CLINICAL SIMULATION SAE COMPREHENSIVE
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Blood alcohol level. Answer: Sedation or tranquility: 50 mg/dl
Lack of coordination: 50-150 mg/dl
Intoxication (delerium): 140-200 mg/dl
Unconsciousness: 300-400 mg/dl
Fatal: >400 mg/dl
◉ Blood digoxin level. Answer: Increases cardiac contractility in
patients with CHF
Therapeutic: 0.9-2.0 ng/mL
Toxic: > 3.0 ng/mL
,◉ BGL. Answer: Normals: 20-30 (pre-term), > 30 (term), 80-120
(adults)
◉ - Blood magnesium level. Answer: Normal 1.5-2.5
Present in chronic diarrhea
◉ Blood natriuretic peptide (BNP). Answer: Secreted when heart
failure develops
Dx CHF
Helpful in determining if symptoms are from CHF
◉ Blood type crossmatch. Answer: Helps in determining
compatibility of a donor's blood
◉ Blood urea nitroen (BUN). Answer: Normal: 8-25
Elevated may indicate presence of renal disease
◉ - Bone marrow transplant. Answer: Indications: Aplastic anemia,
leukemia, or immune deficiency syndromes
, ◉ - Bowel sounds. Answer: Used to determine presence of
congenital diaphragmatic hernia in newborns
◉ Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Answer: Used to diagnose
nosocominal pneumonias and VAP
◉ Bronchogram. Answer: X-ray of the bronchi
Dx bronchiectasis in the presence or lesions
◉ - Calcium choride. Answer: Raise the calcium content of the blood
Iincompatible with epinephrine
◉ - Caloric stimulation. Answer: Used to assess brain death
◉ Calorimetry. Answer: Measurement of pateints daily energy
expenditure
Used to assess patients nutritional status
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Blood alcohol level. Answer: Sedation or tranquility: 50 mg/dl
Lack of coordination: 50-150 mg/dl
Intoxication (delerium): 140-200 mg/dl
Unconsciousness: 300-400 mg/dl
Fatal: >400 mg/dl
◉ Blood digoxin level. Answer: Increases cardiac contractility in
patients with CHF
Therapeutic: 0.9-2.0 ng/mL
Toxic: > 3.0 ng/mL
,◉ BGL. Answer: Normals: 20-30 (pre-term), > 30 (term), 80-120
(adults)
◉ - Blood magnesium level. Answer: Normal 1.5-2.5
Present in chronic diarrhea
◉ Blood natriuretic peptide (BNP). Answer: Secreted when heart
failure develops
Dx CHF
Helpful in determining if symptoms are from CHF
◉ Blood type crossmatch. Answer: Helps in determining
compatibility of a donor's blood
◉ Blood urea nitroen (BUN). Answer: Normal: 8-25
Elevated may indicate presence of renal disease
◉ - Bone marrow transplant. Answer: Indications: Aplastic anemia,
leukemia, or immune deficiency syndromes
, ◉ - Bowel sounds. Answer: Used to determine presence of
congenital diaphragmatic hernia in newborns
◉ Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Answer: Used to diagnose
nosocominal pneumonias and VAP
◉ Bronchogram. Answer: X-ray of the bronchi
Dx bronchiectasis in the presence or lesions
◉ - Calcium choride. Answer: Raise the calcium content of the blood
Iincompatible with epinephrine
◉ - Caloric stimulation. Answer: Used to assess brain death
◉ Calorimetry. Answer: Measurement of pateints daily energy
expenditure
Used to assess patients nutritional status
