CAPA Certification Exam Questions and Correct
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Glycopyrrolate Ans: - Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) Ans: - hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
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(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
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Transverse Colostomy Ans: soft stool
typical stool odor
stool damages the skin
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empties several times per day
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may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolytes imbalances
may irrigate
sigmoid colostomy Ans: - formed stool
ileosotomy Ans: - high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Ans: Small pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms Ans: - double vision
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- headache
- sudden dizziness
Metoclopramide (Reglan) Ans: - controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions Ans: - encourage deep breaths
- and position shifts
clonic seizure Ans: repetitive jerking movements
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petit mal seizure Ans: Also called absence attack. A seizure that is
characterized by a spike-and-wave EEG and often involves a loss of
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awareness and inability to recall events surrounding the seizure.
Tonic seizure Ans: sustained muscle contraction
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Emergence excitement safety interventions Ans: ok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions♀️ Ans: - anticipate order for demerol
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(over warm blankets)
Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress Ans: - Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Elevated Lactate Levels
Interscalene nerve block Ans: anesthetizes the brachial plexus as it
passes through the scalene triangle. It is used to provide anethesia for
the shoulder and upper arm. Nearly all patients will devleop transeint
ipsilateral diaphragmatic parylasis due to involvment of the phrenic
nerve roots as tehy pass through the interscalene sheath.
Complication of rapid warming Ans: Hypotension (rapid vasodilation can
cause a drop in blood pressure)