CEN Practice Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
A. The use of supplemental oxygen in normoxic patients has not been established. In patients
with potential coronary artery syndrome, withholding of additional supplemental oxygen should
be considered for those in the prehospital or in-patient hospital ...
chest pain, dyspnea, and diaphoresis. Which of the following assessment factors would indicate
a possible diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome?
A. Pleuritic chest pain
B. Positional chest pain
C. Chest pain that radiates to the shoulders, with pain in the right shoulder worse than pain in
the left shoulder
D. Pain reproducible with chest wall palpation
D. Adrenal gland stimulation causes the adrenals to release two catecholamines: epinephrine
and norepinephrine. Epinephrine increases heart rate and peripheral vasoconstriction and
triggers glycogenolysis. - Answer✔✔-Whichofthefollowinghuman compensatorymechanisms to
the presence ofshocktriggersglycogenolysis?
A. Chemoreceptor activation
B. Clotting cascade activation
C. Cerebral autoregulation stimulation
D. Adrenal gland stimulation
D. Patients with Ehler—Danlos syndrome may be identified by hypermobile joints and skin that
is hyper-extensible, has a soft velvety-like appearance, is fragile, and tears or bruises easily.
Ehler—Danlos syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that places patients at risk for the
presence of aortic aneurysm and dissection. - Answer✔✔-A patient presents to the emergency
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