CU BKAT Questions and Answers A+ Graded (2025)

ICU BKAT Questions and Answers A+
Graded (2025)




change .in .mental .status .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-while .receiving .tpa, .what .would
.warrant .for . you .to .stop .the .medication


aortic .stenosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-systolic .murmur .that .is .ausculatated .at .the
.2nd .intercostal .space, .right .sternal .border .is .?


8-10 .minutes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-removing .a .line .hold .pressure .for?

right .atrium .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-CVP .reading .directly .reflects .presue .in .the

right .heart .failure .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-elevated .CVP .may .indicate?

left .ventricle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pulmonary .artery .occlusive .wedge .pressure
.reflects .pressure .where?


10-20/0-4 .mean .5-10 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-normal .pulmonary .artery .pressure .is

6-12 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-mmhg .normal .PAOP

Left .ventricle .failure .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-elevated .PAOP .indicates

diltizepam .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-68 .year .old .complains .of .feeling .a .little .funny .in
.his .chest .and .ecg .shows .afib/flutter. .what .medication .should .be .used .to .treat?


bundle .branch .block .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-qrs .complex .longer .that ..12 .indicates

infiltration .leads .to .tissue .necrosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-care .should .be
.excercised .when .administering .IV .dopamine .becuase?


t .wave .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-strong .ventricular .stimulus .is .potentially
.dangerous .when .it .lands .where


symptomatic .complete .heart .block .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-indication .for .use .of
.external .cardiac .pacemaker .includes

, amiodarone .150mgIV .bolus .over .10 .minutes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-initial .durg
.treatment .for .sustained .ventricular .tachycardia .when .a .pulse .is .present


epineprhine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-patient .become .apneic .and .pulseless .. .the
.monitor .shows .asytole. .the .drug .used .initially?


protamine .sulfate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-antidote .for .heparin

thorough .handwashing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-most .improatnt .step .in .preventing
.central .venous . related .sepsis .is


150 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-excessive .amount .of .chest .tube .drainage .during .the
.first .few .hours .following .surgery .is .how . many .ml/hr


normal .values .(22-28 .HCO3, .35-45 .PCO2 .normal) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-ph .7.4,
.pO2 .98, .pco2 .38, .HCO3 .25 .--? .what .is .this


120mmHg .of .__ .pressure .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-before .sucitioning .a .patient, .you
.should .adjust .the .vacuum .pressure .so .that .it .is


atelectasis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-patient .on .ventilator .and .low .volume
.alarm .sounds. .THis .is .due .to?


leaking .cuff .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-high .pressure .alarm .on .respirator .will .NOT .be
.triggered .by .what?


development .of .pneumothorax .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-most .important .reason .for
.diminshing .breath .sounds .in . motor .vechile .crash .victim .with .closed .chest
.trauma .is


fat .embolus .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-trauma .patient .4 .days .post .fracture .suddenly
.develops .SOB, .most .likely .cause .is?


handwashing .and .gloves .when .suctioing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-preventing
.Ventilator .pna, .most .important .action .is


immbolize .head .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-most .imporant .nursing .acticity .for .patient
.with .dx .of .cervical .spinal .cord .injury .is


change .in .LOC .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-earliest .sign .of .increase .ICP .is?

listen .for .bilateral .breath .sounds .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-assess .proper
.positioning .of .et .tube, .most .important .nursing .action?


widened .pulse .pressure .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-deepening .ICP .characterized .by