A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:

falsely high systolic & distolic reading

During assessment of 6mth old male w/ vomitting & diarrhea his capillary refill is 4 sec The infants:

peripheral circulation in decreased

Which of the following medical history questions would be of LEAST pertinence in an acute situation?

"Does your mother have diabetes?"

Which of the following patient responses would establish the "E" int he SAMPLE history?

"I was mowing the lawn when the pain began"

A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover:

2/3 length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow

As you assess the head of a patient w/ a suspected spinal injury, your partner should:

maintina stabilization of the head

Capnography is used to:

determine how much carbon dioxide is being exhaled

You have just mispelled a word on your patient care doc. How should you make a correction?

Draw a single line through it, initial it, and write the correct spelling

When using the pulse oximeter as part of your assessment of a patient, it is important to remember that:

vasoconstriction/loss of R blood cells can result in inacurate value

For which of the following patients is spinal immobilization clearly indicated?

man w/ altered mental status after being exposed to blunt force trauma

After performing a primary assessment, a rapid exam of the body should be performed to:

identify less-obvious injuries that require immediate treatment

Which of the following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct?

The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's injuries

The goal of the systematic head-to-toe exam that is performed during the secondary assessment is to

locate injuries not found in the primary assessment

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1
A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:
falsely low systolic & distolic reading
falsely low systolic & high diastolic reading
falsely high systolic but low diastolic reading
falsely high systolic & distolic reading
2
During assessment of 6mth old male w/ vomitting & diarrhea his capillary refill is 4 sec The infants:
skin temp in abnormally cold
peripheral circulation in decreased
respiratory status is adequate
systolic blood pressure is normal
3
Cyanosis of the skin is caused by:
peripheral vasodilation
decreased blood oxygen
Increased blood oxygen
venous vasoconstriction
4
a 29yr old man w/ head injury opens eyes when spoken to & doesnt know time/date & move extremities His GCS score is
13
12
10
14
5
Which of the following medical history questions would be of LEAST pertinence in an acute situation?
"Are there medications that you cannot take?"
"Has this ever happened to you before?"
"does the pain stay in your chest?"
"Does your mother have diabetes?"
6
In the adult bardycardia is a pulse rate < *blank* bpm & trachycardia is a heart rate > *blank* bpm
60, 100
30, 130
50, 110
40, 120
7
Which of the following is an example of a symptom
tachycardia
cyanosis
headache
hypertension
8
When you use the palpation method to obtain a blood pressure, the measurement you obtain in the:
Pulse pressure
caridac output pressure
diastolic blood pressure
systolic blood pressure
9
Which of the following patient responses would establish the "E" int he SAMPLE history?
"The chest pain started about 45 minutes ago"
"I was mowing the lawn when the pain began"
"I am not having any difficulty breathing"
"I was in the hospital a week ago"
10
A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover:
the entire upper arm between the armpit & the crease at the elbow
1/2 length betweent he armpit & the crease at the elbow
1/3 length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow
2/3 length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow
11
Which of the following findings indicates that your patient has a patent airway?
unresponsiveness
inspiratory stridor
ability to speak
audible breathing
12
As you assess the head of a patient w/ a suspected spinal injury, your partner should:
assess the rest of the body for bleeding
prepare the immobilization equipment
look in the ears for gross bleeding
maintina stabilization of the head
13
the goal of oxygenation for most patients is an oxygen saturation of:
90% to 94%
100%
94% to 99%
88% to 90%
14
Capnography is used to:
determine how much carbon dioxide is being exhaled
assess how much oygen is reaching the body's tissues
assess how much oxygen is bound to the hemoglobin
trend a patients blood pressure and assess for shock
15
Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would include all of the following, EXCEPT:
pulse strength
race & gender
level of distress
appearance
16
You have just mispelled a word on your patient care doc. How should you make a correction?
use white out and write the correct spelling over it
Start from scratch w/ a new doc
Draw a single line through it, initial it, and write the correct spelling
Scribble it out and write the correct spelling next to it
17
When using the pulse oximeter as part of your assessment of a patient, it is important to remember that:
oxygen sat is >95% oxygen in not necessary even in respiratory distress
vasoconstriction/loss of R blood cells can result in inacurate value
CO has no effect pulse oximetry bc it presumes oxygen saturates hemoglobin
Po useful w/ cold extremities vasoconstriction gets blood to capillary beds
18
In responsive patients who are older than 1 yr of age, you should palpate the pulse at the *blank* artery
carotid
radial
femoral
brachial
19
A patient with profuse sweating is referred to as being:
plethoric
edematous
diaphoretic
flushed
20
For which of the following patients is spinal immobilization clearly indicated?
man w/ altered mental status after being exposed to blunt force trauma
woman in a minor motorvehicle collision complains of severe knee pain
Man with an arrow impaled on his leg & no pulse distal to the injury
woman who fell from a standing postition & has deformed shoulder
21
After performing a primary assessment, a rapid exam of the body should be performed to:
look specifically for signs & symptoms of inadequate perfusion
determine the need for spinal motion restriction precautions
identify less-obvious injuries that require immediate treatment
find and treat injuries or conditions that do not pose a threat to life
22
Which of the following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct?
A nonsignificant MOI rules outt he possibilioty of serious trauma
The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's injuries
A significant MOI usually results in patient death or permanent disability
teh exact location of a patient's injuries can be determined by the MOI
23
What does the "P" stand for in SAMPLE?
Patient presentation
Past medical history
Pain
present medications
24
The goal of the systematic head-to-toe exam that is performed during the secondary assessment is to
locate injuries not found in the primary assessment
assess only the parts of the body that are injured
definitively rule out significant injuries
detect and treat all non-life threatening injuries

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