FREE Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse Questions and Answers

Question 1

End-stage liver disease and uremia are both related with a metabolic imbalance called

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Metabolic acidosis

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Respiratory alkalosis

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Metabolic alkalosis

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Respiratory acidosis

Question 2

The insulin type that is most frequently used to manage hyperglycemia following heart transplantation is

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Short-acting regular insulin, such as Novolin R.

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Rapid-acting (lispro H) Humalog or (aspart) Novolog

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Intermediate-acting NPH insulin, Humulin N, or Novolin N.

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Long-acting (glargine) Lantus insulin

Question 3

A kidney transplant recipient with a high temperature, discomfort at the surgical site, leukocytosis, malfunction of the renal allograft, and silt in the urine. Which diagnostic procedure is recommended?

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Clean-catch midstream urine specimen for culture (bacterial and fungal)

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Categorized urine specimen for culture

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Catheterized urine specimen for culture and blood culture

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A cLean-catch midstream urine specimen for urinalysis

Question 4

A cLean-catch midstream urine specimen for urinalysis

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18 to 25

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65 to 75

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50 to 65

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25 to 50

Question 5

A drop in central venous pressure after heart transplantation may be due to

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Low intravascular volume

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Cardiac tamponade

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Increased intravascular volume

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Thombus obstruction

Question 6

The typical length of a kidney transplant patient's hospital stay is

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7 to 10 days

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55 to 72 days

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12 to 14 days

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19 to 32 days

Question 7

The most likely diagnosis is intermittent hypoxemia and stridor in a lung recipient, which are alleviated by sputum coughing.

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Tracheobronchial stenosis

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Primary graft dysfunction

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Inadequate bronchial anastomosis

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Pneumothorax