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CCT EXAM 1,2 AND 3 LATEST 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL
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The physiology of capillary pressure reveals that hydrostatic pressure _______ and osmotic pressure _______. - Answer-pushes fluid out, pulls fluid back in
The criteria included in most basic tools for early detection
of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) are: -
Answer-heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, and white blood cell count.
A systemic inflammatory response is initiated in burns
greater than: - Answer-25%
Inflammatory changes in the airway occur within: -
Answer-2 hours
Your patient is complaining of severe left-upper-quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting and is moderately 1 / 4
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hypotensive. Which of the following laboratory values most closely reflects acute pancreatitis as the possible cause? - Answer-lipase = 452 U/L
The ability of a test to detect a particular condition is
referred to as its: - Answer-sensitivity
A patient in compensatory shock will increase his or her respiratory rate to bring about which of the following changes? - Answer-increased oxygen intake to blow off excess carbon dioxide
Glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain are the three essential components of which of the following processes? - Answer-cellular respiration
Improper technique in performing an escharotomy may
lead to both: - Answer-nerve damage and infection
Your patient is being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. The most recent chemistry panel for this patient reveals a serum potassium of 2.5 mEq/L. Based on your understanding of this potassium abnormality, which of the 2 / 4
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following is the most likely cause for this value? - Answer- insulin administration
The force and volume of blood ejected from the ventricles
during systole is the: - Answer-cardiac output
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma classifies _______ shock caused by hemorrhagic trauma into four classes. - Answer-hypovolemic
MRI testing uses a very strong magnetic field. Because of this, several considerations may exclude a patient from undergoing MRI testing. Which of the following patients should not receive an MRI? - Answer-a patient who has an implantable defibrillator
The three components of cellular respiration can work
together in either a(n): - Answer-aerobic or an anaerobic
enviroment
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is best described as a(n): - Answer-intrinsic hormonal 3 / 4
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compensatory mechanism that helps increase arterial blood pressure
_______ is the proportion of people without the target disorder who have a negative test result - Answer- Specificity
Which of the following is considered the respiratory component of the ABG values? - Answer-PaCO2
The primary energy-carrying molecule in the body is: -
Answer-adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
A patient with high-voltage electrical burns may need: -
Answer-an escharotomy
While working in the coronary care unit, you have been caring for a patient with a recent myocardial infarction who received tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) during the course of his care. You recognize that this patient is at risk for bleeding as a result of the tPA administered. Which of the following lab values most closely reflects a patient who
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