CAPA Certification Exam Questions with complete solutions

CAPA Certification Exam Questions with complete solutions Glycopyrrolate - - Induction and intubation medication - Can cause photosensitivity Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - - hemodilution - hypertension - hypervolemia (this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue) Transverse Colostomy - soft stool typical stool odor stool damages the skin empties several times per day may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolytes imbalances may irrigate sigmoid colostomy - - formed stool ileosotomy - - high up - liquid pasty stool Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - Small pouch created from stomach Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed Restriction and malabsorption Post-op Stroke symptoms - - double vision - headache - sudden dizziness Metoclopramide (Reglan) - - controls post-op NV - can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia Gastrectomy Interventions - - encourage deep breaths - and position shifts clonic seizure - repetitive jerking movements petit mal seizure - Also called absence attack. A seizure that is characterized by a spike-and-wave EEG and often involves a loss of awareness and inability to recall events surrounding the seizure. Tonic seizure - sustained muscle contraction Emergence excitement safety interventions - ok to use wrist restraints Shivering first interventions - - anticipate order for demerol (over warm blankets) Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress - - Hyperventilation - Respiratory Alkalosis - Elevated Lactate Levels Interscalene nerve block - anesthetizes the brachial plexus as it passes through the scalene triangle. It