ANSWERS
BOYLE'S LAW Correct Answer: THE PRESSURE AND VOLUME OF A CONFINED GAS
ARE INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL IF THE TEMP IS UNCHANGED
CHARLES LAW Correct Answer: DESCRIBES HOW GASES TEND TO EXPAND WHEN
HEATED
HENRYS LAW Correct Answer: THE SOLUBILITY OF A GAS IS DIRECTLY
PROPORTIONAL TO THE PRESSURE OF THE GAS
GAY-LUSSACS LAW Correct Answer: THE PRESSURE OF MIXED MASS AND FIXED
VOLUME IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE GAS' ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE
ELT Correct Answer: PHASING OUT 121.5 Hz GOING TO 406MHz
BARODONTALGIA Correct Answer: INCREASED PRESSURE DURING ASCENT UNDER
DENTAL APPLIANCES
FOR EVERY 100 METERS IN ASCENT, TEMPERATURE: Correct Answer: DECREASES 1
DEGREE CENTIGRADE
ONE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE = Correct Answer: 760 TORR OR 14.7 PSI
BAROTITIS Correct Answer: EAR PAIN - HAPPENS DURING DESCENT
BAROBARIATRAUMA Correct Answer: PRESENTED BY PRE-OXYGENATING
BAROSINUSITUS Correct Answer: PAIN IN SINUSES DURING ASCENT
TO CALCULATE PARTIAL PRESSURE Correct Answer: GIVEN GAS CONCENTRATION
x TOTAL PRESSURE PRESENT
TO CALCULATE IV IN DROPS/MINUTE Correct Answer: VOL x GTT
FACTOR/MINUTES
PHYSIOLOGIC ZONE Correct Answer: SEA LEVEL - 10,000 FT MSL
PHYSIOLOGIC DEFICIENT ZONE Correct Answer: 10,001 FT MSL - 50,000 FT MSL
SPACE-EQUIVALENT ZONE Correct Answer: 50,001 FT MSL - 250,000 FT MSL
SPACE Correct Answer: ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 250,000 FT MSL