RCP 130 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

RCP 130 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

1. Oxygen (O2) Colorless, odorless, transparent & tasteless

Density: 1.429g/L

Nonflammable, but accelerates combustion.




2. Air Colorless, odorless, transparent &
tasteless Density: 1.29g/L

Nonflammable, but accelerates combustion




3. Heliox (HeO2) Colorless, odorless, transparent & tasteless

Density (Helium): 0.1785g/L (the lightest)




4. Nitric Oxide (NO)
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, RCP 130 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Colorless, metallic smelling gas

Nonflammable, but accelerates

combustion

NO & N2O combined can cause chemical Pneumonitis/fatal pulmonary

edema High levels of NO can cause hypoxia

FDA approved in term & near-term infants for hypoxemic respiratory failure.




5. Carbon
Dioxide (CO2) Colorless, odorless, transparent & slightly

acidic Density: 1.52g/L

Nonflammable

Therapeutic use: CO2 + O2 for hiccups, prevention of the complete washout
of CO2, during cardiopulmonary bypass & regulation of pulmonary
vascular pressures in some congenital heart disorders.



6. Nitrous
Oxide (N2O)



Colorless & slightly sweet smelling & tasting
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