1.やさしい
What is a typical adult reference range for serum bicarbonate (total CO2) on a metabolic panel?
- AAbout 8–12 mEq/L
- BAbout 98–106 mEq/L
- CAbout 22–28 mEq/L
- DAbout 35–45 mEq/L
2.やさしい
The sweat chloride test is used to diagnose which condition?
- ASickle cell disease
- BDiabetes mellitus
- CHypothyroidism
- DCystic fibrosis
3.やさしい
What is a typical adult reference range for serum chloride?
- AAbout 98–106 mEq/L
- BAbout 135–145 mEq/L
- CAbout 3.5–5.0 mEq/L
- DAbout 22–28 mEq/L
4.ふつう
A patient on a heparin infusion has an aPTT below the target range on the protocol. What should the nurse do?
- AAdjust the rate as the protocol directs and recheck as scheduled
- BContinue the same rate and recheck the aPTT in a few days
- CStop the infusion and give protamine sulfate as quickly as possible
- DSwitch the infusion to oral warfarin without a prescription
5.ふつう
A patient is starting dabigatran, a direct oral anticoagulant. Which laboratory test is most important to review before the first dose?
- AKidney function (creatinine clearance)
- BTSH, to rule out an overactive thyroid gland
- CINR, to set the dose of the anticoagulant
- DLipase, to rule out an inflamed pancreas first
6.ふつう
In the third trimester of pregnancy, a woman's alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is about twice the usual adult range, and the other liver tests are normal. What is the best interpretation?
- AA sign of blocked bile ducts
- BA sign of new bone cancer
- CA normal rise from placental ALP
- DA sign of acute viral hepatitis
7.むずかしい
Two sets of blood cultures were taken from separate sites. Only one bottle in one set grows coagulase-negative staphylococci, and the patient has no line or implant. What is the most likely interpretation?
- ACertain bloodstream infection needing treatment
- BProbable skin contamination of the sample
- CProof that the patient has infective endocarditis
- DInfection with a resistant organism such as MRSA
8.むずかしい
A patient's creatinine was 0.9 mg/dL (80 µmol/L) on admission and is 1.3 mg/dL (115 µmol/L) 36 hours later. Using the common KDIGO criteria, what does this show?
- AChronic kidney disease, because creatinine has risen above baseline
- BAcute kidney injury, because it rose by at least 0.3 mg/dL within 48 hours
- CA laboratory error, because creatinine cannot change within 2 days
- DNo kidney injury, because the creatinine is still within the normal range
解答
- 1. C · About 22–28 mEq/L
- 2. D · Cystic fibrosis
- 3. A · About 98–106 mEq/L
- 4. A · Adjust the rate as the protocol directs and recheck as scheduled
- 5. A · Kidney function (creatinine clearance)
- 6. C · A normal rise from placental ALP
- 7. B · Probable skin contamination of the sample
- 8. B · Acute kidney injury, because it rose by at least 0.3 mg/dL within 48 hours
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