UPMC Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Patient has balance issues - ANSWERSWhen assessing CN VIII on your patient who was found down, but now awake. You are concerned if: Patient states "I can't smell"
Pupils are WNL
Has no cough reflex
Patient has balance issues
Sprinting - ANSWERSM...
Patient has balance issues - ANSWERSWhen assessing CN VIII on your patient who was found down, but
now awake. You are concerned if: Patient states "I can't smell"
Pupils are WNL
Has no cough reflex
Patient has balance issues
Sprinting - ANSWERSMyocardial oxygen demand would be increased in the person who is:
Sleeping
Sprinting on the treadmill at the gym
OOB to chair, performing mindfulness exercises
Having a nice conversation with Family/Friends
Air leak - ANSWERSWhen you assess Mr. Business, you notice bubbling in the water seal chamber, what's
happening? hemothorax
air leak
cancer
tamponade
Fluid volume deficit - ANSWERSMr. C is a 29 year old with DM. BG 852, K 6.5, Na 155. What is the first
goal of treatment?
Correction of his elevated blood sugar
Correction of his elevated potassium
Correction of his fluid volume deficit
Correction of his acidosis
, Respiratory acidosis - ANSWERSMr. G's ABG is as follows: pH 7.05/ PCO2 79/Bicarb 22. Interpretation?
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
CPP = MAP - ICP - ANSWERSHow do we calculate the CPP for a patient with a BP 165/78 and ICP 12?
CPP = MAP - ICP
MAP - CPP - ICP
СРР= DCIP -МАР
IСP - СРР-МАР
Eye opening, Best Verbal Response, Best motor response - ANSWERSWhat 3 behaviors does the Glascow
Coma Scale test?
Eye opening response, Best Verbal Response, Best motor response
Eye opening response, LOC, Best Verbal response
LOC, Best Verbal response, Posturing
LOC, Eye opening, Verbal and Motor Response
Take patient immediately to MRI - ANSWERSInitial stroke management includes all except:
serum glucose
establish the last known time well
perform NIHSS/Neurologic exam
Take patient immediately to MRI
I check the functioning of the cuff - ANSWERSMr R. has an ETT. On assessment, you ask if his breathing is
ok, audibly he says "yes":
Perform a PLR
Change ventilator mode to Assist Control
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