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CCT Final Exam Study Set/326Questions and Answers
The physiology of capillary pressure reveals that hydrostatic pressure _______
and osmotic pressure _______. - -pushes fluid out, pulls fluid back in
-The criteria included in most basic tools for early detection of systemic
inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) are: - -heart rate, temperature,
respiratory rate, and white blood cell count.
-A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns greater than: - -25%
-Inflammatory changes in the airway occur within: - -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? - -
lipase = 452 U/L
-The ability of a test to detect a particular condition is referred to as its: - -
sensitivity
-A patient in compensatory shock will increase his or her respiratory rate to
bring about which of the following changes? - -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? - -cellular
respiration
-Improper technique in performing an escharotomy may lead to both: - -
nerve damage and infection
-Your patient is being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. The most recent
chemistry panel for this patient reveals a serum potassium of 2.5 mEq/L.
Based on your understanding of this potassium abnormality, which of the
following is the most likely cause for this value? - -insulin administration
-The force and volume of blood ejected from the ventricles during systole is
the: - -cardiac output
-The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma classifies _______
shock caused by hemorrhagic trauma into four classes. - -hypovolemic
, -MRI testing uses a very strong magnetic field. Because of this, several
considerations may exclude a patient from undergoing MRI testing. Which of
the following patients should not receive an MRI? - -a patient who has an
implantable defibrillator
-The three components 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): - -
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 - -Specificity
-Which of the following is considered the respiratory component of the ABG
values? - -PaCO2
-The primary energy-carrying molecule in the body is: - -adenosine
triphosphate (ATP)
-A patient with high-voltage electrical burns may need: - -an escharotomy
-While working in the coronary care unit, you have been caring for a patient
with a recent myocardial infarction who received tissue plasminogen
activator (tPA) during the course of his care. You recognize that this patient
is at risk for bleeding as a result of the tPA administered. Which of the
following lab values most closely reflects a patient who is at risk of bleeding?
- -a prothrombin time (PT) of 28 seconds
-Children have relatively more surface area per kilogram than adults, which
necessitates: - -higher rates of fluid resuscitation
-The normal SvO2 level measured in the pulmonary artery by a pulmonary
artery (PA) catheter is: - -60% to 80%
-Distributive shock includes which of the following three types of shock? - -
neurogenic, septic, and anaphylactic
-Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a milder form of: - -toxic epidermal necrolysis
syndrome
-The ability of the body's tissues to extract and use oxygen that is bound to
hemoglobin is reflected by which of the following values? - -SvO2
, -Major burn injuries include all of the following EXCEPT: - -partial-thickness
burns of 15% to 25% in adults
-Eschar is BEST described as - -the leathery, dried out covering of a burn
injury
-A laboratory test that is _______ conforms to the standard or true value - -
accurate
-You are transporting a trauma patient to a tertiary care facility for definitive
care. Prior to transport, this patient underwent a prolonged resuscitation
effort at the sending hospital. Based on the prolonged resuscitation, which of
the following would be the most specific test to reflect organ perfusion? - -
lactate
-Stevens-Johnson syndrome is caused by all of the following EXCEPT: - -
postcardiopulmonary arrest
-Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) testing is especially useful for diagnostic
images of the spinal cord, heart, and which of the following? - -brain
-Which of the following information about burns is FALSE? - -Two percent of
burn center admissions do not survive
-Which of the following is the major intracellular cation? - -potassium
-Inhalation should always be expected in all of the following EXCEPT: - -
high-voltage electrical shock
-Which of the following statements regarding ultrasonography is TRUE? - -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 -
-tachycardia and tachypnea
-The ability of a laboratory test to give consistently similar results each time
it is run is called: - -precision
-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? - -5.8 mEq/L
-Dry lime mixed with _______ may cause an exothermic reaction that leads to
burns - -water
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