Free BCEN BCEN-CEN Exam Questions

A 48yearold female in a headon collision arrives to the ED. She is awake and talking. She reports being a restrained driver with air bag deployment. She reports a decreased in vision in her right eye. She has a hematoma above the right eye. When you examine her pupils you notice the right eye has a tear drop shaped pupil. You alert the ED physician of your physical findings as the patient has:

Mrs. F, 86, is brought into the ED by her daughter with reports of dull abdominal pain x 3 days. She states she has had "thin" stools for the 3 days before the onset of her abdominal pain. She has not been passing much flatus in the last three days. She states she feels weaker and more lethargic. An IV is established, O2 and cardiac monitor are placed. Labs have been sent. Her bowel sounds are absent. The nurse should suspect:

A 7yearold child is brought to the emergency department by his parents with complaint of headache, neck stiffness and fever. His parents report that he seemingly recovered from measles about 7 days ago. The diagnosis is likely to be

You are caring for a patient who has had an acute MI. His systolic blood pressure is 88 mm Hg. His extremities are cool and pale. He has a urinary catheter in place with no urine output. Upon examination, he has narrowing pulse pressures and poor capillary refill. What type of shock is this patient likely experiencing?

EMS calls with a 23yearold male patient who was just in a three car MVC and had driver side impact. They report the patient's air bags did not deploy. The patient was not wearing his seatbelt. The patient arrives to the ER and during the exam you auscultate decreased breath sounds on the right side, bowel sounds in the middle of the chest and that the patient is dyspneic. The findings are consistent with: