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As altitude increases the partial pressure (pa02) decreases.
What type of hypoxia is this?
a. histotoxic hypoxia
b. hypemic hypoxia
c. hypoxic hypoxia
d. stagnant hypoxia - (correct answer) c. Hypoxic Hypoxia
This is an example of Daltons Law
The sum of the partial pressures is equal to the total atmospheric pressure.
What gas law is this? - (correct answer) Dalton's Law
If an oxygen cylinder is heated up the volume increases.
This is an example of which gas law? - (correct answer) Example of Charles Law
Cabin altitudes of ______ feet can alter night vision. - (correct answer) 5000 Feet
Inability of tissue cells to accept or utilize oxygen. Causes: CO poisoing, phosgene gas,
cyanide poisoning, alcohol, narcotics.
What type of hypoxia is this?
a. histotoxic hypoxia
b. hypemic hypoxia
c. hypoxic hypoxia
d. stagnant hypoxia - (correct answer) a. Histotoxic Hypoxia
-Gravitational forces
-Temperature extremes
-Prolonged PPV
-hyperventilation
-heart failure
Causes of what type of hypoxia?
a. histotoxic hypoxia
b. hypemic hypoxia
c. hypoxic hypoxia
d. stagnant hypoxia - (correct answer) d. Causes of stagnant hypoxia
Pooling of blood causes insufficient flow of oxygenated blood to tissues.
What type of hypoxia is this?
a. histotoxic hypoxia
b. hypemic hypoxia
c. hypoxic hypoxia
d. stagnant hypoxia - (correct answer) d. Stagnant hypoxia
,**Anemia
-The inability of blood to accept sufficient oxygen
-A reduction in the oxygen carrying capacity of the hemoglobin
What type of hypoxia is this?
a. histotoxic hypoxia
b. hypemic hypoxia
c. hypoxic hypoxia
d. stagnant hypoxia - (correct answer) b. Hypemic Hypoxia
A pneumo will increase in size with increase in altitude and decrease in barometric
pressure.
Example of which gas law? - (correct answer) Boyle's Law
Increase pressure = decreased volume
decreased volume = increased pressure - (correct answer) Boyle's Law
Increased temp=increased volume
decreased temp = decreased volume - (correct answer) Charles Law
Temp and volume are proportional in this gas law. - (correct answer) Charles Law
Pressure and volume are inversely proportional in this gas law. - (correct answer)
Boyle's Law
Best survival of near drowning victims is: - (correct answer) Early CPR
Pressure remains constant in this gas law. - (correct answer) Charles law
Temp and volume change in this gas law - (correct answer) Charles Law
Pressue and volume change in this gas law - (correct answer) Boyles Law
Temperature remains constant in this gas law - (correct answer) Boyles Law
Part of the brain which controls temperature - (correct answer) Hypothalamus
Gas % remain the same with changes in altitude but the number of molecules decrease
in a given area with increase in altitude.
Which gas law is this? - (correct answer) Daltons Law
Increased oxygen requirement at higher altitude
What gas law is this? - (correct answer) Example of Daltons Law
Bronchospasm
secretions
,kinks in the tube
biting on the tube
coughing
gagging
Examples of what type of vent alarm? - (correct answer) Causes of high pressure
alarms on vent
Sounds when there is too much pressure to deliver tidal volume.
What vent alarm is this? - (correct answer) High pressure alarm
Leak
circuit disconnect
ETT cuff leaking
Examples of what type of vent alarm? - (correct answer) Cause of low pressure
alarms on vent
PEEP stands for? - (correct answer) Positive end expiratory pressure
What does PEEP do? - (correct answer) Keeps alveoli open at the end of expiration
A set RR and tidal volume are delivered and synchronized with each patient initiated
breath. Vent delivers a certain number of mandatory breaths. All other breaths are
spontaneous at the patients own rate and depth.
What vent setting is this? - (correct answer) SIMV (synchronized intermittent
mandatory ventilation)
Vent gives same tidal volume whether patient initiates or not.
What vent setting is this? - (correct answer) Assist control ventilator mode
burns to body, multiple fractures, or an infant with N/V and swollen fontenelles can be
signs of? - (correct answer) Signs of child abuse
Umbilical cord has how many veins and how many arteries? - (correct answer) 2
arteries and 1 vein
Mag is best friends with what electrolyte? - (correct answer) K+
when mg increases, K increases
best way to tell amount of distress in asthmatic patient - (correct answer) Work of
breathing
TCA overdose antidote - (correct answer) Bicarb
spider bite with severe muscle spasms.
give muscle relaxers - (correct answer) Black widow spider bite
, -Tachypnea
-Respiratory alkalosis
-Then metabolic acidosis
Which OD is this? - (correct answer) Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin) OD
Spider bite that causes skin ulcers. - (correct answer) Brown Recluse spider
First line drug for status epilepticus - (correct answer) Ativan
neonate is prone to hypothermia due to: - (correct answer) Decreased brown fat
stores
Most common type of vent mode in neonate is: - (correct answer) Time cycled,
pressure limited
Thump print sign on xray is? - (correct answer) Epiglottitis
Steeple sign on xray is? - (correct answer) Croup
side effect of prostaglandin is? - (correct answer) Apnea
Assymetric movement of eyeball after facial trauma is which cranial nerve? - (correct
answer) 3 (oculomotor)
Hypovolemic shock due to blood loss is _____% before symptoms occur. - (correct
answer) 30%
You are en-flight with a cardiac patient on 6lpm oxygen by NC. You are at 5000 ft and
the patient is becoming hypoxic. What is your initial intervention?
A. decrease cabin pressure
B. increase oxygen to patient
C. administer fluid bolus to increase perfusion to heart
D. RSI and intubate the patient. - (correct answer) B. increase oxygen to patient
Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes all of the following except?
a. force fluids
b. pericardiocentesis
c. rapid transport
d. needle thoracostomy - (correct answer) D. needle thoracostomy
A patient presenting with Beck's triad is most likely experiencing?
a. tension pneumo
b. increased ICP
c. cardiac tamponade
d. intra-abdominal bleeding - (correct answer) C. cardiac tamponade