CCT FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
The physiology of capillary pressure reveals that hydrostatic pressure _______ and
osmotic pressure _______. - ANSWER: pushes fluid out, pulls fluid back in
The criteria included in most basic tools for early detection of systemic inflammatory
response syndrome (SIRS) are: - ANSWER: heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate,
and white blood cell count.
A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns greater than: - ANSWER: 25%
Inflammatory changes in the airway occur within: - ANSWER: 2 hours
Your patient is complaining of severe left-upper-quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting
and is moderately hypotensive. Which of the following laboratory values most
closely reflects acute pancreatitis as the possible cause? - ANSWER: lipase = 452 U/L
The ability of a test to detect a particular condition is referred to as its: - ANSWER:
sensitivity
A patient in compensatory shock will increase his or her respiratory rate to bring
about which of the following changes? - ANSWER: increased oxygen intake to blow
off excess carbon dioxide
Glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain are the three
essential components of which of the following processes? - ANSWER: cellular
respiration
Improper technique in performing an escharotomy may lead to both: - ANSWER:
nerve damage and infection
Your patient is being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. The most recent chemistry
panel for this patient reveals a serum potassium of 2.5 mEq/L. Based on your
understanding of this potassium abnormality, which of the following is the most
likely cause for this value? - ANSWER: insulin administration
The force and volume of blood ejected from the ventricles during systole is the: -
ANSWER: cardiac output
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma classifies _______ shock
caused by hemorrhagic trauma into four classes. - ANSWER: hypovolemic
,MRI testing uses a very strong magnetic field. Because of this, several considerations
may exclude a patient from undergoing MRI testing. Which of the following patients
should not receive an MRI? - ANSWER: a patient who has an implantable defibrillator
The three components of cellular respiration can work together in either a(n): -
ANSWER: aerobic or an anaerobic enviroment
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is best described as a(n): - ANSWER:
intrinsic hormonal compensatory mechanism that helps increase arterial blood
pressure
_______ is the proportion of people without the target disorder who have a negative
test result - ANSWER: Specificity
Which of the following is considered the respiratory component of the ABG values? -
ANSWER: PaCO2
The primary energy-carrying molecule in the body is: - ANSWER: adenosine
triphosphate (ATP)
A patient with high-voltage electrical burns may need: - ANSWER: an escharotomy
While working in the coronary care unit, you have been caring for a patient with a
recent myocardial infarction who received tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) during
the course of his care. You recognize that this patient is at risk for bleeding as a
result of the tPA administered. Which of the following lab values most closely
reflects a patient who is at risk of bleeding? - ANSWER: a prothrombin time (PT) of
28 seconds
Children have relatively more surface area per kilogram than adults, which
necessitates: - ANSWER: higher rates of fluid resuscitation
The normal SvO2 level measured in the pulmonary artery by a pulmonary artery (PA)
catheter is: - ANSWER: 60% to 80%
Distributive shock includes which of the following three types of shock? - ANSWER:
neurogenic, septic, and anaphylactic
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a milder form of: - ANSWER: toxic epidermal necrolysis
syndrome
The ability of the body's tissues to extract and use oxygen that is bound to
hemoglobin is reflected by which of the following values? - ANSWER: SvO2
Major burn injuries include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER: partial-thickness
burns of 15% to 25% in adults
, Eschar is BEST described as - ANSWER: the leathery, dried out covering of a burn
injury
A laboratory test that is _______ conforms to the standard or true value - ANSWER:
accurate
You are transporting a trauma patient to a tertiary care facility for definitive care.
Prior to transport, this patient underwent a prolonged resuscitation effort at the
sending hospital. Based on the prolonged resuscitation, which of the following would
be the most specific test to reflect organ perfusion? - ANSWER: lactate
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is caused by all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER:
postcardiopulmonary arrest
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) testing is especially useful for diagnostic images
of the spinal cord, heart, and which of the following? - ANSWER: brain
Which of the following information about burns is FALSE? - ANSWER: Two percent of
burn center admissions do not survive
Which of the following is the major intracellular cation? - ANSWER: potassium
Inhalation should always be expected in all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER: high-
voltage electrical shock
Which of the following statements regarding ultrasonography is TRUE? - ANSWER: It
is based on measuring sound waves as they travel through body tissues
Two of the most common signs and symptoms of compensatory shock are -
ANSWER: tachycardia and tachypnea
The ability of a laboratory test to give consistently similar results each time it is run is
called: - ANSWER: precision
You are transporting a patient who recently sustained major crush injuries to both
legs. The cardiac monitor shows peaked T waves. Which of the following laboratory
potassium values most closely reflect the monitor changes? - ANSWER: 5.8 mEq/L
Dry lime mixed with _______ may cause an exothermic reaction that leads to burns -
ANSWER: water
Shock, sepsis, and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) share which of the
following common denominators? - ANSWER: cellular function
Hydrofluoric acid is treated topically, after irrigation, by the use of: - ANSWER:
calcium gluconate
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
The physiology of capillary pressure reveals that hydrostatic pressure _______ and
osmotic pressure _______. - ANSWER: pushes fluid out, pulls fluid back in
The criteria included in most basic tools for early detection of systemic inflammatory
response syndrome (SIRS) are: - ANSWER: heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate,
and white blood cell count.
A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns greater than: - ANSWER: 25%
Inflammatory changes in the airway occur within: - ANSWER: 2 hours
Your patient is complaining of severe left-upper-quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting
and is moderately hypotensive. Which of the following laboratory values most
closely reflects acute pancreatitis as the possible cause? - ANSWER: lipase = 452 U/L
The ability of a test to detect a particular condition is referred to as its: - ANSWER:
sensitivity
A patient in compensatory shock will increase his or her respiratory rate to bring
about which of the following changes? - ANSWER: increased oxygen intake to blow
off excess carbon dioxide
Glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain are the three
essential components of which of the following processes? - ANSWER: cellular
respiration
Improper technique in performing an escharotomy may lead to both: - ANSWER:
nerve damage and infection
Your patient is being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. The most recent chemistry
panel for this patient reveals a serum potassium of 2.5 mEq/L. Based on your
understanding of this potassium abnormality, which of the following is the most
likely cause for this value? - ANSWER: insulin administration
The force and volume of blood ejected from the ventricles during systole is the: -
ANSWER: cardiac output
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma classifies _______ shock
caused by hemorrhagic trauma into four classes. - ANSWER: hypovolemic
,MRI testing uses a very strong magnetic field. Because of this, several considerations
may exclude a patient from undergoing MRI testing. Which of the following patients
should not receive an MRI? - ANSWER: a patient who has an implantable defibrillator
The three components of cellular respiration can work together in either a(n): -
ANSWER: aerobic or an anaerobic enviroment
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is best described as a(n): - ANSWER:
intrinsic hormonal compensatory mechanism that helps increase arterial blood
pressure
_______ is the proportion of people without the target disorder who have a negative
test result - ANSWER: Specificity
Which of the following is considered the respiratory component of the ABG values? -
ANSWER: PaCO2
The primary energy-carrying molecule in the body is: - ANSWER: adenosine
triphosphate (ATP)
A patient with high-voltage electrical burns may need: - ANSWER: an escharotomy
While working in the coronary care unit, you have been caring for a patient with a
recent myocardial infarction who received tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) during
the course of his care. You recognize that this patient is at risk for bleeding as a
result of the tPA administered. Which of the following lab values most closely
reflects a patient who is at risk of bleeding? - ANSWER: a prothrombin time (PT) of
28 seconds
Children have relatively more surface area per kilogram than adults, which
necessitates: - ANSWER: higher rates of fluid resuscitation
The normal SvO2 level measured in the pulmonary artery by a pulmonary artery (PA)
catheter is: - ANSWER: 60% to 80%
Distributive shock includes which of the following three types of shock? - ANSWER:
neurogenic, septic, and anaphylactic
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a milder form of: - ANSWER: toxic epidermal necrolysis
syndrome
The ability of the body's tissues to extract and use oxygen that is bound to
hemoglobin is reflected by which of the following values? - ANSWER: SvO2
Major burn injuries include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER: partial-thickness
burns of 15% to 25% in adults
, Eschar is BEST described as - ANSWER: the leathery, dried out covering of a burn
injury
A laboratory test that is _______ conforms to the standard or true value - ANSWER:
accurate
You are transporting a trauma patient to a tertiary care facility for definitive care.
Prior to transport, this patient underwent a prolonged resuscitation effort at the
sending hospital. Based on the prolonged resuscitation, which of the following would
be the most specific test to reflect organ perfusion? - ANSWER: lactate
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is caused by all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER:
postcardiopulmonary arrest
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) testing is especially useful for diagnostic images
of the spinal cord, heart, and which of the following? - ANSWER: brain
Which of the following information about burns is FALSE? - ANSWER: Two percent of
burn center admissions do not survive
Which of the following is the major intracellular cation? - ANSWER: potassium
Inhalation should always be expected in all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER: high-
voltage electrical shock
Which of the following statements regarding ultrasonography is TRUE? - ANSWER: It
is based on measuring sound waves as they travel through body tissues
Two of the most common signs and symptoms of compensatory shock are -
ANSWER: tachycardia and tachypnea
The ability of a laboratory test to give consistently similar results each time it is run is
called: - ANSWER: precision
You are transporting a patient who recently sustained major crush injuries to both
legs. The cardiac monitor shows peaked T waves. Which of the following laboratory
potassium values most closely reflect the monitor changes? - ANSWER: 5.8 mEq/L
Dry lime mixed with _______ may cause an exothermic reaction that leads to burns -
ANSWER: water
Shock, sepsis, and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) share which of the
following common denominators? - ANSWER: cellular function
Hydrofluoric acid is treated topically, after irrigation, by the use of: - ANSWER:
calcium gluconate
