TNCC Exam 8th edition study Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified
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TNCC Exam 8th edition study Questions with
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1.What is the effect of hypothermia on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
Hemoglobin
does not readily release oxygen for use by the tissues A shift to the left occurs in
an environment
of low metabolic demand (h...
TNCC Exam 8th edition study Questions with
Complete Solutions 100% Verified
1.What is the effect of hypothermia on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
✔✔Hemoglobin
does not readily release oxygen for use by the tissues A shift to the left occurs in
an environment
of low metabolic demand (hypothermia, hypocapnia, alkalosis), increasing
hemoglobin's affinity
for oxygen.
EMS arrives with the intoxicated driver of a car involved in a motor vehicle
crash. EMS reports
significant damage to the driver's side of the car. The patient is asking to have
the cervical collar
removed. When it is appropriate to remove the cervical collar? ✔✔After a
physical examination
if the patient has no radiologic abnormalities on CT A CT is recommended for
spinal clearance
in an impaired patient.
, TNCC Exam 8th edition study Questions with
Complete Solutions 100% Verified
The nurse is caring for a 120 kg male brought in after a warehouse fire and is
calculating the
patient's fluid resuscitation needs. He has painful red blistering to the entire
surface of both upper
extremities and superficial burns to the anterior chest. Using the modified Lund
and Browder
chart to calculate the total body surface area burned, how much IV fluid would
be administered
in the first 8 hours? ✔✔2280 mL Both upper arms = 8%, both lower arms = 6%,
and both hands
= 5%, yielding 19 * 2 * 120 = 4560 mL. Half of the total is equal to 2280 mL.
Superficial burns
are not included in the TBSA calculation for fluid resuscitation.
Which of the following is an expected finding in a patient with a tube
thoracostomy connected to
, TNCC Exam 8th edition study Questions with
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a chest drainage system ✔✔Fluctuation in the water seal chamber Fluctuation in
the water seal
chamber indicates the tube is placed correctly in the pleural space.
.A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after being struck in the face
with a baseball. A
teardrop-shaped left pupil is noted on exam. What type of injury is suspected?
✔✔Globe rupture
A teardrop-shaped pupil suggests a globe rupture.
.A patient with a complete spinal cord injury in neurogenic shock will
demonstrate hypotension
and which other clinical signs? ✔✔Bradycardia and absent motor function
below the level of
injury Patients with a complete spinal cord injury will have absent motor
function below the
level of the lesion. They become hypotensive and bradycardic due to loss of
autonomic nervous
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