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2024 ABCP BOARD EXAM WITH 800 REAL EXAM
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The patient is weaned from CPB and you get the results of the postoperative arterial blood gas. The results are: pH: 7.42, pCO2: 36, pO2: 95, HCO3-: 26, BE: - 1, SaO2: 99%, Hgb/Hct: 8.6/26 Based on the above, your diagnosis is: - ANSWER-normal ventilatory status and normal arterial blood gas values
Laboratory findings in chronic respiratory acidosis includes: - ANSWER-elevated
PaCO2, elevated plasma HCO3, low or low-normal pH
Cardiac index is: - ANSWER-equal to cardiac output divided by body surface area
During pregnancy, the mothers cardiac output increases by - ANSWER-30-50%
Which of the following techniques should be avoided if a patient has a history of cold agglutination or if it is suspected? - ANSWER-cold blood cardioplegia
Which of the following is least likely to occur during bypass for liver transplant? - ANSWER-A decrease in systemic vascular resistance
A 45 year old patient with a history of end stage liver disease is being evaluated for liver transplantation. The patient gives a history of 60 pack/year cigarette smoking and a history of consuming at least a 12 pack of Budweiser beer a day for 10 years.Based on the above history, which of the following is true? - ANSWER-The patient must prove a history of abstinence from alcohol for at least 6 months
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pg. 2 Which of the following is not implicated as a cause of end stage renal disease? - ANSWER-Acute Hepatitis A
Which of the following is used to treat malignant hyperthermia? - ANSWER- Dantrolene
what issue is at the greatest risk for injury due to cold agglutination on CPB? - ANSWER-Myocardium
Which of the following lab results is the most important factor when creating a care plan on CPB for a patient with cold agglutin disease? - ANSWER-The critical temperature
What would not cause cold agglutinins to develop? - ANSWER-allergic reaction to platelet inhibitor
During bypass for a liver transplant, the patient temperature should be: -
ANSWER-maintained at normothermia
Ideal pump flow during liver transplant surgery should be: - ANSWER- ½-2/3 of
pre bypass cardiac output
The circuit that is most commonly used for liver transplant is - ANSWER-Venous Venous Circuit
Which of the following vessels are cannulated during liver transplant surgery? - ANSWER-Portal vein, inferior vena cava (femoral vein), internal jugular vein
The ascending aortic segment: - ANSWER-begins at the aortic valve annulus and
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What is the middle layer of an arterial wall made up of? - ANSWER-Composed primarily of squamous epithelium, it is the thickest layer and provides compliance of the artery
The P wave: - ANSWER-When peaked, as in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, is known as P pulmonade
The ST Segment - ANSWER-begins with the J point
The intrinsic mechanism of blood coagulation is thought to be initiated by - ANSWER-foreign surfaces
the aortic valve will close - ANSWER-when aortic pressure is greater than left ventricular pressure
The gas law that states that the pressure of a gas in a closed container is inversely related to the volume of the container is - ANSWER-boyle's law
Metabolic acidosis is characterized by: - ANSWER-a fall in the plasma HCO3-
concentration and a low pH
The patient is a 71 year old male who presents to the OR with a history of congestive heart failure. His history is positive for increasing shortness of breath, 3 pillow orthopnea, lower extremity edema, and dyspnea with mild exertion.Preoperative lab values are as follows (Arterial values): pH: 7.41, pCO2: 60, pO2: 50, HCO3-: 38.1, BE + 12, SaO2: 72%, Hgb/Hct: 7.6/23 Based on the above
information, you diagnose: - ANSWER-chronic respiratory acidosis with fully
compensated metabolic alkalosis and hypoxemia
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pg. 4 A 36 year old female patient has been taking 50 mg of Atenolol (a beta 1 selective blocker) by mouth per day for the past ten years. This drug carries a label of
Pregnancy Risk Category C. This signifies that: - ANSWER-Animal studies have
shown an adverse effect on the fetus, but there are no adequate studies in human.The drug may be useful despite its risks
"The volume of plasma from which all drug is removed in a given time" is the definition of which term? - ANSWER-Clearance
The Albumin comes as 25%. If you add 100 ml of this strength to the pump, you will be administering how many grams of Albumin? - ANSWER-25 grams
Class I antiarrhythmic agents exert their effects by? - ANSWER-Blocking sodium channels
An advantage of continuous warm blood cardioplegia is:
- increased oxygen delivery.
- significantly decreased myocardial oxygen tension.
- a shift of the oxygen dissociation curve to the left.
- lower myocardial oxygen consumption. - ANSWER-A. increased oxygen
delivery.
Intra-aortic balloon augmentation is contraindicated in patients with:
- prosthetic aortic valves.
- aortic insufficiency.
- ventricular septal defects.
- peripheral atherosclerosis. - ANSWER-B. aortic insufficiency.
Hypoxia is - ANSWER-an inadequate, reduced tension of cellular oxygen
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