OMSA RECERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST
1 day after surgery the pt reports an itchy red rash all over her body after taking
Amoxicillin, your recommendation is: - Answers- Stop the amoxicillin and take over the
counter benadryl
A pt w/type 1 diabetes insulin dependent would typically be giving themselves insulin
shots to control their blood glucose to control diabetes T or F - Answers- True
compartment syndrome one can see increase pressure in forearm - Answers- This can
be caused by venipuncture
This is considered true medical emergency
MI of the heart muscle is reversible - Answers- False
Asthma is a disease of what? - Answers- Lower airway, bronchiolar constriction
stimulating sympathetic nervous system - Answers- Increased heart rare & blood
pressure
Your pt arrives at 1:30 pm for surgery. He admits he had a sip of water at 1:00pm so he
has been npo for only 30min. He assures you it was only a sip of water and nothing
more. You tell him - Answers- It's ok to proceed but you have to wait 1.5hr
Blood flow through the heart - Answers- 1-Superior & Inferior Vena Cava, 2-Rt Atrium,
3-Tricuspid Valve, 4- Rt Ventricle, 5-Pulmonary Valve, 6-Pulmonary Artery, 7- Lungs-pick
up oxygen, 8-Pulmonary Veins, 9- Lt Atrium, 10- Mitral Valve (Bicuspid), 11-Lt Ventricle,
12- Aortic Valve, 13-Aorta, 14- Body=peripheral circulation
Antibiotic prophylaxis - Answers- use of antibiotics to prevent infection in cardiac valves
caused by bacteremia
History of endocarditis
Prosthetic valves
Heart transplant
Cyanotic congenital disease birth defects
Repaired congenital heart disease w/residual defects
Amoxicillin 2grams
Clindamycin 600mg or
Azithromycin 500mg z-pack
Indications for blood thinners - Answers- Stroke cva
Pulmonary embolism pe
History of blood clots in leg DVT or VTE
1 day after surgery the pt reports an itchy red rash all over her body after taking
Amoxicillin, your recommendation is: - Answers- Stop the amoxicillin and take over the
counter benadryl
A pt w/type 1 diabetes insulin dependent would typically be giving themselves insulin
shots to control their blood glucose to control diabetes T or F - Answers- True
compartment syndrome one can see increase pressure in forearm - Answers- This can
be caused by venipuncture
This is considered true medical emergency
MI of the heart muscle is reversible - Answers- False
Asthma is a disease of what? - Answers- Lower airway, bronchiolar constriction
stimulating sympathetic nervous system - Answers- Increased heart rare & blood
pressure
Your pt arrives at 1:30 pm for surgery. He admits he had a sip of water at 1:00pm so he
has been npo for only 30min. He assures you it was only a sip of water and nothing
more. You tell him - Answers- It's ok to proceed but you have to wait 1.5hr
Blood flow through the heart - Answers- 1-Superior & Inferior Vena Cava, 2-Rt Atrium,
3-Tricuspid Valve, 4- Rt Ventricle, 5-Pulmonary Valve, 6-Pulmonary Artery, 7- Lungs-pick
up oxygen, 8-Pulmonary Veins, 9- Lt Atrium, 10- Mitral Valve (Bicuspid), 11-Lt Ventricle,
12- Aortic Valve, 13-Aorta, 14- Body=peripheral circulation
Antibiotic prophylaxis - Answers- use of antibiotics to prevent infection in cardiac valves
caused by bacteremia
History of endocarditis
Prosthetic valves
Heart transplant
Cyanotic congenital disease birth defects
Repaired congenital heart disease w/residual defects
Amoxicillin 2grams
Clindamycin 600mg or
Azithromycin 500mg z-pack
Indications for blood thinners - Answers- Stroke cva
Pulmonary embolism pe
History of blood clots in leg DVT or VTE
