V-tach
V-fib treatment - ANSWER - CPR, defibrillation
For shock-refractory V-fib (V-fib that is unresponsive to shocks) -
ANSWER - Administer amiodarone
V-tach with pulse treatment - ANSWER - amiodarone
Supraventricular tachycardia is - ANSWER - an umbrella term for
rhythms that are more than 150 bpm because the heart is beating so fast
it is impossible to determine the actual underlying rhythm.
Treatment for stable supraventricular tachycardia - ANSWER - vagal
maneuver, adenosine
Treatment for unstable supraventricular tachycardia - ANSWER -
synchronized cardioversion
Myocarditis diagnostic findings - ANSWER - elevated WBC, elevated
CK-MB and trop, elevated ESR
pg. 3
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Myocarditis treatment - ANSWER - antibiotics; ACE inhibitors, beta
blockers, or diuretics; steroids
Pericarditis diagnostic findings - ANSWER - elevated troponin, WBC,
ESR, CRP; ST elevation in all leads except AVR and V1; tall, peaked T
waves; chest x-ray with "water bottle" silhouette
Endocarditis signs and symptoms - ANSWER - Janeway lesions, Osler's
nodes, Roth's spots
Left-sided heart failure symptoms - ANSWER - dyspnea and cough,
crackles; cough with frothy sputum, hemoptysis; left-sided S3 sound,
oliguria
Right-sided heart failure symptoms - ANSWER - related to systemic
circulation; edema; JVD; dependent edema in lower legs; hepatomegaly;
ascites; right-sided S3 sound; weight gain; nocturia
Heart failure diagnostic test findings - ANSWER - BNP is main
laboratory value to measure, more than 100 pg/mL is heart failure;
hypokalemia, hyponatremia
First-line hypertension drugs - ANSWER - labetalol, hydralazine,
clonidine, metoprolol
pg. 4
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+|| NEW!!
Beta blockers are used to - ANSWER - lower blood pressure and heart
rate; decrease myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing heart rate,
contractility, and blood pressure
Do not use beta blockers in patients with - ANSWER - hypotension,
bradycardia, asthma, or recent cocaine use
Commonly used beta blockers - ANSWER - atenolol, bisoprolol,
carvedilol, labetalol, metoprolol
Calcium channel blockers are used to - ANSWER - treat hypertension
and dysrhythmias, restrict the regular flow of calcium into the heart and
blood vessels, reduce the workload of the heart and oxygenation need
Commonly used calcium channel blockers are - ANSWER - amlodipine,
diltiazem, felodipine, verapamil
Vasopressors are used to - ANSWER - treat hypotension, cause
constriction of blood vessels, increase MAP
pg. 1
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Commonly used vasopressors are - ANSWER - epinephrine,
dobutamine, dopamine, norepinephrine
Do not use diuretics in patients with - ANSWER - kidney failure,
dehydration, pregnancy, hypotension, gout, hypokalemia
NSTEMI includes ST depression which reflects - ANSWER - ischemia
resulting from a partial blockage of the coronary artery
STEMI indicates - ANSWER - complete occlusion of a coronary artery
STEMI EKG findings - ANSWER - ST elevation of 1mm in 2 or more
leads, or a new left bundle branch block
Medications contraindicated during the acute phase of an MI (STEMI)
include - ANSWER - NSAIDs
An aortic dissection is - ANSWER - a tear in the innermost layer of the
aorta allowing blood to enter the aortic media and causing reduced blood
flow through the vessels
Aortic dissection signs and symptoms - ANSWER - acute onset of
severe sharp, ripping, or tearing pain in the chest and/or abdomen; blood
pressure difference of 20 mmHg between left and right arms; weak,
unequal pulses; anxiety; deviated trachea
pg. 2
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Epinephrine dose during cardiac arrest - ANSWER - 1 mg every 3 to 5
minutes
Amiodarone and lidocaine are the 2 anti-dysrhythmics preferred for -
ANSWER - shock-refractory V-fib or pulseless V-tach
V-fib treatment - ANSWER - CPR, defibrillation
For shock-refractory V-fib (V-fib that is unresponsive to shocks) -
ANSWER - Administer amiodarone
V-tach with pulse treatment - ANSWER - amiodarone
Supraventricular tachycardia is - ANSWER - an umbrella term for
rhythms that are more than 150 bpm because the heart is beating so fast
it is impossible to determine the actual underlying rhythm.
Treatment for stable supraventricular tachycardia - ANSWER - vagal
maneuver, adenosine
Treatment for unstable supraventricular tachycardia - ANSWER -
synchronized cardioversion
Myocarditis diagnostic findings - ANSWER - elevated WBC, elevated
CK-MB and trop, elevated ESR
pg. 3
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Myocarditis treatment - ANSWER - antibiotics; ACE inhibitors, beta
blockers, or diuretics; steroids
Pericarditis diagnostic findings - ANSWER - elevated troponin, WBC,
ESR, CRP; ST elevation in all leads except AVR and V1; tall, peaked T
waves; chest x-ray with "water bottle" silhouette
Endocarditis signs and symptoms - ANSWER - Janeway lesions, Osler's
nodes, Roth's spots
Left-sided heart failure symptoms - ANSWER - dyspnea and cough,
crackles; cough with frothy sputum, hemoptysis; left-sided S3 sound,
oliguria
Right-sided heart failure symptoms - ANSWER - related to systemic
circulation; edema; JVD; dependent edema in lower legs; hepatomegaly;
ascites; right-sided S3 sound; weight gain; nocturia
Heart failure diagnostic test findings - ANSWER - BNP is main
laboratory value to measure, more than 100 pg/mL is heart failure;
hypokalemia, hyponatremia
First-line hypertension drugs - ANSWER - labetalol, hydralazine,
clonidine, metoprolol
pg. 4
