FCCS Final Exam Questions and Answers |100% Correct| 2025/2024 Latest Version!!
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FCCS Final Exam Questions and
Answers |100% Correct| 2025/2024
Latest Version!!
A patient with a suspected pulmonary embolism is tachycardic, hypotensive, and hypoxemic.
What is the first-line imaging modality to confirm the diagnosis?
Chest X-ray
CT pulmonary angiography
V/Q scan
E...
FCCS Final Exam Questions and
Answers |100% Correct| 2025/2024
Latest Version!!
A patient with a suspected pulmonary embolism is tachycardic, hypotensive, and hypoxemic.
What is the first-line imaging modality to confirm the diagnosis?
Chest X-ray
CT pulmonary angiography
V/Q scan
Echocardiogram
Which of the following best describes the primary goal of using a lung-protective ventilation
strategy in ARDS patients?
Increase oxygenation
Prevent volutrauma and barotrauma
Reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia
Maximize lung recruitment
A critically ill patient with severe sepsis is hypotensive despite adequate fluid resuscitation. What
is the most appropriate next step in management?
Initiate vasopressors
Increase fluid administration
Administer diuretics
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,Perform renal replacement therapy
When treating a patient with septic shock, which parameter is most often used to guide fluid
resuscitation?
Serum lactate
Heart rate
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)
Central venous oxygen saturation
What is the primary physiological disturbance in a patient with hypercapnic respiratory failure?
Inadequate ventilation
Increased oxygen consumption
Reduced oxygen delivery
Decreased hemoglobin concentration
A patient develops sudden-onset chest pain and hypotension in the ICU. Which condition should
be ruled out immediately?
Acute kidney injury
Tension pneumothorax
Acute liver failure
Severe electrolyte imbalance
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, A patient with a head injury has a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8. Which of the
following interventions is most appropriate?
Intubation
Administer sedation
Give diuretics
Start anticonvulsants
In patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), which of the following is a common indication for
initiating renal replacement therapy?
Refractory hyperkalemia
Hypocalcemia
Respiratory acidosis
Hyponatremia
Which of the following is the preferred method of nutrition for critically ill patients who cannot
take oral intake?
Parenteral nutrition
Enteral nutrition
Intravenous glucose
Clear liquid diet
A trauma patient presents with hypotension and jugular venous distension. What is the most
likely diagnosis?
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