PCCN EXAM GRADED A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2024/2025 LATEST

epoetin -alfa -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-anemia -related -to -chronic -kidney -disease -should -be -treated -
with -______________________.



folic -acid, -Vitamin -B12 -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Name -two -treatments -for -megaloblastic -anemia.



infection -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Glucose -control -(via -insulin -drip) -in -the -post-CABG -patient -
decreases -the -risk -of -___________________.



acidosis -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-In -acute -oliguric -kidney -injury, -hyperkalemia -leads -to -
____________________.



right -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Obstructive-sleep -apnea -patients -are -at -risk -for -________-sided -heart
-failure.



hydration -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Acute -pancreatitis -patients -need -aggressive -
_________________________ -as -their -first -line -treatment.



right -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-The -best -way -to -diagnose -pulmonary -hypertension -and -get -heart -
pressure -measurements -is -________-sided -heart -catheterization.



False -(hypoglycemia -can -cause -stroke-like -signs -and -symptoms) -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-True -or -
False: -hyperglycemia -can -cause -stroke-like -signs -and -symptoms.



benzodiazepines -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-The -goal -of -alcohol -withdrawal -management -is -adequate -
sedation -with -_____________________.



heparin -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-If -atrial -fibrillation -lasts -more -than -24 -hours, -the -patient -should -
get -a -____________ -drip -at -therapeutic -levels

,beta -blockers -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Rate -control -for -atrial -fibrillation -can -be -achieved -with -a -
cardizem -drip. -_______________ -are -also -an -alternative -for -rate -control.



transesophageal -echocardiogram -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-A -
___________________________________________ -should -be -done -before -attempting -to -
cardiovert -a -patient -with -atrial -fibrillation.



15-20 -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-The -ischemic -stroke -patient -should -have -their -blood -pressure -
lowered -____-____% -within -the -first -day. -A -too-low -BP -can -result -in -neurological -worsening.



beta -blockers -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Cardiac -surgery -patients -can -be -on -_______________ -pre- -
and -post-operatively -to -control -atrial -fibrillation.



preload -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Nitroglycerin -is -contraindicated -in -right -ventricular -infarction -
because -it -decreases -____________________.



seizures -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Both -hypernatremia -and -hyponatremia -can -cause -
_____________________.



Sepsis -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-DIC -is -common -in -____________ -because -coagulation -is -impaired.



jaundice -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-_________________ -is -common -in -DIC -patients -because -stress -
and -hypotension -can -cause -hepatocellular -injury.



true -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-True -or -False: -Sputum -cultures -are -not -recommended -for -COPD -
exacerbation.



False -(Antibiotics -are -not -recommended. -Short-acting -beta -agonists -are -first -line -therapy.) -- -
CORRECT -ANSWER-True -or -False: -Antibiotics -are -recommended -for -COPD -exacerbation.



False -(afterload -and -preload -are -increased -with -cardiogenic -shock; -afterload -needs -to -be -
decreased -and -vasoconstrictors -are -contraindicated) -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-True -or -False: -The -goal

, -of -treatment -for -cardiogenic -shock -is -to -increase -afterload -with -vasoconstrictors -like -
norepinephrine -(levophed).



cardiogenic -shock -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-Vasosonstrictors -(norepinephrine), -beta-blockers, -and -low -
molecular -weight -heparin -should -be -avoided -for -patients -with -this -condition.



Vasopressin -(ADH) -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-_______________________ -can -improve -portal -
hypertension -in -upper -GI -bleed/liver -cirrhosis -patients.



sepsis -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-ARDS -is -most -often -part -of -a -systemic -inflammatory -process, -
particularly -systemic -____________.



endocarditis -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-A -patient -with -a -new -systolic -murmur -should -be -evaluated -
for -____________________.



true -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-True -or -False: -acute -ischemic -stroke -patients -need -to -be -as -flat -as -
possible -in -bed -for -the -first -24 -hours.



False -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-True -or -False: -A -pulmonary -embolism -patient -will -have -crackles -in -
the -lungs.



supine -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-____________ -positioning -should -be -avoided -in -pneumonia -patients.



atrial -fibrillation -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-The -dysrhythmia -most -commonly -associated -with -mitral -
stenosis -is -__________________________.



True -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-True -or -False: -Ketosis -is -a -normal -response -to -hypoglycemia -for -
everyone. -The -goal -of -hypoglycemia -treatment -is -to -instead -reverse -neurological -deterioration.



blood -pressure -- -CORRECT -ANSWER-The -major -goal -for -aortic -dissection -patients -is -to -control -
___________________.