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CAPA CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Glycopyrrolate - correct answer- - Induction and intubation
medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - correct answer- -
hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse
tissue)
Transverse Colostomy - correct answer- soft stool
typical stool odor
stool damages the skin
empties several times per day
may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolytes imbalances
may irrigate
sigmoid colostomy - correct answer- - formed stool
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ileosotomy - correct answer- - high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - correct answer- Small pouch
created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms - correct answer- - double vision
- headache
- sudden dizziness
Metoclopramide (Reglan) - correct answer- - controls post-op
NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions - correct answer- - encourage deep
breaths
- and position shifts
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clonic seizure - correct answer- repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure - correct answer- Also called absence attack.
A seizure that is characterized by a spike-and-wave EEG and
often involves a loss of awareness and inability to recall events
surrounding the seizure.
Tonic seizure - correct answer- sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions - correct answer-
ok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions - correct answer- - anticipate
order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress - correct answer- -
Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Elevated Lactate Levels
CAPA CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Glycopyrrolate - correct answer- - Induction and intubation
medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - correct answer- -
hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse
tissue)
Transverse Colostomy - correct answer- soft stool
typical stool odor
stool damages the skin
empties several times per day
may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolytes imbalances
may irrigate
sigmoid colostomy - correct answer- - formed stool
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ileosotomy - correct answer- - high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - correct answer- Small pouch
created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms - correct answer- - double vision
- headache
- sudden dizziness
Metoclopramide (Reglan) - correct answer- - controls post-op
NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions - correct answer- - encourage deep
breaths
- and position shifts
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clonic seizure - correct answer- repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure - correct answer- Also called absence attack.
A seizure that is characterized by a spike-and-wave EEG and
often involves a loss of awareness and inability to recall events
surrounding the seizure.
Tonic seizure - correct answer- sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions - correct answer-
ok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions - correct answer- - anticipate
order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress - correct answer- -
Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Elevated Lactate Levels
