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Question 1

Which of the two cannot be used to measure CVP?

Pulmonary artery catheter
Central venous catheter in the femoral vein

Answer 1

CVC in the femoral vein

Question 2

Phlebostatic axis located where?

Answer 2

RA - 4ICS

Question 3

What is the difference between Janeway lesions and Osler nodes?

Answer 3

Janeway lesions on soles of hands/feet + not painful

Osler nodes are on the tips of fingers/toes and very painful

Question 4

An S4 is an expected physical finding in which of the following?

Acute myocardial infarction

Left ventricular failure

Pericarditis

Bundle branch block

Answer 4

Acute myocardial infarction

Question 5

What is the most frequently identified primary mechanism of cardiac arrest?

Asystole

Ventricular tachycardia

Third-degree AV block

Ventricular fibrillation

Answer 5

Ventricular fibrillation is the most frequently identified primary mechanism of cardiac arrest.