CAPA REVIEW 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
COMPARTMENT SYNDROME - CORRECT ANSWER - keep extremity at same level
as heart
normal fascia pressure is 10mmHg
DIABETES - CORRECT ANSWER - always check a blood sugar level
MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA - CORRECT ANSWER - Dantrolene 2mg/kg
symptoms-late fever never give Quinidine/Verapamil
PULMONARY EDEMA noncardiogenic - CORRECT ANSWER - edema from airway
surgery
CRANIAL NERVES - CORRECT ANSWER - 1-12 (on old Olympus towering tops a fin
and german viewed some hopps) 7 Facial smile/frown/eyebrows 5 trigeminal chewing
HYPOKALEMIA - CORRECT ANSWER - Thiazide therapy can be cause
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX - CORRECT ANSWER - reduced breath sounds on
affected side hypersonance
POST DURAL HEADACHE - CORRECT ANSWER - caused by size of needle
MEDS HISTAMINE BLOCKER - CORRECT ANSWER - used to reduce risk of
aspiration
BLOCKS - CORRECT ANSWER - interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder, elbow
and arm surgeries.. watch for pneumothorax
, AV SHUNT - CORRECT ANSWER - arteriovenous shunt for dialysis discharge
instruction to elevate arm
MEDS DAY OF SURGERY - CORRECT ANSWER - PropanoLOL(BP meds) take the
day of surgery no NSAIDS/aspirin
NONPHARMECEUTICALS - CORRECT ANSWER - to decrease anxiety preoperatively
LMA - CORRECT ANSWER - moaning on arrival to PACU/complete normal assessment
MED DOPAMINE - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypotension when hypovolemia is absent
VERSED REVERSAL - CORRECT ANSWER - benzodiazepine reversal is
FLUMAZENIL
STRIDOR - CORRECT ANSWER - post extubation laryngeal edema late sign/ biphasic
stridor and lethargy
VITAL SIGNS - CORRECT ANSWER - normals see PALS card
NPO GUIDELINES - CORRECT ANSWER - 2-4-6-8 clear-breastmilk-light meal-full
meal
HYPOTENSION - CORRECT ANSWER - give DOPAMINE when hypovolemia is
absent
HYPOXIA - CORRECT ANSWER - restlessness
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
COMPARTMENT SYNDROME - CORRECT ANSWER - keep extremity at same level
as heart
normal fascia pressure is 10mmHg
DIABETES - CORRECT ANSWER - always check a blood sugar level
MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA - CORRECT ANSWER - Dantrolene 2mg/kg
symptoms-late fever never give Quinidine/Verapamil
PULMONARY EDEMA noncardiogenic - CORRECT ANSWER - edema from airway
surgery
CRANIAL NERVES - CORRECT ANSWER - 1-12 (on old Olympus towering tops a fin
and german viewed some hopps) 7 Facial smile/frown/eyebrows 5 trigeminal chewing
HYPOKALEMIA - CORRECT ANSWER - Thiazide therapy can be cause
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX - CORRECT ANSWER - reduced breath sounds on
affected side hypersonance
POST DURAL HEADACHE - CORRECT ANSWER - caused by size of needle
MEDS HISTAMINE BLOCKER - CORRECT ANSWER - used to reduce risk of
aspiration
BLOCKS - CORRECT ANSWER - interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder, elbow
and arm surgeries.. watch for pneumothorax
, AV SHUNT - CORRECT ANSWER - arteriovenous shunt for dialysis discharge
instruction to elevate arm
MEDS DAY OF SURGERY - CORRECT ANSWER - PropanoLOL(BP meds) take the
day of surgery no NSAIDS/aspirin
NONPHARMECEUTICALS - CORRECT ANSWER - to decrease anxiety preoperatively
LMA - CORRECT ANSWER - moaning on arrival to PACU/complete normal assessment
MED DOPAMINE - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypotension when hypovolemia is absent
VERSED REVERSAL - CORRECT ANSWER - benzodiazepine reversal is
FLUMAZENIL
STRIDOR - CORRECT ANSWER - post extubation laryngeal edema late sign/ biphasic
stridor and lethargy
VITAL SIGNS - CORRECT ANSWER - normals see PALS card
NPO GUIDELINES - CORRECT ANSWER - 2-4-6-8 clear-breastmilk-light meal-full
meal
HYPOTENSION - CORRECT ANSWER - give DOPAMINE when hypovolemia is
absent
HYPOXIA - CORRECT ANSWER - restlessness
