AIR METHODS CLINICAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
CPP Formula - ANS MAP - ICP = CPP
MAP Formula - ANS SBP + 2(DBP) / 3 = MAP
CPP Range - ANS 50 - 80 mmHg
Neurogenic Shock S/S - ANS Recent trauma. Loss of sympathetic tone, rapid onset
hypotension... Possibly bradycardia, warm flushed skin, potentially priapism.
Head Injury (Epidural) - ANS "MMA" LOC, then lucid interval, then LOC
Head Injury (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage) - ANS Life Threatening, "thunderclap headache"
Head Injury (Subdural) - ANS Slow onset
Most common in elderly and children.
Norepinephrine (Levophed) Effect - ANS Increases systemic vascular resistance (SVR) causing
increased vasoconstriction (Increased Preload)
Positive Inotropic/Chronotropic Effects
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
CPP Formula - ANS MAP - ICP = CPP
MAP Formula - ANS SBP + 2(DBP) / 3 = MAP
CPP Range - ANS 50 - 80 mmHg
Neurogenic Shock S/S - ANS Recent trauma. Loss of sympathetic tone, rapid onset
hypotension... Possibly bradycardia, warm flushed skin, potentially priapism.
Head Injury (Epidural) - ANS "MMA" LOC, then lucid interval, then LOC
Head Injury (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage) - ANS Life Threatening, "thunderclap headache"
Head Injury (Subdural) - ANS Slow onset
Most common in elderly and children.
Norepinephrine (Levophed) Effect - ANS Increases systemic vascular resistance (SVR) causing
increased vasoconstriction (Increased Preload)
Positive Inotropic/Chronotropic Effects
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