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Adult CCRN/PCCN Certification Practice Test

Question Number 14

A 55 y/o steroid dependent woman with rheumatoid arthritis undergoes a CABG x 4. She was doing well in the ICU 1 day post op, but then has a run of V-Tach and V-Fibrillation. The nurse recognizes this may be due to the following:

A. Reperfusion after CABG

B. Reocclusion after CABG

C. Acute adrenal crisis from being off her medications preoperatively

D. Hypervolemia and hypokalemia

✔ Correct Answer:

C. Acute adrenal crisis from being off her medications preoperatively

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