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CEN Practice Exam (Certified Emergency Nurse) - Question List

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136. What is the primary action of aminophylline (theophylline) when given for acute bronchitis?
  1. Promote expectoration.
  2. Suppress the cough.
  3. Relax the smooth muscles of the bronchial airway.
  4. Prevent infection.
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137. Which of the laboratory results would indicate that a patient’s theophylline level is therapeutic?
  1. 5 mcg/ml
  2. 15 mcg/ml
  3. 25 mcg/ml
  4. 30 mcg/ml
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138. Which of the following would you expect to find in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome?
  1. Decreased respiratory rate
  2. Pallor
  3. Low arterial PAO2
  4. An elevated arterial PAO2
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139. Which clinical manifestation would a patient with a pulmonary embolus display?
  1. Decreased respirations
  2. Bradypnea
  3. Dyspnea
  4. Bradycardia
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140.
What is a distinctive sign that a patient has flail chest?
  1. Cyanosis
  2. Hypotension
  3. Dyspnea, especially on exhalation
  4. Paradoxical chest movement
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