solutions 2024
1. jFollowing ja j10-foot jfall, ja jyoung jadult jpresents jon ja jbackboard jwith ja jc-
collar jon. jThe jpt jhad jan jinitial jLOC jat jthe jscene jand jwas jlucid jon jarrival, jbut
jLOC jis jrapidly jdeteriorating. jThe jright jpupil jis jround jand jreactive, jbut jthe jleft
jis jdilated jand junresponsive jto jlight. jThe jACNP jshould j*first* jsuspect:
a. ja jbasilar jskull jfx
b. ja jsubdural jhematoma
c. jan jepidural jhematoma
d. ja jcerebellar jherniation j- jANS✓✓-an jepidural jhematoma
A jpt jis jreadmitted jd/t jsuspected jPE. jHome jmeds jinclude jmetformin
j(Glucophage). jWhich jof jthe jfollowing javailable jdx jmethods jwould jbe
jindicated?
a. jV/Q jscan
b. jspiral jCT
c. jpulmonary jangiogram
d. jvenous jdoppler jstudy j- jANS✓✓-a. jV/Q jscan
The jACNP jshould jrecognize jthat ja jtoxic jexposure jto
a. jmethanol jis jbest jtx jwith ja jsodium jbicarb jinfusion
b. jsalicylates jis jbest jtx jwith jn-acetylcysteine j(Mucomyst)
c. jbenzos jare jbest jtx jwith jhemodialysis
d. jcarbon jmonoxide jis jbest jtx jwith jhyperbaric joxygen j- jANS✓✓-d. jcarbon
jmonoxide jis jbest jtx jwith jhyperbaric joxygen
When jassessing jthe jweaning jability jof ja j75 jyo jCOPD jpt jwho jis jbeing
jmechanically jventilated, jit jis jimportant jfor jthe jACNP jto jconsider jthat jelderly
jpts
a. jhave ja jgreater jrespiratory jreserve jthan jyounger jpts
b. jhave jequivalent jPaO2/FiO2 jratios jcompared jto jyounger jpts
c. jtend jto jbreath jfaster jand jshallower jthan jyounger jpts
d. jtend jto jhave ja jlower jA-a jgradient jcompared jto jyounger jpts j- jANS✓✓-c. jtend
jto jbreath jfaster jand jshallower jthan jyounger jpts