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ACCS Review Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Average urine output per hour is approximately? - answer40 mL According to the Berlin Criteria, a patient is classified with severe ARDS when his Pao2/Fio2 ratio is? - answerLess than 100 A patient is admitted to the ED with a possible ...

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ACCS Review Practice Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.


Average urine output per hour is approximately? - answer✔40 mL


According to the Berlin Criteria, a patient is classified with severe ARDS when his Pao2/Fio2

ratio is? - answer✔Less than 100


A patient is admitted to the ED with a possible CVA. Which diagnostic test is most appropriate

for identification of an acute cerebral infarction? - answer✔CT Scan: checks chest, abdomen and

brain (2-3 dimensions)


Cerebral angiography - answer✔measures abnormal cerebral circulation


PET scan - answer✔checks for cancer, brain disorders and heart diseases


A patient has been intubated in the ED and has a end tidal CO2 reading of 4%. The specialist

should suspect that the:




A. patient has a pulmonary embolus

B. ET tube is in the correct position

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C. ET tube is in the esophagus


D. ET tube is in the right main stem bronchus - answer✔B. ET tube is in the correct position




*etco2 will be > if in the esophagus

Post-operatively, Mr. Hart has a 2-3 mm ST segment elevation on his 12 lead electrocardiograph.

This is indicative of - answer✔Myocardial injury


Which of the following would most accurately provide necessary information regarding fluid

management in the care of a critically ill patient with pulmonary edema?




A. Bedside PFT

B. Intake and Output measurements

C. Daily weights


D. Pulmonary artery catheter - answer✔D. Pulmonary artery catheter


A patient who was struck in the head with a blunt object is recovering in the ICU. He is angry,

combative, and irritable. He opens his eyes, grunts, and withdraws when the sole of his foot is

stimulated with a sharp object. What is his score on the Glasgow Coma scale? - answer✔8


Chest radiograph changes associated with congestive heart failure include:

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1. Bilateral radiolucency

2. Increased pulmonary Vasculature

3. Cardiomegaly




A. 1 & 2 only

B. 2&3 only

C. 1& 3 only


D. All of the above - answer✔B. 2 & 3




1 is normal

2 and 3 indicates CHF

A 57 year old male is admitted to the ICU with chest pain radiating down his left arm. Which of

the following lab tests would best confirm the diagnosis of myocardial infarction?




A. PvO2

B. Phosphate

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C. Troponin


D. Lactate - answer✔C. Troponin


A 67 year old male with chest pain and shortness of breath is placed on a cardiac monitor in the

intensive care unit. The following rhythm is observed on the monitor - what is the correct

interpretation of a 3rd degree AV block? - answer✔No PR interval


Describe a 2nd degree AV block - answer✔P wave longer and skips a beat


Describe a Multifocal PVC - answer✔it's unidentifiable = treat with O2 and amiodarone


Which of the following tests should the adult critical care specialist recommend in order to

confirm the diagnosis of pulmonary artery hypertension?




A. pulmonary functions tests

B. high resolution CT scan

C. Right heart catheterization


D. Six minute walk test - answer✔C. Right heart catheterization


A 76 y.o. male presents to the ED with shortness of breath. Upon entering the room the adult

critical care specialist determines that the patient is alert and anxious on oxygen at 5L/min by

nasal cannula. He is seated in the tripod position and using accessory muscles to breathe. He has

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