CEN PracticeTest ,f ,f
1. Preload refers to: ,f ,f b.The volume of blood entering
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
theright side of the heart
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. The volume of blood entering ,f ,f ,f ,f
theleft side of the heart
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f Preload is the volume of blood ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. The volume of blood entering ,f ,f ,f ,f thatenters the right side of the heart.
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
theright side of the heart
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f This volume stretches the fibers in ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. The pressure in the venous ,f ,f ,f ,f the heart prior to contraction. Pre-
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
system that the heart must overcome to
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f loadiscommonlymeasuredasatri-al
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
pumpthe blood ,f ,f pressure.
,f
d. The pressure in the arterial ,f ,f ,f ,f
system that the heart must overcome to
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
pumpthe blood ,f ,f
2. The patient is brought to the ED withan
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f b.Symptomsbegan36hoursbeforear
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
anterior ST-elevation myocardial
,f ,f ,f rival.
infarction (STEMI).You are
,f ,f ,f ,f
assessinghimforpossibleadministrat
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f FibrinolytictherapyisgenerallyNOTre ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
ionoffib-rinolytics. An absolute
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f commended for patients whose ,f ,f ,f
contraindica- tion for this treatment is:
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f symptoms began more than 12
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
hours before arrival. Fibrinolytics
,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Thepatient'spainisnotrelieved ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f should not be given if the onset of
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
bymedications.
,f ,f symptoms was more than 24
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Symptoms began 36 hours ,f ,f ,f hoursbefore arrival UNLESS a
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
beforearrival.
,f ,f posterior MIisdiagnosed.Inthiscase,
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. The patient has received aspirin ,f ,f ,f ,f theMIwas anterior.
,f ,f ,f ,f
inthe last 2 hours.
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
d. The patient had a previous MI ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
6years ago.
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3. The team is performing CPR on a pa- c.Ventricular fibrillation
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
tient. The rhythm that will respond
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
toan electrical shock is:
,f ,f Ventricularfibrillationand
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
pulselessventricular tachycardia are ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Asystole the two rhythms that are considered ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. PEA to be "shockable"cardiacarrest ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. Ventricular fibrillation rhythms.AlthoughasystoleandPEA ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
d. SVT arecar-diacarrestrhythms,theywill ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
notre-spond to electrical shock. ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
,f ,f
, CEN PracticeTest ,f ,f
4. When suctioning during a cardiac ar- ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f b.Less than 10 seconds
,f ,f ,f ,f
rest, suctioning should be limited to
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
which of the following?
,f ,f ,f ,f According to the 2010 BLS and ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
ACLS guidelines, suctioning for
,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Less than 5 seconds ,f ,f ,f longer than 10 seconds may result
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Less than 10 seconds ,f ,f ,f inpullingtoomuchoxygenoutoftheair
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. Less than 20 seconds ,f ,f ,f ways resulting in hypoxemia. ,f ,f ,f
d. Less than 30 seconds ,f ,f ,f
5. Possible causes of cardiac arrest in- ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f a. Hypervolemia
clude all of the following EXCEPT:
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
Common causes of cardiac ar- ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Hypervolemia rest are known as the H's and ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Hypoxia T's and include: hypovolemia ,f ,f ,f
c. Hypokalemia (NOThypervolemia), hypoxia, ,f ,f ,f
d. TensionPneumothorax hydrogen ion excess (acidosis), ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
hypo or hy- perkalemia, ,f ,f ,f ,f
hypothermia, tension ,f ,f
pneumothorax, tamponade, ,f ,f
toxins,andthrombosis(pulmonaryor ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
coro-nary). Correction of these ,f ,f ,f ,f
causes can often reverse a cardiac ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
6. You are providing ventilations using a arrest.
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
,f
Bag-maskdevice.Suddenly,youdonot
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
see the patient's chest rise with the
,f ,f b. Airway obstruction
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
ventilation.You reposition the pa-tient
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
to ensure an open airway. Whenyou
,f ,f The most likely cause of the failure of ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
attempt to ventilate, you do not see his the chest to rise during ventila- tions
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
chest rise. The most likely cause of
,f is an airway obstruction. Al-
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
this is:
,f ,f thoughafaultybag- ,f ,f ,f ,f
maskdeviceisapossibility, it is ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. The bag-mask device is faulty unlikely that it wouldfail in the middle
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Airway obstruction of providing venti- lations. ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. The patient has suffered an MI ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
d. Cardiac tamponade ,f
7. Accordingto AmericanHeart Associ- ,f ,f ,f ,f
ation ACLS guidelines, cricoid pres-
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
sure during intubation:
,f ,f ,f b.Is no longer recommended.
,f ,f ,f ,f
,f ,f
, CEN PracticeTest
,f ,f
According to the most current AHA
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
,f ,f
1. Preload refers to: ,f ,f b.The volume of blood entering
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
theright side of the heart
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. The volume of blood entering ,f ,f ,f ,f
theleft side of the heart
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f Preload is the volume of blood ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. The volume of blood entering ,f ,f ,f ,f thatenters the right side of the heart.
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
theright side of the heart
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f This volume stretches the fibers in ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. The pressure in the venous ,f ,f ,f ,f the heart prior to contraction. Pre-
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
system that the heart must overcome to
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f loadiscommonlymeasuredasatri-al
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
pumpthe blood ,f ,f pressure.
,f
d. The pressure in the arterial ,f ,f ,f ,f
system that the heart must overcome to
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
pumpthe blood ,f ,f
2. The patient is brought to the ED withan
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f b.Symptomsbegan36hoursbeforear
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
anterior ST-elevation myocardial
,f ,f ,f rival.
infarction (STEMI).You are
,f ,f ,f ,f
assessinghimforpossibleadministrat
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f FibrinolytictherapyisgenerallyNOTre ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
ionoffib-rinolytics. An absolute
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f commended for patients whose ,f ,f ,f
contraindica- tion for this treatment is:
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f symptoms began more than 12
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
hours before arrival. Fibrinolytics
,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Thepatient'spainisnotrelieved ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f should not be given if the onset of
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
bymedications.
,f ,f symptoms was more than 24
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Symptoms began 36 hours ,f ,f ,f hoursbefore arrival UNLESS a
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
beforearrival.
,f ,f posterior MIisdiagnosed.Inthiscase,
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. The patient has received aspirin ,f ,f ,f ,f theMIwas anterior.
,f ,f ,f ,f
inthe last 2 hours.
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
d. The patient had a previous MI ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
6years ago.
,f ,f ,f
3. The team is performing CPR on a pa- c.Ventricular fibrillation
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
tient. The rhythm that will respond
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
toan electrical shock is:
,f ,f Ventricularfibrillationand
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
pulselessventricular tachycardia are ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Asystole the two rhythms that are considered ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. PEA to be "shockable"cardiacarrest ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. Ventricular fibrillation rhythms.AlthoughasystoleandPEA ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
d. SVT arecar-diacarrestrhythms,theywill ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
notre-spond to electrical shock. ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
,f ,f
, CEN PracticeTest ,f ,f
4. When suctioning during a cardiac ar- ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f b.Less than 10 seconds
,f ,f ,f ,f
rest, suctioning should be limited to
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
which of the following?
,f ,f ,f ,f According to the 2010 BLS and ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
ACLS guidelines, suctioning for
,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Less than 5 seconds ,f ,f ,f longer than 10 seconds may result
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Less than 10 seconds ,f ,f ,f inpullingtoomuchoxygenoutoftheair
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. Less than 20 seconds ,f ,f ,f ways resulting in hypoxemia. ,f ,f ,f
d. Less than 30 seconds ,f ,f ,f
5. Possible causes of cardiac arrest in- ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f a. Hypervolemia
clude all of the following EXCEPT:
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
Common causes of cardiac ar- ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. Hypervolemia rest are known as the H's and ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Hypoxia T's and include: hypovolemia ,f ,f ,f
c. Hypokalemia (NOThypervolemia), hypoxia, ,f ,f ,f
d. TensionPneumothorax hydrogen ion excess (acidosis), ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
hypo or hy- perkalemia, ,f ,f ,f ,f
hypothermia, tension ,f ,f
pneumothorax, tamponade, ,f ,f
toxins,andthrombosis(pulmonaryor ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
coro-nary). Correction of these ,f ,f ,f ,f
causes can often reverse a cardiac ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
6. You are providing ventilations using a arrest.
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
,f
Bag-maskdevice.Suddenly,youdonot
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
see the patient's chest rise with the
,f ,f b. Airway obstruction
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
ventilation.You reposition the pa-tient
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
to ensure an open airway. Whenyou
,f ,f The most likely cause of the failure of ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
attempt to ventilate, you do not see his the chest to rise during ventila- tions
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
chest rise. The most likely cause of
,f is an airway obstruction. Al-
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
this is:
,f ,f thoughafaultybag- ,f ,f ,f ,f
maskdeviceisapossibility, it is ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
a. The bag-mask device is faulty unlikely that it wouldfail in the middle
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
b. Airway obstruction of providing venti- lations. ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
c. The patient has suffered an MI ,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
d. Cardiac tamponade ,f
7. Accordingto AmericanHeart Associ- ,f ,f ,f ,f
ation ACLS guidelines, cricoid pres-
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
sure during intubation:
,f ,f ,f b.Is no longer recommended.
,f ,f ,f ,f
,f ,f
, CEN PracticeTest
,f ,f
According to the most current AHA
,f ,f ,f ,f ,f
,f ,f
