Q: A 36 year old male presents to the ED with an amputated hand. What should you do FIRST?
Answer:
Apply direct pressure to extremity
Q: Of the following patients, which one needs referral to the closest burn center?
Answer:
Partial-thickness and full-thickness burns involving the genitalia or perineum
Q: What are three signs of cardiac tamponade?
Answer:
Hypotension, bradycardia, muffled heart sounds
Q: An 11-year-old female is brought to the emergency department with complaints of excessive
sleeping, headache, sore throat and swollen neck glands. The patient has no complaints of pain.
On exam, you note a pink rash on her torso. Her mother states that her appetite has decreased
over the last week. What is the most likely diagnosis
Answer:
Mononucleosis
Q: An 88 year old male transferred to the ED from a nursing home with a chief complaint of
being unable to void for the past 12 hours. He has a history of prostate cancer. Which of the
following nursing interventions should be performed FIRST?
Answer:
Insert urinary catheter
Q: Which of the following would be a primary complication of a bowel obstruction?
Answer:
Dehydration
Q: A 32-year-old woman recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis presents to the ED with
several days of upper respiratory infection and now progressively weakened lower extremities,
and vertigo. What is the FIRST line of treatment for this patient?
Answer:
Methylprednisolone 1 g IV daily
Q: Which of the following elevated lab values supports the diagnosis of congestive heart failure
(CHF)?
Answer:
BNP
Q: A patient presents with blurry vision, seeing floaters and flashes of light. These are
symptoms of
Answer:
Retinal Detachement
Q: A 53-year-old female with a history of Addison’s disease due to an autoimmune disorder
presents with fatigue, generalized weakness, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Which of the
following is consistent with an adrenal crisis?
Answer:
Hypotension