pg. 1 BKAT 9r NEWEST EXAM 2024 -2025 COMPLETE 110
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ GRADED A+
Adenosine, when is it used? - Correct Answer - Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
Adenosine, what is the effect - Correct Answer - slows the heart
adenosine what is the dosage given - Correct Answer - 6mg IV push rapidly followed by 20mls of NS.
Adenosine what if the patient does not respond to the 6mg - Correct Answer - if no response in 1-2 min give 12 mg and flush. may repeat.
The classical ECG change with muscle injury in acute myocardial infarction is:
- presence of a Q wave
- ST segment elevation
- myocardial electrical irritability
- a peaked T wave - Correct Answer - ST segment elevation
Elevated cardiac iso-enzyme generally does not occur in which response below?
- Closed chest injury
- pericarditis
- congestive heart failure
- cardiac surgery - Correct Answer - Congestive heart failure
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The major therapeutic goal in the treatment of cardiogenic shock is to:
- Increase the afterload
- Improve renal perfusion
- Increase cardiac output
- Decrease fluid volume - Correct Answer - Increase cardiac output
The earliest sign of increased intracranial pressure generally involves changes in:
- response to pain
- level of consciousness
- equality of pupillary reactions
- respiratory rate - Correct Answer - level of consciousness
The drug of choice used to reduce increased intracranial pressure is:
- the calcium channel blocker
- phenobarbital
- Mannitol
- Furosemide (Lasix) - Correct Answer - Mannitol
A positive Babinski response in an adult:
- Indicates depressed reflexes
- Is an expected finding
- Is plantar flexion (curling under) of the toes
- Indicates an abnormal finding - Correct Answer - Indicates an abnormal finding
The nursing care of patient during the acute phase of a stroke does not include which response below?
- Providing a quiet environment for the patient and family
- Control of airway breathing and secretions
- Initiating t-PA, if within first 8 hours post stroke 2 / 3
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- Alertness to any bleeding that might occur - Correct Answer - Initiating t-PA, if within
first 8 hours post stroke
The most important part of a neuro check is:
- Testing strength of grip
- Assessing pupillary response to light
- Evaluating the level of consciousness
- Comparing any change in speech patterns - Correct Answer - Evaluating the level of
consciousness
Signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis include:
- Increasingly severe headache, and slow and shallow breathing
- Hyperactivity, and diaphoresis and absence of urine ketones
- Dilated pupils, and flushed and warm skin
- Fruity breath, and deep and rapid breathing - Correct Answer - Fruity breath, and
deep and rapid breathing
Impending insulin shock (hypoglycemia) should be suspected when the diabetic patient
complains of or manifests:
- Decreased skin turgor, abdominal pain, restlessness
- Flushed skin, tachycardia, Kussmal breathing
- Thirst, hypotension, fruity odor to the breath
- Weakness, headache, diaphoresis - Correct Answer - Weakness, headache,
diaphoresis
Measures that would be taken to treat a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis coma would not include which response below?
- Dextrose 50% IV infusion
- Insulin IV drip
- Potassium replacements
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