MEDICAL EMERGENCIES FISDAP
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ hepatitis A spread by:
Answer: spread by the fecal-oral route
◉ Patients who abuse opioids by injecting them often share needles
with other people which significantly increases their risk for
contracting bloodborne pathogens such as:
Answer: hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
◉ What does an arteriovenous shunt provide?
Answer: provides high blood flow for hemodialysis
◉ What is a complication of an arteriovenous shunt?
Answer: some blood cells will exit the arteriole only to be shunted to
the venule without ever reaching a true capillary and they do not
offload their oxygen
◉ renal dialysis
,Answer: rids your body of unwanted toxins, waste products and
excess fluids with a machine that filters and purifies the blood
◉ What are indications of renal dialysis treatment?
Answer: end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or chronic renal failure
◉ What are among the first conditions that affect a patient who has
missed a dialysis treatment?
Answer: weakness and pulmonary edema
◉ hemodialysis
Answer: patient's blood circulates through a dialysis machine that
functions in much the same way as the normal kidneys
◉ peritoneal dialysis
Answer: large amounts of specially formulated dialysis fluid are
infused into the abdominal cavity
◉ What are the effects of peritoneal dialysis?
Answer: very effective but carries a high risk of peritonitis
◉ peritonitis
Answer: any foreign material can cause irritation to the peritoneum
, ◉ peritoneum
Answer: membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity
(parietal peritoneum) and the covers the organs of the abdomen
(visceral peritoneum)
◉ peritonitis signs/symptoms
Answer: ileus, tachycardia, hypotension, loss of body fluid into the
abdominal cavity, abdominal distention, emesis (vomiting), nausea,
◉ ileus
Answer: paralysis of the muscular contractions that normally propel
material through the intestine
◉ What are some complications of renal dialysis?
Answer: weakness, pulmonary edema, muscle cramps,
nausea/vomiting, hemorrhage from the access site, infection at the
access site
◉ How to treat patient on dialysis?
Answer: ABCs, high flow oxygen if indicated, mange any bleeding
from the access site
◉ How to position a patient on dialysis with pulmonary edema?
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ hepatitis A spread by:
Answer: spread by the fecal-oral route
◉ Patients who abuse opioids by injecting them often share needles
with other people which significantly increases their risk for
contracting bloodborne pathogens such as:
Answer: hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
◉ What does an arteriovenous shunt provide?
Answer: provides high blood flow for hemodialysis
◉ What is a complication of an arteriovenous shunt?
Answer: some blood cells will exit the arteriole only to be shunted to
the venule without ever reaching a true capillary and they do not
offload their oxygen
◉ renal dialysis
,Answer: rids your body of unwanted toxins, waste products and
excess fluids with a machine that filters and purifies the blood
◉ What are indications of renal dialysis treatment?
Answer: end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or chronic renal failure
◉ What are among the first conditions that affect a patient who has
missed a dialysis treatment?
Answer: weakness and pulmonary edema
◉ hemodialysis
Answer: patient's blood circulates through a dialysis machine that
functions in much the same way as the normal kidneys
◉ peritoneal dialysis
Answer: large amounts of specially formulated dialysis fluid are
infused into the abdominal cavity
◉ What are the effects of peritoneal dialysis?
Answer: very effective but carries a high risk of peritonitis
◉ peritonitis
Answer: any foreign material can cause irritation to the peritoneum
, ◉ peritoneum
Answer: membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity
(parietal peritoneum) and the covers the organs of the abdomen
(visceral peritoneum)
◉ peritonitis signs/symptoms
Answer: ileus, tachycardia, hypotension, loss of body fluid into the
abdominal cavity, abdominal distention, emesis (vomiting), nausea,
◉ ileus
Answer: paralysis of the muscular contractions that normally propel
material through the intestine
◉ What are some complications of renal dialysis?
Answer: weakness, pulmonary edema, muscle cramps,
nausea/vomiting, hemorrhage from the access site, infection at the
access site
◉ How to treat patient on dialysis?
Answer: ABCs, high flow oxygen if indicated, mange any bleeding
from the access site
◉ How to position a patient on dialysis with pulmonary edema?
