BKAT CRITICAL CARE REVIEW EXAM
LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. NormalmCentralmVenousmPressurem(CVP)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm2-8mmmHg
2. NormalmPulmonarymArterymOcclusionmPressurem(PAOP)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm6-
12mmmHg
3. NormalmPulmonarymArterymSystolicm(PAS)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm20-30mmmHg
4. NormalmPulmonarymArterymDiastolicm(PAD)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm5-15mmmHg
5. NormalmPulmonarymArterymMeanm(PAM)m-mCORRECTmANSWERm11-20mmmHg
6. NormalmSystemicmVascularmResistancem(SVR)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm800-
1200mmmHg
7. Preloadm-mCORRECTmANSWERmvolumemleftminmthemleftmventriclematmthemendmofmdiastole
8. Whatmismpreloadmaffectedmby?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmvenousmreturnmtomthemheart,matrialmkick,mtotalmvolume,mandmventricu
larmcompliance
, 9. Whatmdrugsmcanmaffectmpreload?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFurosemidemandmnitroglycerin
10. Afterloadm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmountmofmpressuremheartmhasmtomovercomemtompumpmbloodmout
11. Whatmdrugsmmaymaffectmafterload?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmVasoconstrictersmandmvasodilators
12. Contractilitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemcontractilemforcemofmthemheart,mhowmmuchmwillmitmtakemtommove
mthempreloadmoutmagainstmthemafterload
13. Whatmismthemappropriatemholdmtimemaftermpullingmanmarterialmline?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm5-10mmin
14. WhatmpartmofmthemheartmdoesmthemPAOPmaffect?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmLeftmventricle
15. WhatmpartmofmthemheartmdoesmthemCVPmaffect?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRightmventricle
16. WhatmdoesmitmmeanmwhenmthemPAOPmismelevated?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedmleftmventricularmendmdiastolicmpressuremthatmcouldmbemindi
cativemofmleftmventricularmdysfunctionmormfailure
17. WhatmdoesmitmmeanmifmCVPmismelevated?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFluidmoverloadmormdecreasedmcompliancem(suchmasmwithmARDSmandm
COPD)
LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. NormalmCentralmVenousmPressurem(CVP)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm2-8mmmHg
2. NormalmPulmonarymArterymOcclusionmPressurem(PAOP)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm6-
12mmmHg
3. NormalmPulmonarymArterymSystolicm(PAS)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm20-30mmmHg
4. NormalmPulmonarymArterymDiastolicm(PAD)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm5-15mmmHg
5. NormalmPulmonarymArterymMeanm(PAM)m-mCORRECTmANSWERm11-20mmmHg
6. NormalmSystemicmVascularmResistancem(SVR)mrangem-mCORRECTmANSWERm800-
1200mmmHg
7. Preloadm-mCORRECTmANSWERmvolumemleftminmthemleftmventriclematmthemendmofmdiastole
8. Whatmismpreloadmaffectedmby?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmvenousmreturnmtomthemheart,matrialmkick,mtotalmvolume,mandmventricu
larmcompliance
, 9. Whatmdrugsmcanmaffectmpreload?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFurosemidemandmnitroglycerin
10. Afterloadm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmountmofmpressuremheartmhasmtomovercomemtompumpmbloodmout
11. Whatmdrugsmmaymaffectmafterload?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmVasoconstrictersmandmvasodilators
12. Contractilitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemcontractilemforcemofmthemheart,mhowmmuchmwillmitmtakemtommove
mthempreloadmoutmagainstmthemafterload
13. Whatmismthemappropriatemholdmtimemaftermpullingmanmarterialmline?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm5-10mmin
14. WhatmpartmofmthemheartmdoesmthemPAOPmaffect?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmLeftmventricle
15. WhatmpartmofmthemheartmdoesmthemCVPmaffect?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRightmventricle
16. WhatmdoesmitmmeanmwhenmthemPAOPmismelevated?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedmleftmventricularmendmdiastolicmpressuremthatmcouldmbemindi
cativemofmleftmventricularmdysfunctionmormfailure
17. WhatmdoesmitmmeanmifmCVPmismelevated?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFluidmoverloadmormdecreasedmcompliancem(suchmasmwithmARDSmandm
COPD)