Questions You Should Know

Question 1

Which of the following are  AHA recommendations for management of SVT in the adult patient?

Answer 1

 Beta blockers, calcium, channel blocker, adenosine, vagal maneuvers

Question 2

Which of the following are signs of hypo thermia?

Answer 2

Lack of coordination, confusion, slow, shallow, breathing

Question 3

Gas exchange in the lungs and tissues is known as respiration which of the following are considered external factors that may affect this?

Answer 3

Carbon monoxide, inhalation, high altitude

Question 4

Agonal respirations ?

Answer 4

Slow, shallow, infrequent breaths, indicates brain anoxia.

Question 5

Biots respirations ?

Answer 5

Irregular pattern of rate, and depth and periodic apnea, indicates increased ICP

Question 6

Central neurologic hyperventilation?

Answer 6

 Deep, rapid, respirations indicates increased, ICP.

Question 7

 cheyae strokes strokes, respirations

Answer 7

Progressively deeper and faster, breathing, changing to slower and shallow breaths

Question 8

Kussmaul respirations?

Answer 8

Deep, gasping breaths indicates possible, DKA

Question 9

Rales ?

Answer 9

Find, bubbling, sound on inspiration, indicates fluid in lower airway

Question 10

Wheezes?

Answer 10

High pitch sound on inspiration or expiration

Question 11

Strider

Answer 11

High pitch sound indicating significant upper airway obstruction

Question 12

Gurgling

Answer 12

Hey kids fluid in the upper our way

Question 13

What’s cullens sign?

Answer 13

Bleeding in abdominal cavity

“ Ekhymosis around umbilicus “

Question 14

Grey turner sign?

Answer 14

Bleeding from kidneys, hemorrhagic pancreatitis

Question 15

Kehrs sign?

Answer 15

Referred pain to the shoulder

Ectopic or spleen, injury, blood under diaphragm

Question 16

Murphy’s sign?

Answer 16

Right upper quadrant pain upon palpation



Question 17

Brudzinski’s sign?

Answer 17

Hip flexes when neck is flexed

Meningeal irritation , meningitis

Question 18

Homans sign?

Answer 18

Pain in calf or foot while leg is straight

Signs of DVT

Question 19

Kernig’s sign?

Answer 19

And ability to straighten leg when hip is flexed 90°

Meningeal irritation

Question 20

Clubbing of the fingers indicates?

Answer 20

Chronic hypoxemia found in conditions, such as COPD