CPEN TEST Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PedsMAssessmentMTriangleM-MAnswerMApperance,MWOB,MandMcirculation
NoMtouch
3MS'sM-MAnswerMSick:MnothingMabmornal
Sicker:MacuteMdisruption
Sickest:M2MorMmoreMdisruptions
UrgentMvs.MEmergentM-MAnswerMU:MneedMcareMwithinM24Mhrs
E:MthreatsMtoMlife,Mlimb,MorMeyesight
4McomponentsMofMPedsMTriageM-MAnswerMPAT,MinitialMassessment,MtriageMhx,Macuity
GastricMLavageM-MAnswerMNeedsMtoMbeMdoneMwithinM1Mhr
HelpfulMifMmedMslowMgastricMmotility
IronMIngestion
Tricyclic
ActivatedMCharcoalM-MAnswerMWithinM1hr
1gm/kg
WillMnotMabsorbMalcohols,Mhydrocarbons,Mcaustics,MorMheavyMmetals
WholeMbowelMIrrigationM-MAnswerMGolytely
ForMiron,Mlead,MsustainedMrelease
AcetaminophenMIngestionM-MAnswerMLiverMdamage
St.1:M12-24Mhr-Mvague,MN/V,Manorexia,Mpallor
St.2:M1-4Mdays,Mlatent
St.3:M72-96MhrMhepaticMnecrosis
, St.4:M7-8MdaysMworseMorMbetter
4MhrMlevel,MAcetodote
DiscMBatteriesM-MAnswerMRemoveMimmediately,MfatalMtissueMinjury
MethanolM-MAnswerMWindshieldMwasherMfld,MgasMadditives
GI,MCNS,MandMocular:MacidosisMandMCNSMdepression
FormicMAcidMdamagesMopticMnerve
GiveMAntidote:MformepizoleMorMethanolMinhibitors
IsopropylMAlcoholM-MAnswerMRubbingMalcohol,MhandMsanitizer
AbsorbedMbyMtheMGIMtract,MexcretedMbyMkidney,MmetabolizedMbyMliver
EthanolM-MAnswerMalcoholicMbeverages,Mperfumes,Mmouthwash
hypoglycemia
IsMtheMantidoteMforMethyleneMglycolMandMmethanol
CNSMdepression
EthyleneMglycolM-MAnswerMAntifreezeMandMdeicer
GI,MCNS,MrenalMeffects,Macidosis
CanMdevelopMsxMafterM12Mhrs
RenalMfailureMcausesMbyMcalciumMoxalateMcrystalsMinMurine(occludeMkidneys)
GiveMbicarb,Mantidote:Mformepizole,Methanol,Mpyridoxine
TricyclicM-MAnswerMAnyMamtMtoxicMtoMaMchild
CNSMandMcardiacMproblems(wideMQRS),Mhypotension,ManticholinergicMsymptoms
BicarbMforMcardiacMtoxicity,MlidocaineMtoMpreventMvent.Mdysrhythmias,MbenzosMforMsx
CaMChannelMBlockersM-MAnswerMsmallMamtMlethal
DecontaminateMGI
Updated 2026
PedsMAssessmentMTriangleM-MAnswerMApperance,MWOB,MandMcirculation
NoMtouch
3MS'sM-MAnswerMSick:MnothingMabmornal
Sicker:MacuteMdisruption
Sickest:M2MorMmoreMdisruptions
UrgentMvs.MEmergentM-MAnswerMU:MneedMcareMwithinM24Mhrs
E:MthreatsMtoMlife,Mlimb,MorMeyesight
4McomponentsMofMPedsMTriageM-MAnswerMPAT,MinitialMassessment,MtriageMhx,Macuity
GastricMLavageM-MAnswerMNeedsMtoMbeMdoneMwithinM1Mhr
HelpfulMifMmedMslowMgastricMmotility
IronMIngestion
Tricyclic
ActivatedMCharcoalM-MAnswerMWithinM1hr
1gm/kg
WillMnotMabsorbMalcohols,Mhydrocarbons,Mcaustics,MorMheavyMmetals
WholeMbowelMIrrigationM-MAnswerMGolytely
ForMiron,Mlead,MsustainedMrelease
AcetaminophenMIngestionM-MAnswerMLiverMdamage
St.1:M12-24Mhr-Mvague,MN/V,Manorexia,Mpallor
St.2:M1-4Mdays,Mlatent
St.3:M72-96MhrMhepaticMnecrosis
, St.4:M7-8MdaysMworseMorMbetter
4MhrMlevel,MAcetodote
DiscMBatteriesM-MAnswerMRemoveMimmediately,MfatalMtissueMinjury
MethanolM-MAnswerMWindshieldMwasherMfld,MgasMadditives
GI,MCNS,MandMocular:MacidosisMandMCNSMdepression
FormicMAcidMdamagesMopticMnerve
GiveMAntidote:MformepizoleMorMethanolMinhibitors
IsopropylMAlcoholM-MAnswerMRubbingMalcohol,MhandMsanitizer
AbsorbedMbyMtheMGIMtract,MexcretedMbyMkidney,MmetabolizedMbyMliver
EthanolM-MAnswerMalcoholicMbeverages,Mperfumes,Mmouthwash
hypoglycemia
IsMtheMantidoteMforMethyleneMglycolMandMmethanol
CNSMdepression
EthyleneMglycolM-MAnswerMAntifreezeMandMdeicer
GI,MCNS,MrenalMeffects,Macidosis
CanMdevelopMsxMafterM12Mhrs
RenalMfailureMcausesMbyMcalciumMoxalateMcrystalsMinMurine(occludeMkidneys)
GiveMbicarb,Mantidote:Mformepizole,Methanol,Mpyridoxine
TricyclicM-MAnswerMAnyMamtMtoxicMtoMaMchild
CNSMandMcardiacMproblems(wideMQRS),Mhypotension,ManticholinergicMsymptoms
BicarbMforMcardiacMtoxicity,MlidocaineMtoMpreventMvent.Mdysrhythmias,MbenzosMforMsx
CaMChannelMBlockersM-MAnswerMsmallMamtMlethal
DecontaminateMGI
