BKAT CRITICAL CARE 2026 EXAMINERS SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Signs and symptoms of blood transfusion reactions - ✔✔Back pain, dark urine,
chills, fainting, dizziness, fever, flank pain, skin flushing, and shortness of breath
✔✔Most important treatment in burn patients with 24 hours following airway securment -
✔✔IV fluid resuscitation
✔✔Why should a hypothermic patient not be rapidly re-warmed? - ✔✔Rebound
increased ICP
✔✔True or false: A medical power of attorney gives the person the right to make all
medical decisions for the patient while in critical care? - ✔✔False
✔✔ACLS rhythms that amiodarone is used to treat - ✔✔V-fib and pulseless v-tach
✔✔Amiodarone dosage for ACLS - ✔✔300 mg
✔✔Signs and symptoms of cyanide toxicity - ✔✔Mental status changes, tachycardia,
seizure, a need for an increase in dose, and unexplained metabolic acidosis
, ✔✔ Normal Central Venous Pressure (CVP) range - ✔✔2-8 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Occlusion Pressure (PAOP) range - ✔✔6-12 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Systolic (PAS) range - ✔✔20-30 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Diastolic (PAD) range - ✔✔5-15 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Mean (PAM) - ✔✔11-20 mmHg
✔✔Normal Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR) range - ✔✔800-1200 mmHg
✔✔Preload - ✔✔volume left in the left ventricle at the end of diastole
✔✔What is preload affected by? - ✔✔venous return to the heart, atrial kick, total
volume, and ventricular compliance
✔✔What drugs can affect preload? - ✔✔Furosemide and nitroglycerin
✔✔Afterload - ✔✔Amount of pressure heart has to overcome to pump blood out
✔✔What drugs may affect afterload? - ✔✔Vasoconstricters and vasodilators
✔✔Contractility - ✔✔the contractile force of the heart, how much will it take to move the
preload out against the afterload
✔✔What is the appropriate hold time after pulling an arterial line? - ✔✔5-10 min
✔✔What part of the heart does the PAOP affect? - ✔✔Left ventricle
✔✔What part of the heart does the CVP affect? - ✔✔Right ventricle
✔✔What does it mean when the PAOP is elevated? - ✔✔Increased left ventricular end
diastolic pressure that could be indicative of left ventricular dysfunction or failure
✔✔What does it mean if CVP is elevated? - ✔✔Fluid overload or decreased compliance
(such as with ARDS and COPD)
✔✔Difference between stable and unstable angina - ✔✔Stable angina: pain happens
with certain activities but then goes away with rest.
Unstable angina: chest pain can occur at rest, becomes more sever or frequent, or lasts
longer
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Signs and symptoms of blood transfusion reactions - ✔✔Back pain, dark urine,
chills, fainting, dizziness, fever, flank pain, skin flushing, and shortness of breath
✔✔Most important treatment in burn patients with 24 hours following airway securment -
✔✔IV fluid resuscitation
✔✔Why should a hypothermic patient not be rapidly re-warmed? - ✔✔Rebound
increased ICP
✔✔True or false: A medical power of attorney gives the person the right to make all
medical decisions for the patient while in critical care? - ✔✔False
✔✔ACLS rhythms that amiodarone is used to treat - ✔✔V-fib and pulseless v-tach
✔✔Amiodarone dosage for ACLS - ✔✔300 mg
✔✔Signs and symptoms of cyanide toxicity - ✔✔Mental status changes, tachycardia,
seizure, a need for an increase in dose, and unexplained metabolic acidosis
, ✔✔ Normal Central Venous Pressure (CVP) range - ✔✔2-8 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Occlusion Pressure (PAOP) range - ✔✔6-12 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Systolic (PAS) range - ✔✔20-30 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Diastolic (PAD) range - ✔✔5-15 mmHg
✔✔Normal Pulmonary Artery Mean (PAM) - ✔✔11-20 mmHg
✔✔Normal Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR) range - ✔✔800-1200 mmHg
✔✔Preload - ✔✔volume left in the left ventricle at the end of diastole
✔✔What is preload affected by? - ✔✔venous return to the heart, atrial kick, total
volume, and ventricular compliance
✔✔What drugs can affect preload? - ✔✔Furosemide and nitroglycerin
✔✔Afterload - ✔✔Amount of pressure heart has to overcome to pump blood out
✔✔What drugs may affect afterload? - ✔✔Vasoconstricters and vasodilators
✔✔Contractility - ✔✔the contractile force of the heart, how much will it take to move the
preload out against the afterload
✔✔What is the appropriate hold time after pulling an arterial line? - ✔✔5-10 min
✔✔What part of the heart does the PAOP affect? - ✔✔Left ventricle
✔✔What part of the heart does the CVP affect? - ✔✔Right ventricle
✔✔What does it mean when the PAOP is elevated? - ✔✔Increased left ventricular end
diastolic pressure that could be indicative of left ventricular dysfunction or failure
✔✔What does it mean if CVP is elevated? - ✔✔Fluid overload or decreased compliance
(such as with ARDS and COPD)
✔✔Difference between stable and unstable angina - ✔✔Stable angina: pain happens
with certain activities but then goes away with rest.
Unstable angina: chest pain can occur at rest, becomes more sever or frequent, or lasts
longer
