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Question 1

The normal progression to cardiac arrest in children is:

A : Shock; Respiratory distress and failure; Cardiopulmonary failure; Cardiac Arrest

B : Cardiopulmonary failure; Shock; Respiratory distress and failure; Cardiac Arrest

C : Respiratory distress and failure; Shock; Cardiopulmonary failure; Cardiac Arrest

D : Shock; Cardiopulmonary failure; Respiratory distress and failure; Cardiac Arrest

Answer: C

Question 2

A patient is intubated for respiratory failure. There is a sudden decrease in the oxygenation. A nurse should use the mnemonic ________ to assess the situation.

A : SAMPLE

B : MONA

C : DOPE

D : FAME

Answer: C

Question 3

EMS calls with a possible stroke alert patient. As the patient has developed right sided facial paralysis. Upon arrival you examine the patient and observe the he is unable to blink his right eye, nor raise the eye brows. The symptoms suggest that the patient has:

A : Acute Hemorrhagic stroke

B : Trigeminal Neuralgia

C : Transient Ischemic Attack

D : Bell's Palsy

Answer: D

Question 4

How does shock usually progress?

A : Compensated to hypotensive shock in hours and hypotensive shock to cardiac arrest in minutes

B : Compensated to hypotensive shock in minutes and hypotensive shock to cardiac arrest in hours

C : Hypotensive to compensated shock in hours and compensated shock to cardiac arrest in minutes

D : Hypotensive to compensated shock in minutes and compensated shock to cardiac arrest in hours

Answer: A

Question 5

If shock is left untreated, the body's natural compensatory mechanisms will begin to fail, causing decreased blood flow. Which of the following blood tests can one obtain to evaluate for organ injury?

A : Cardiac enzymes

B : Complete blood count

C : Lactic acid

D : Renal panel

Answer: C

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