2025/2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
1. Following a 10-foot fall, a young adult presents on a backboard with a c-collar
on. The pt had an initial LOC at the scene and was lucid on arrival, but LOC is
rapidly deteriorating. The right pupil is round and reactive, but the left is dilated
and unresponsive to light. The ACNP should *first* suspect:
a. a basilar skull fx
b. a subdural hematoma
c. an epidural hematoma
d. a cerebellar herniation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an epidural hematoma
A pt is readmitted d/t suspected PE. Home meds include metformin (Glucophage).
Which of the following available dx methods would be indicated?