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NPS EXAM A, B & C QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
NPS EXAM A
Question: After using his Ventolin MDI, a 10-year old boy with asthma coughs slightly. This
would indicate that the
A. Medication has been delivered to the airway
B. Dosage exceeds the recommended level
C. Child inhaled too quickly
D. MDI is empty and should be replaced - ANSWER✔✔Answer: A
Question: Calculate the deadspace-to-tidal-volume ratio based on the following Data:
PH 7.39
PaCO2 50 torr
PaO2 60 torr
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SaO2. 90%
PECO2. 30 torr
A. 0.21
B. 0.39
C. 0.47
D. 0.65 - ANSWER✔✔Answer: B
Question: An 8-year-old boy involved in a swimming pool accident is in cardiac arrest. He has
been intubated with a size 6.0 mm oral endotracheal tube and is receiving mechanical
ventilation. Eight hours later, a pulmonary artery catheter is inserted and the neonatal-pediatric
specialist observes a decrease in the patient's measured SvO2. This would indicate that
A. Cardiac output has decreased
B. Systemic vascular resistance has increased
C. The endotracheal tube is too large
D. There is a clot in the catheter - ANSWER✔✔Answer: A
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Question: A 9-year-old girl requires mechanical ventilation with PEEP due to ARDS. Which of
the following strategies would be most helpful to improve matching of pulmonary perfusion and
ventilation?
A. Neurally adjusted ventilators assist
B. Airway pressure release ventilation
C. Permissive hypocapnic ventilation
D. Prone positioning - ANSWER✔✔Answer: D
QUESTION: Measurement of Alpha Fetoprotein levels in amniotic fluid is helpful in the diagnosis
of
A. DiGeorge's Syndrome
B. Potter Syndrome
C. Tracheoesophageal fistula
D. Myelomeningocele - ANSWER✔✔Answer D
Question: A Bodai adaptor may be required for which of the following procedures?
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A. Flexible bronchoscope
B. Thoracentesis
C. Extracorporeal CO2 removal
D. Bronchial lavage - ANSWER✔✔Answer : A
Question: During an Oxygen Challenge Test, the neonate a PaO2 increases 4 torr following
administration of 100% oxygen. The neonatal-pediatric specialist should conclude that the
neonate has
A. Hyaline membrane disease
B. Persistent pulmonary hypertension
C. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
D. Transient tachyons of the newborn - ANSWER✔✔Answer: B
Question: Which of the following would be most helpful in confirming the diagnosis of sickle
cell disease?
A. Complete blood count
B. Serum electrolytes
NPS EXAM A, B & C QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
NPS EXAM A
Question: After using his Ventolin MDI, a 10-year old boy with asthma coughs slightly. This
would indicate that the
A. Medication has been delivered to the airway
B. Dosage exceeds the recommended level
C. Child inhaled too quickly
D. MDI is empty and should be replaced - ANSWER✔✔Answer: A
Question: Calculate the deadspace-to-tidal-volume ratio based on the following Data:
PH 7.39
PaCO2 50 torr
PaO2 60 torr
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SaO2. 90%
PECO2. 30 torr
A. 0.21
B. 0.39
C. 0.47
D. 0.65 - ANSWER✔✔Answer: B
Question: An 8-year-old boy involved in a swimming pool accident is in cardiac arrest. He has
been intubated with a size 6.0 mm oral endotracheal tube and is receiving mechanical
ventilation. Eight hours later, a pulmonary artery catheter is inserted and the neonatal-pediatric
specialist observes a decrease in the patient's measured SvO2. This would indicate that
A. Cardiac output has decreased
B. Systemic vascular resistance has increased
C. The endotracheal tube is too large
D. There is a clot in the catheter - ANSWER✔✔Answer: A
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Question: A 9-year-old girl requires mechanical ventilation with PEEP due to ARDS. Which of
the following strategies would be most helpful to improve matching of pulmonary perfusion and
ventilation?
A. Neurally adjusted ventilators assist
B. Airway pressure release ventilation
C. Permissive hypocapnic ventilation
D. Prone positioning - ANSWER✔✔Answer: D
QUESTION: Measurement of Alpha Fetoprotein levels in amniotic fluid is helpful in the diagnosis
of
A. DiGeorge's Syndrome
B. Potter Syndrome
C. Tracheoesophageal fistula
D. Myelomeningocele - ANSWER✔✔Answer D
Question: A Bodai adaptor may be required for which of the following procedures?
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A. Flexible bronchoscope
B. Thoracentesis
C. Extracorporeal CO2 removal
D. Bronchial lavage - ANSWER✔✔Answer : A
Question: During an Oxygen Challenge Test, the neonate a PaO2 increases 4 torr following
administration of 100% oxygen. The neonatal-pediatric specialist should conclude that the
neonate has
A. Hyaline membrane disease
B. Persistent pulmonary hypertension
C. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
D. Transient tachyons of the newborn - ANSWER✔✔Answer: B
Question: Which of the following would be most helpful in confirming the diagnosis of sickle
cell disease?
A. Complete blood count
B. Serum electrolytes
