LC FINAL EXAM 2
| 120 QUESTIONS
| WITH ACTUAL
ANSWERS!!!
Evatee 10/9/24 LC
,LC FINAL EXAM 2 | 120 QUESTIONS | WITH
ACTUAL ANSWERS!!!
A 19 year old man was beaten with a blunt object and his ribs are fractured in
his right lower chest. He says it's hard to breathe. His vital signs are BP 106/82,
P 106 and R 18. You should Answer - administer oxygen by non-rebreather
mask.
An 86 year old man in an extended care facility is combative, anxious and short
of breath. He has a history of Alzheimer's disease. When you attempt to
provide oxygen he takes a punch at you. You are able to obtain an SpO2 reading
of 84% on room air but the pulse oximeter was attached to his toe. You should
suspect his combative behavior is due to Answer - cerebral hypoxia.
At a high school football game an assistant coach calls you because a player
"has a knee injury." When you arrive he is on the bench with ice on the
affected knee. The player says he is afraid to stand on it. How should you assess
his knee? Answer - Palpate around his knee to feel for any edema or
crepitation.
You've delivered a newborn boy. After 1 minute his pulse remains 56 and his
respiration rate is 10. You should first Answer - ventilate him.
When you are lifting a patient on a long board from the ground you will
decrease the likelihood of an injury by using your Answer - leg muscles.
The wife of a depressed man tells you he has locked himself in an upstairs
bedroom with a gun and is going to commit suicide. You should first Answer -
leave the scene.
, When you arrive you find an unconscious male with facial injuries. You see
blood in his mouth. You should Answer - place a tonsil tip catheter in his
mouth then suction him.
A 46 year old man drove his car across the US to attend to a family emergency.
The next day family members call you because he became suddenly short of
breath and cyanotic. His initial vital signs are BP 96/72, P 114, R 20 and his
SpO2 is 86% on room air. You should suspe Answer - pulmonary embolism.
An 82 year old female awoke with right sided paralysis. Her husband states she
had a stroke one year ago but she was able to walk yesterday. You should
report her onset of symptoms to be the time Answer - she fell asleep
An 86 year old man with a history of stroke is bedridden at home. When you
arrive you find an indwelling Foley catheter with cloudy urine in the bag. He
has a fever and is unable to answer your questions. His vital signs are BP 96/84,
P 108, R 22 and his SpO2 is 88% on room air. You should suspect Answer -
septic shock.
A woman who is 34 weeks pregnant has been having painless vaginal bleeding
for two days. She says she expected this late in pregnancy but the amount of
bleeding has her scared. Her vital signs are BP 138/88, P 88, R 22 and her SpO2
is 98% on room air. You should suspect Answer - placenta previa
Which of the following cardiac rhythms will cause an AED to deliver a shock?
Answer - Ventricular tachycardia
A 4 year old boy fell in the backyard on broken glass and lacerated his left
upper leg. His mother wrapped the leg in a towel which is now dripping with
blood. The boy is pale, quiet and has a rapid, thready pulse. You suspect
Answer - hypovolemic shock.
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