MCQs
11212 questions found
A.
Apply a warm compress
✓
B.
Apply sterile pressure dressing, reinforce, and notify physician
✓
C.
Administer an anti-coagulant
✓
A.
Continue fluid resuscitation
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B.
Assess for fluid overload/pulmonary edema, notify physician, and consider decreasing fluid rate or administering diuretic
✓
C.
Administer more vasopressors
✓
D.
Increase oxygen flow rate
✓
A.
Improved tissue oxygenation
✓
B.
Increased oxygen demand or decreased oxygen delivery (e.g., hypoxemia, low cardiac output, anemia)
✓
C.
Decreased metabolic rate
✓
B.
Pulmonary embolism or pneumothorax
✓
C.
Myocardial infarction
✓
D.
Deep vein thrombosis
✓
A.
Administer activated charcoal
✓
B.
Administer naloxone (Narcan) IV push
✓
C.
Administer a diuretic
✓
D.
Administer an antidepressant
✓
A.
Immediately apply restraints
✓
B.
Assess the cause of agitation (e.g., pain, hypoxemia, delirium), and consider sedation or analgesia as ordered
✓
C.
Leave the patient unattended
✓
D.
Increase the ventilator settings
✓
A.
Normal neurological function
✓
B.
Severe brainstem compression and imminent herniation
✓
A.
Discontinuation of norepinephrine
✓
B.
Addition of a second vasopressor (e.g., vasopressin) or hydrocortisone
✓
C.
Increase the patient's fluid intake significantly
✓
D.
Administer a diuretic
✓
A.
Increase the blood flow rate
✓
B.
Flush the access line according to protocol, and notify the nephrologist/intensivist
✓
C.
Administer a diuretic
✓
D.
Disconnect the patient from CRRT
✓
B.
Aortic dissection or papillary muscle rupture with mitral regurgitation
✓
D.
Deep vein thrombosis
✓
B.
Severe left ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary edema
✓
C.
Right ventricular failure
✓
A.
Administer oral glucose
✓
B.
Administer intravenous insulin drip as ordered, along with fluid resuscitation
✓
C.
Administer oral bicarbonate
✓
D.
Administer a diuretic
✓
A.
Current blood pressure
✓
B.
Last known well time from patient or family
✓
C.
Patient's favorite food
✓
D.
Previous medical history
✓
B.
Inhalation injury and impending airway obstruction
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B.
Increase the heparin infusion rate as per protocol/order
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C.
Decrease the heparin infusion rate
✓
D.
Administer protamine sulfate
✓
A.
Administer epinephrine IV push
✓
B.
Administer IV fluid bolus, assess for underlying cause, and initiate vasopressor support if needed
✓
C.
Administer a diuretic
✓
A.
Patient is sleeping quietly
✓
B.
Rapidly worsening respiratory distress, declining oxygen saturation despite supplemental oxygen, and altered mental status
✓
A.
Flush the line with saline only after administration
✓
B.
Clamp the central line lumen before opening the cap or disconnecting syringes, and ensure no air is in the syringe
✓
C.
Push medication rapidly
✓
D.
Inject air into the line to ensure patency
✓
A.
Increase the respiratory rate
✓
B.
Assess for pain, anxiety, secretion buildup, or inadequate sedation, and troubleshoot ventilator settings
✓
C.
Decrease the tidal volume
✓
D.
Disconnect the patient from the ventilator
✓
