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1. What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epi-
nephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest?
10 mg every 10 minutes
1 mg every 3-5 minutes
1 mg every 7 minutes
0.1 mg every 2 minutes
Answer 1 mg every 3-5 minutes
2. A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what
condition?
Diabetes mellitus
Cerebral palsy
Diabetes Insipidus
Myxedema coma
,Answer Diabetes Insipidus
3. A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They are
complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage assessment,
you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but is suffering from a
loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent with
Posterior cord syndrome
Central cord syndrome
Anterior cord syndrome
Autonomic syndrome
Answer Posterior cord syndrome
4. A patient arrives with acute onset of central chest pain. The patient is tachy- cardic and
tachypneic and appears very anxious and restless. What would be the MOST
important initial intervention for this patient?
Obtain electrocardiogram
Administer nitroglycerin
Administer oxygen
Obtain venous blood gas
Answer Administer oxygen
,5. A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vaginal
bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms?
Abruptio placenta
Placenta Previa
Ectopic pregnancy
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM)
Answer Placenta Previa
6. What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension pneumoth- orax?
Petechial chest rash
Distended neck veins Equal
chest wall expansion
Flattened neck veins
Answer Distended Neck Veins
7. A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of breath
(SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell. What is the patient
MOST likely suffering from?
Giardia Microsporidia
COVID 19
, Tuberculosis
Answer COVID 19
8. The deficiency of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) can lead to what endocrine
disorders?
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus
Adrenal Insufficiency
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH)
Answer Diabetes Insipidus
9. A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol approximately 2 hours
ago. The patient has severe hypotension and bradycardia. IV fluids and vasopressors
are initiated. What nursing assessment findings indicate the treatment has been
effective?
Decreasing pulse pressure
Decreasing central venous pressure
Increasing serum glucose
Increasing serum cortisol
Answer Increasing serum glucose