BKAT CRITICAL CARE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔normal values (22-28 HCO3, 35-45 PCO2 normal) - ✔✔ph 7.4, pO2 98, pco2 38,
HCO3 25 --? what is this
✔✔120mmHg of __ pressure - ✔✔before sucitioning a patient, you should adjust the
vacuum pressure so that it is
✔✔atelectasis - ✔✔your post op patient has left anterior chest tube. Whn you
ausculatate the lung fields bilaterally you hear dminshed breath sounds in the right
posterior base. THis is most likely due to?
✔✔disconnected tubing - ✔✔patient on ventilator and low volume alarm sounds. THis is
due to?
✔✔leaking cuff - ✔✔high pressure alarm on respirator will NOT be triggered by what?
✔✔development of pneumothorax - ✔✔most important reason for diminshing breath
sounds in motor vechile crash victim with closed chest trauma is
✔✔fat embolus - ✔✔trauma patient 4 days post fracture suddenly develops SOB, most
likely cause is?
, ✔✔handwashing and gloves when suctioing - ✔✔preventing Ventilator pna, most
important action is
✔✔immbolize head - ✔✔most imporant nursing acticity for patient with dx of cervical
spinal cord injury is
✔✔change in LOC - ✔✔earliest sign of increase ICP is?
✔✔listen for bilateral breath sounds - ✔✔assess proper positioning of et tube, most
important nursing action?
✔✔widened pulse pressure - ✔✔deepening ICP characterized by
✔✔mannitol - ✔✔drug of choice to reduce ICP
✔✔abnormal finding - ✔✔positive babinski in adult represents
✔✔initiating tpa if within 8 hours - ✔✔which of the folliwng is wrong -- acute phse of
stroke treatment
✔✔evaluating LOC - ✔✔most improtant part of nuero check
✔✔fruity breath, deep and rapid breathing - ✔✔DKA sx
✔✔weakness, headache, diaphoresis - ✔✔sx of hypoglycemia
✔✔dextrose - ✔✔what would you NOT give to someone in DKA coma
✔✔higher dose of insluin - ✔✔DM acutely ill require __ insulin dose
✔✔urine output - ✔✔psychophyisoligc stress response fro acute illness and being in an
icu can result in decrease
✔✔regular - ✔✔which of the following insluins will have peak action within 2-4 hours
✔✔1-2 hours (NOT 3-4) - ✔✔NPH - when would you expect an insulin reaction to occur
✔✔check cuff - ✔✔patient with ET tube audbily speaks - what do you do?
✔✔DI - ✔✔Pt post op craniotomy fasting bs of 100, extreme thirst and urine output
greater than 1000mls over two hours, suspect
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔normal values (22-28 HCO3, 35-45 PCO2 normal) - ✔✔ph 7.4, pO2 98, pco2 38,
HCO3 25 --? what is this
✔✔120mmHg of __ pressure - ✔✔before sucitioning a patient, you should adjust the
vacuum pressure so that it is
✔✔atelectasis - ✔✔your post op patient has left anterior chest tube. Whn you
ausculatate the lung fields bilaterally you hear dminshed breath sounds in the right
posterior base. THis is most likely due to?
✔✔disconnected tubing - ✔✔patient on ventilator and low volume alarm sounds. THis is
due to?
✔✔leaking cuff - ✔✔high pressure alarm on respirator will NOT be triggered by what?
✔✔development of pneumothorax - ✔✔most important reason for diminshing breath
sounds in motor vechile crash victim with closed chest trauma is
✔✔fat embolus - ✔✔trauma patient 4 days post fracture suddenly develops SOB, most
likely cause is?
, ✔✔handwashing and gloves when suctioing - ✔✔preventing Ventilator pna, most
important action is
✔✔immbolize head - ✔✔most imporant nursing acticity for patient with dx of cervical
spinal cord injury is
✔✔change in LOC - ✔✔earliest sign of increase ICP is?
✔✔listen for bilateral breath sounds - ✔✔assess proper positioning of et tube, most
important nursing action?
✔✔widened pulse pressure - ✔✔deepening ICP characterized by
✔✔mannitol - ✔✔drug of choice to reduce ICP
✔✔abnormal finding - ✔✔positive babinski in adult represents
✔✔initiating tpa if within 8 hours - ✔✔which of the folliwng is wrong -- acute phse of
stroke treatment
✔✔evaluating LOC - ✔✔most improtant part of nuero check
✔✔fruity breath, deep and rapid breathing - ✔✔DKA sx
✔✔weakness, headache, diaphoresis - ✔✔sx of hypoglycemia
✔✔dextrose - ✔✔what would you NOT give to someone in DKA coma
✔✔higher dose of insluin - ✔✔DM acutely ill require __ insulin dose
✔✔urine output - ✔✔psychophyisoligc stress response fro acute illness and being in an
icu can result in decrease
✔✔regular - ✔✔which of the following insluins will have peak action within 2-4 hours
✔✔1-2 hours (NOT 3-4) - ✔✔NPH - when would you expect an insulin reaction to occur
✔✔check cuff - ✔✔patient with ET tube audbily speaks - what do you do?
✔✔DI - ✔✔Pt post op craniotomy fasting bs of 100, extreme thirst and urine output
greater than 1000mls over two hours, suspect
