Correct Q & A 2023/2024 APPROVED
Epinephrine receptors correct answers alpha 1, alpha 2, beta 1, beta 2
Epinephrine dose correct answers IV 2-10mcg/min
Epinephrine effects correct answers increased systolic BP
- alpha receptors = vasoconstriction
- beta1 receptor = cardiac stimulant
decreased diastolic BP
- beta2 = dilation of skeletal muscle blood vessel
Phenylephrine receptors correct answers alpha 1
Phenylephrine dose correct answers 40-200 mcg/min
Phenylephrine effects correct answers vasoconstriction, and reflex bradycardia
Milrinone mechanism of action correct answers Inhibits PDE-3 → ↑cAMP
↑ cAMP in heart: ↑[Ca]cytosol → inotropic
↑ cAMP in blood vessels: ↑Ca reuptake by sarcoplasmic reticulum → vasodilation
Epinephrine mechanism of action correct answers Direct-acting alpha and beta agonist. Alpha:
vasoconstriction. Beta-1: positive inotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic effects. Beta-2: bronchial
smooth muscle relaxation and dilation of skeletal vasculature. Blocks histamine receptors.
milrinone correct answers phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Septal leads and artery correct answers V1, V2, - LM
Inferior leads and artery correct answers II, III, aVF
RCA
Right arterial pressure (RAP) correct answers 4-8 mmHg
Pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) correct answers 15-30/5-15 mmHg
Pulmonary artery occlusive pressure (Wedge) correct answers 8-12 mmHg
Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) correct answers 100-250 dynes/sec/cm-5
Pulmonary vascular resistance correct answers resistance to blood flow out of the right ventricle created
by the pulmonary circulatory system