FCCS PRE TEST AND POST TEST
ACTUAL EXAM / 100 + QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
2025/2026 GRADED A+ LATEST
UPDATE .
,1. Which of the following parameters may be a late sign of cardiovascular disturbance signaling failure of
the compensatory mechanisms?
A. Tachycardia
B. Bradycardia
C. Hypotension
D. Hypertension CORRECT ANSWER C
2. Investigative tests should be based on the patient's history and physical examination as well as on previous
tests. Which of the following is one of the most important indicators of critical illness?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Metabolic acidosis
C. Elevated creatinine
D. Hyponatremia CORRECT ANSWER B
3. A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency room after falling from a horse. He is awaiting transfer to
another facility. He has a chest contusion and a non-displaced femur fracture. He is in spinal motion restriction
with a cervical collar and long backboard. He has worsening respiratory distress and hypoxemia requiring
endotracheal intubation. Which of the following modifi- cations of the manual assisted ventilation technique is
appropriate?
A. Place an oral airway one size larger than usual.
B. Add additional downward pressure on the face mask once it is sealed.
C. Use a jaw thrust technique in place of neck extension.
D. Increase the tidal volume with each manual assisted breath. CORRECT ANSWER C
4. Which of the following anatomic features is most likely to contribute to difficulty in maintaining a patent
airway in a supine patient?
A. Edentulous mandible
B. Posteriorly displaced tongue
C. Deviated nasal septum
D. Anteriorly displaced thyroid cartilage CORRECT ANSWER B
5. An elderly patient is on the medical ward for respiratory distress. Which of the following is correct regarding
airway assessment?
A. Laryngeal displacement toward the chest during inspiration occurs only with upper airway obstruction
, B. Chest rise with inspiration indicates an adequate tidal volume
C. Unilateral absent breath sounds on auscultation is a tension pneumothorax
D. Complete airway obstruction is likely when chest retraction and movement is present, but there are no breath
sounds CORRECT ANSWER D
6. An 82-year-old man who awoke with chest pain in the morning is being evaluated in the emergency
department. He is alert and oriented. Shortly after being placed on a cardiac monitor in normal sinus rhythm with
ST segment elevations, he becomes unresponsive and develops ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following
initial interventions is most appropriate for this pa- tient?
A. Do not initiate treatment because, due to his age, he probably has a do-not-resuscitate order on file.
B. Attempt to contact the family before treating to discuss the level of inter- vention.
C. Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation while preparing to defibrillate.
D. Start bag-mask-valve ventilation while preparing to intubate. CORRECT ANSWER C
7. Which of the following is the purpose of cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
A. To reverse symptomatic bradycardia in an ICU patient who is on multiple vasoactive infusions
B. To reverse sudden cardiac death in a patient who is in the palliative care unit
C. To prolong the life of a patient who has a do-not-resuscitate order on file to allow time for family to arrive
D. To reverse sudden, unexpected death from a reversible disease process or iatrogenic complications CORRECT
ANSWER D
8. A 75-year-old man with a long history of smoking, chronic lung disease, and treatment noncompliance is
brought to the emergency department by his daughter. He has had progressive dyspnea. He is awake, alert, and in
moderate distress, with the use of accessory muscles during inspiration and expiration and a respiratory rate of 30
beats/min. There are audible expiratory wheezes. Which of the following pharmacologic treatments should be
initiated?
A. Inhaled beta2-agonist
B. Aerosolized racemic epinephrine
C. Transtracheal lidocaine
D. N-acetylcysteine CORRECT ANSWER A
9. A 65-year-old woman is admitted with pulmonary edema due to acute dias- tolic left ventricular failure. She is
alert and oriented but has a respiratory rate
ACTUAL EXAM / 100 + QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
2025/2026 GRADED A+ LATEST
UPDATE .
,1. Which of the following parameters may be a late sign of cardiovascular disturbance signaling failure of
the compensatory mechanisms?
A. Tachycardia
B. Bradycardia
C. Hypotension
D. Hypertension CORRECT ANSWER C
2. Investigative tests should be based on the patient's history and physical examination as well as on previous
tests. Which of the following is one of the most important indicators of critical illness?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Metabolic acidosis
C. Elevated creatinine
D. Hyponatremia CORRECT ANSWER B
3. A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency room after falling from a horse. He is awaiting transfer to
another facility. He has a chest contusion and a non-displaced femur fracture. He is in spinal motion restriction
with a cervical collar and long backboard. He has worsening respiratory distress and hypoxemia requiring
endotracheal intubation. Which of the following modifi- cations of the manual assisted ventilation technique is
appropriate?
A. Place an oral airway one size larger than usual.
B. Add additional downward pressure on the face mask once it is sealed.
C. Use a jaw thrust technique in place of neck extension.
D. Increase the tidal volume with each manual assisted breath. CORRECT ANSWER C
4. Which of the following anatomic features is most likely to contribute to difficulty in maintaining a patent
airway in a supine patient?
A. Edentulous mandible
B. Posteriorly displaced tongue
C. Deviated nasal septum
D. Anteriorly displaced thyroid cartilage CORRECT ANSWER B
5. An elderly patient is on the medical ward for respiratory distress. Which of the following is correct regarding
airway assessment?
A. Laryngeal displacement toward the chest during inspiration occurs only with upper airway obstruction
, B. Chest rise with inspiration indicates an adequate tidal volume
C. Unilateral absent breath sounds on auscultation is a tension pneumothorax
D. Complete airway obstruction is likely when chest retraction and movement is present, but there are no breath
sounds CORRECT ANSWER D
6. An 82-year-old man who awoke with chest pain in the morning is being evaluated in the emergency
department. He is alert and oriented. Shortly after being placed on a cardiac monitor in normal sinus rhythm with
ST segment elevations, he becomes unresponsive and develops ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following
initial interventions is most appropriate for this pa- tient?
A. Do not initiate treatment because, due to his age, he probably has a do-not-resuscitate order on file.
B. Attempt to contact the family before treating to discuss the level of inter- vention.
C. Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation while preparing to defibrillate.
D. Start bag-mask-valve ventilation while preparing to intubate. CORRECT ANSWER C
7. Which of the following is the purpose of cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
A. To reverse symptomatic bradycardia in an ICU patient who is on multiple vasoactive infusions
B. To reverse sudden cardiac death in a patient who is in the palliative care unit
C. To prolong the life of a patient who has a do-not-resuscitate order on file to allow time for family to arrive
D. To reverse sudden, unexpected death from a reversible disease process or iatrogenic complications CORRECT
ANSWER D
8. A 75-year-old man with a long history of smoking, chronic lung disease, and treatment noncompliance is
brought to the emergency department by his daughter. He has had progressive dyspnea. He is awake, alert, and in
moderate distress, with the use of accessory muscles during inspiration and expiration and a respiratory rate of 30
beats/min. There are audible expiratory wheezes. Which of the following pharmacologic treatments should be
initiated?
A. Inhaled beta2-agonist
B. Aerosolized racemic epinephrine
C. Transtracheal lidocaine
D. N-acetylcysteine CORRECT ANSWER A
9. A 65-year-old woman is admitted with pulmonary edema due to acute dias- tolic left ventricular failure. She is
alert and oriented but has a respiratory rate
