Rasmussen MDC III Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers| Latest Update

Rasmussen MDC III Final Exam
Questions and Correct Answers|
Latest Update




respiratory alkalosis
high pH, low CO2


pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic




metabolic acidosis
low pH, low HCO3
pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic

,respiratory acidosis
low pH, high CO2


pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic




metabolic alkalosis
high pH, high HCO3


pH: 7.35-7.45 acidic-basic
HCO3: 21-28 acidic-basic
CO2: 45-35 acidic-basic




▪ change in condition make take priority over ABCs (ex: post op bleeding is
priority over an O2 Sat% of 90%)
▪ pick the patient that is going to die first
Priority questions...something to consider

,CPR, press the code button
You walk into your patient's room and they don't have a pulse, what are you going
to do?




bag resuscitation, press the code button
You walk into your patient's room and they are not breathing but have a pulse,
what are you going to do?

, ▪ unconscious, pulseless
▪ shock them with the AED!
If you walk into a room with a patient that is in ventricular fibrillation (v fib)


▪ How will they present?
▪ What must we do to get them out of that state?