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CCT Final Exam Study Set Questions And Verified AnswersPhysiology of capillary pressure shows that hydrostatic pressure _______ and osmotic
pressure _______. - Answer pushes fluid out, pulls fluid back in
Most basic tools for early detection of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
include criteria such as: - Answer heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, and white
blood cell count.
A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns greater than: - Answer 25%
Inflammatory changes in the airway occur within: - Answer 2 hours
Your patient is complaining of severe left-upper-quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting
and is moderately hypotensive. Which of the following laboratory values most closely
reflects acute pancreatitis as the possible cause? - Answer lipase = 452 U/L
The ability of a test to detect a particular condition is referred to as its: - Answer
sensitivity
A patient in compensatory shock will increase his or her respiratory rate to bring about
which of the following changes? - Answer increased oxygen intake to blow off excess
carbon dioxide
Glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain are the three essential
components of which of the following processes? - Answer cellular respiration
Improper technique in performing an escharotomy may result in both of the following,
except: - Answer nerve damage and infection
,Your patient is receiving care for diabetic ketoacidosis. The most recent chemistry
panel for this patient indicates a serum potassium of 2.5 mEq/L. According to your
knowledge about this potassium abnormality, the most likely cause for this value is due
to the: - Answer insulin administration
ejection fraction is the volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle into the aorta with
each heartbeat. The force and volume of blood ejected from the ventricles during
systole is the: - Answer cardiac output
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma classifies _______ shock
caused by hemorrhagic trauma into four classes. - Answer hypovolemic
MRI testing uses an extremely powerful magnetic field. For this reason, there are a
number of considerations that may rule out having MRI testing performed on a patient.
Which of the following is a patient that should not have an MRI? A patient that has an
implantable defibrillator
The three parts of cellular respiration can work together in either a(n): Aerobic or an
anaerobic enviroment
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is best described as a(n): -Answer intrinsic
hormonal compensatory mechanism that helps increase arterial blood pressure
_______ is the proportion of people without the target disorder who have a negative test
result -Answer Specificity
Which of the following is considered the respiratory component of the ABG values?
-Answer PaCO2
The primary energy-carrying molecule in the body is: -Answer adenosine triphosphate
(ATP)
Treatment for a high voltage electrical burn patient may include the following: -
,Performing an escharotomy
While caring for a patient in the coronary care unit who had a recent myocardial
infarction, you have been providing care for him after he received tPA. You identify that
this patient is at risk for bleeding related to the tPA he received. Which of the following
lab values most closely reflects a patient who is at risk of bleeding? -Answer a
prothrombin time (PT) of 28 seconds
Children have relatively more surface area per kilogram than adults, which requires: -
Answer higher rates of fluid resuscitation
The normal SvO2 level measured in the pulmonary artery by a pulmonary artery (PA)
catheter is: - Answer 60% to 80%
Distributive shock includes which of the following three types of shock? - Answer
neurogenic, septic, and anaphylactic
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a milder form of: - Answer toxic epidermal necrolysis
syndrome
Which of the following values reflects the body tissues ability to extract and utilize
oxygen bound to hemoglobin? SvO2
All of the following are considered major burn injuries EXCEPT - partial thickness burns
of 15% to 25% in adults
Eschar is BEST described as - the leatherly, dried out covering of a burn injury
A lab test that is _______ matches the standard or true value - Answer accurate
You are transferring a trauma patient to a tertiary care for definitive management.
, Before transport, this patient received a prolonged resuscitation in the sending hospital.
From the above question and based on the prolonged resuscitation which would be the
most specific test to indicate organ perfusion? - Answer lactate
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is caused by all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer
postcardiopulmonary arrest
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) testing is especially useful for diagnostic images of
the spinal cord, heart, and which of the following? - Answer brain
Which of the following information about burns is FALSE? - Answer Two percent of burn
center admissions do not survive
Which of the following is the major intracellular cation? - Answer potassium
Inhalation can always be expected in all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer high-voltage
electrical shock
Which of the following statements regarding ultrasonography is TRUE? - Answer It is
based on measuring sound waves as they travel through body tissues
Two of the most common signs and symptoms of compensatory shock are - Answer
tachycardia and tachypnea
Precision refers to the ability of a laboratory test to give consistently similar results
each time it is run.
You are transporting a patient who recently sustained major crush injuries to both legs.
The cardiac monitor shows peaked T waves. Which of the following laboratory
potassium values most closely reflect the monitor changes? - Answer 5.8 mEq/L
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