CFRN Practice Test Exam 210 Questions &
Answers.
Which of the following is the MOST commonly injured organ in the
abdominal cavity?
A. Pancreas
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Kidneys - ANS B. Spleen
Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant along with right
shoulder pain as blood accumulates around the diaphragm. The pain in the
right shoulder is called:
A. Gourd's sign
B. Ker’s sign
C. Vaal’s sign
D. Hob’s sign - ANS B. Ker’s sign
The phrenic nerve that arises from cervical vertebrae 3, 4, and 5 controls
the _______.
A. Liver
B. Diaphragm
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas - ANS B. Diaphragm
The _______ is the largest solid organ in the human body.
A. Brain
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Liver - ANS D. Liver
A root cause of esophageal varies is/are:
A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
B. Reactive gastritis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Peptic ulcers - ANS C. Cirrhosis
,C. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
D. Angiodysplasia - ANS B. Diverticulosis
The appearance of dark, tarry blood in the stool is known as:
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Hematochezia
D. Cohn’s disease - ANS B. Melena
The most common cause of pancreatitis is:
A. Gallstones
B. Alcohol abuse
C. Hyperkalemia
D. Tumors - ANS A. Gallstones
Development of peripheral edema, ascites, and pulmonary edema in the
patient with liver failure is a result of a decreased production of:
A. Bilirubin
B. Aspartate aminotransferase
C. Albumin
D. Creatinine - ANS C. Albumin
Fulminant hepatic failure is most commonly caused by:
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Idiosyncratic drug reactions
C. Hepatitis
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - ANS D. Acetaminophen toxicity
In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid - ANS B. Cricoid ring
In a child, it may be normal for the liver and spleen to:
,In infants, the minimum expected urine output is:
A. 1 mL/kg/hr.
B. 2 mL/kg/hr.
C. 3 mL/kg/hr.
D. 4 mL/kg/hr. - ANS B. 2 mL/kg/hr.
Which of the following is a major factor that makes children susceptible to
hypothermia?
A. The inability to shiver
B. Fewer glycogen stores
C. A larger proportion of body fat
D. All of the above - ANS A. The inability to shiver
All pediatric assessments should begin with forming a general impression
using the Pediatric:
A. Trauma score
B. Assessment triangle
C. Perfusion score
D. Faces scale - ANS B. Assessment triangle
Due to the relatively large tongue of a child in proportion to his or her
mouth, successful intubation requires: proper blade size, proper
positioning, and proper:
A. Suctioning
B. Sedation
C. Sweeping of the tongue
D. Cricoid pressure - ANS C. Sweeping of the tongue
Physical assessment of a child's cardiovascular system begins with:
A. Observing the child's general appearance and level of consciousness
B. Checking the child's central pulse rate
C. Feeling the child's skin temperature
D. Placing the child on a cardiac monitor - ANS A. Observing the child's
general appearance and level of consciousness
An increase in _______ is the chief compensatory mechanism in children
to increase end-organ perfusion and to maintain blood pressure.
, Epiglottitis is a medical emergency in the pediatric population. Remember
the four Ds, which stand for:
A. Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
B. Diaphoresis, diplopia, diarrhea, and distress
C. Dilated (pupils), drooling, distress, and diaphoresis
D. Drooling, dysphagia, distant lung sounds, and distress - ANS A.
Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
Options to relieve a foreign body airway obstruction in a pediatric includes:
A. Abdominal thrusts only
B. One attempt at nasotracheal intubation
C. Carotid massage
D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill forceps
- ANS D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill
forceps
A child in shock will fail quickly when the child's compensatory systems:
A. Are in overdrive
B. Fail
C. Thrive
D. Are functioning normally - ANS B. Fail
In a child in shock, the heart rate is the:
A. Only compensatory mechanism
B. Last compensatory mechanism
C. Primary compensatory mechanism
D. None of the above - ANS C. Primary compensatory mechanism
Trauma is the pediatric patient is the most common cause of
___________________ shock.
A. Anaphylactic
B. Hypovolemic
C. Neurogenic
D. Cardiogenic - ANS B. Hypovolemic
Causes of cardiogenic shock in the pediatric patient include all of the
Answers.
Which of the following is the MOST commonly injured organ in the
abdominal cavity?
A. Pancreas
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Kidneys - ANS B. Spleen
Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant along with right
shoulder pain as blood accumulates around the diaphragm. The pain in the
right shoulder is called:
A. Gourd's sign
B. Ker’s sign
C. Vaal’s sign
D. Hob’s sign - ANS B. Ker’s sign
The phrenic nerve that arises from cervical vertebrae 3, 4, and 5 controls
the _______.
A. Liver
B. Diaphragm
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas - ANS B. Diaphragm
The _______ is the largest solid organ in the human body.
A. Brain
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Liver - ANS D. Liver
A root cause of esophageal varies is/are:
A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
B. Reactive gastritis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Peptic ulcers - ANS C. Cirrhosis
,C. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
D. Angiodysplasia - ANS B. Diverticulosis
The appearance of dark, tarry blood in the stool is known as:
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Hematochezia
D. Cohn’s disease - ANS B. Melena
The most common cause of pancreatitis is:
A. Gallstones
B. Alcohol abuse
C. Hyperkalemia
D. Tumors - ANS A. Gallstones
Development of peripheral edema, ascites, and pulmonary edema in the
patient with liver failure is a result of a decreased production of:
A. Bilirubin
B. Aspartate aminotransferase
C. Albumin
D. Creatinine - ANS C. Albumin
Fulminant hepatic failure is most commonly caused by:
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Idiosyncratic drug reactions
C. Hepatitis
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - ANS D. Acetaminophen toxicity
In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid - ANS B. Cricoid ring
In a child, it may be normal for the liver and spleen to:
,In infants, the minimum expected urine output is:
A. 1 mL/kg/hr.
B. 2 mL/kg/hr.
C. 3 mL/kg/hr.
D. 4 mL/kg/hr. - ANS B. 2 mL/kg/hr.
Which of the following is a major factor that makes children susceptible to
hypothermia?
A. The inability to shiver
B. Fewer glycogen stores
C. A larger proportion of body fat
D. All of the above - ANS A. The inability to shiver
All pediatric assessments should begin with forming a general impression
using the Pediatric:
A. Trauma score
B. Assessment triangle
C. Perfusion score
D. Faces scale - ANS B. Assessment triangle
Due to the relatively large tongue of a child in proportion to his or her
mouth, successful intubation requires: proper blade size, proper
positioning, and proper:
A. Suctioning
B. Sedation
C. Sweeping of the tongue
D. Cricoid pressure - ANS C. Sweeping of the tongue
Physical assessment of a child's cardiovascular system begins with:
A. Observing the child's general appearance and level of consciousness
B. Checking the child's central pulse rate
C. Feeling the child's skin temperature
D. Placing the child on a cardiac monitor - ANS A. Observing the child's
general appearance and level of consciousness
An increase in _______ is the chief compensatory mechanism in children
to increase end-organ perfusion and to maintain blood pressure.
, Epiglottitis is a medical emergency in the pediatric population. Remember
the four Ds, which stand for:
A. Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
B. Diaphoresis, diplopia, diarrhea, and distress
C. Dilated (pupils), drooling, distress, and diaphoresis
D. Drooling, dysphagia, distant lung sounds, and distress - ANS A.
Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
Options to relieve a foreign body airway obstruction in a pediatric includes:
A. Abdominal thrusts only
B. One attempt at nasotracheal intubation
C. Carotid massage
D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill forceps
- ANS D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill
forceps
A child in shock will fail quickly when the child's compensatory systems:
A. Are in overdrive
B. Fail
C. Thrive
D. Are functioning normally - ANS B. Fail
In a child in shock, the heart rate is the:
A. Only compensatory mechanism
B. Last compensatory mechanism
C. Primary compensatory mechanism
D. None of the above - ANS C. Primary compensatory mechanism
Trauma is the pediatric patient is the most common cause of
___________________ shock.
A. Anaphylactic
B. Hypovolemic
C. Neurogenic
D. Cardiogenic - ANS B. Hypovolemic
Causes of cardiogenic shock in the pediatric patient include all of the
