ACP COPR Exam Prep Questions &
Answers
Required blood volume for "Massive Hemothorax"? - ANSWERS1500ml +
Intercostal Vasculature/Nerve location - ANSWERSInferior to the rib
Miosis - ANSWERSExcessive constriction of the pupil of the eye
Bell's palsy - ANSWERSType of facial paralysis that results in an inability to control the facial
muscles on the affected side.
Trauma - ANSWERSThe acute physiologic and structural change that occurs in a patient's body
when an external source of energy dissipates faster than the body's ability to sustain and
dissipate it.
Secondary spinal cord injury: - ANSWERSCaused by progressive swelling after the initial insult.
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure - ANSWERS{Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) } - {Intracranial Pressure
(ICP) }
Traumatic Asphyxia - ANSWERSSevere, sudden crushing injury to the chest and abdomen that
leads to a backward flow of blood from the heart into the vessels of the neck and head.
Beck's Triad - ANSWERSFindings of Pericardial Tamponade:
Hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds
, Decussate - ANSWERSCross or form an X.
Hepatojugular Reflex - ANSWERSCompression of congested liver produces JVD.
Trismus - ANSWERSReduced opening of the jaws.
Aldosterone - ANSWERSInfluences the reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium of
the kidney, thereby indirectly influencing water retention or loss, blood pressure and blood
volume.
Rhonchi - ANSWERSContinuous low pitched rattling that often resembles snoring.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) - ANSWERSA systemic thrombohemorrhagic
disorder that results in excessive coagulation AND excessive fibrinolytic activation
Delta Wave - ANSWERSRapid, slurred upslope to the R wave immediately after the end of the P
wave characteristic of WPW. (Short PRI)
Cor Pulmonale - ANSWERSRight sided heart failure secondary to chronic lung disease
Cardiac Output - ANSWERSThe amount of blood that is pumped out by either ventricle per
minute.
{ Stroke Volume (SV) } X { Heart rate} = Cardiac Output {CO}
Spina Bifida - ANSWERSHereditary defect in which there is an incomplete closing of the spine
and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy.
Answers
Required blood volume for "Massive Hemothorax"? - ANSWERS1500ml +
Intercostal Vasculature/Nerve location - ANSWERSInferior to the rib
Miosis - ANSWERSExcessive constriction of the pupil of the eye
Bell's palsy - ANSWERSType of facial paralysis that results in an inability to control the facial
muscles on the affected side.
Trauma - ANSWERSThe acute physiologic and structural change that occurs in a patient's body
when an external source of energy dissipates faster than the body's ability to sustain and
dissipate it.
Secondary spinal cord injury: - ANSWERSCaused by progressive swelling after the initial insult.
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure - ANSWERS{Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) } - {Intracranial Pressure
(ICP) }
Traumatic Asphyxia - ANSWERSSevere, sudden crushing injury to the chest and abdomen that
leads to a backward flow of blood from the heart into the vessels of the neck and head.
Beck's Triad - ANSWERSFindings of Pericardial Tamponade:
Hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds
, Decussate - ANSWERSCross or form an X.
Hepatojugular Reflex - ANSWERSCompression of congested liver produces JVD.
Trismus - ANSWERSReduced opening of the jaws.
Aldosterone - ANSWERSInfluences the reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium of
the kidney, thereby indirectly influencing water retention or loss, blood pressure and blood
volume.
Rhonchi - ANSWERSContinuous low pitched rattling that often resembles snoring.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) - ANSWERSA systemic thrombohemorrhagic
disorder that results in excessive coagulation AND excessive fibrinolytic activation
Delta Wave - ANSWERSRapid, slurred upslope to the R wave immediately after the end of the P
wave characteristic of WPW. (Short PRI)
Cor Pulmonale - ANSWERSRight sided heart failure secondary to chronic lung disease
Cardiac Output - ANSWERSThe amount of blood that is pumped out by either ventricle per
minute.
{ Stroke Volume (SV) } X { Heart rate} = Cardiac Output {CO}
Spina Bifida - ANSWERSHereditary defect in which there is an incomplete closing of the spine
and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy.
