UCLA Paramedic Prep: Final Review Exam Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

UCLA Paramedic Prep: Final Review Exam Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct vital capacity of your lungs is about how many liters - ANSWER -6L tidal volume is the - ANSWER -amount air in one breath (500ml) dead space is - ANSWER -the amount of air that doesn't make it to the alveoli a group of cells that perform a similar function is - ANSWER -are tissue cells ex: (GI tissue) when the kidney secretes renin and mixes with angiotensinogen secreted by the liver producing what . - ANSWER -angiotensin 1 P waves need to be 3 things - ANSWER -upright, uniform, and round with 1:1 ratio each small box on an ECG is how big - ANSWER -.04 QRS is narrow if it is - ANSWER -less than .12 hypertonic solution will make the RBC's - ANSWER -crenated hypotonic solution will make the RBC's - ANSWER -explode (swell or lyse) isotonic - ANSWER -is a normal solution for RBC's how many pairs of ribs - ANSWER -12 what valve is between the RV and pulmonary artery - ANSWER -(pulmonic valve open during diastole) what valve is between the RA and RV - ANSWER -tricuspid and is closed during diastole what is the only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood - ANSWER (pulmonary vein) dumps into the left atria what is homeostasis - ANSWER -(the dynamic steady state of the body) Stroke volume is the - ANSWER -amount of blood per beat of the heart (ejected out of the LV per beat) cardiac output is what plus what - ANSWER -SO X HT Inotropy is the - ANSWER -strength of the contraction of the heart chronotropy is the - ANSWER -rate of the heart dromotropy is the - ANSWER -conduction of the heart TCP is - ANSWER -trans cutaneous pacing (over skin) indications are symptomatic bradycardia what is seen during SVT and Vtach indications are fast rhythms with a pulse - ANSWER -synchronized cardioversion how many pairs of spinal nerves are there - ANSWER -31 C1 is known as the - ANSWER -atlas C2 is known as the - ANSWER -axis how many pairs of vertebrae are there - ANSWER -33 what are the raw materials reactants of aerobic respiration - ANSWER -they are o2 and glucose, proteins and fats (fuel) which is ATP he joint between C1 and C2 - ANSWER -atlantoaxial joint what is the chemical symbol for carbonic acid - ANSWER -H2co3 what will a negative chronotropic drug do - ANSWER -it will drop the HT rate what does atrial flutter look like - ANSWER -(sawtooth pattern) atropine is what type of drug/class - ANSWER -parasympatholytic/anticholinergic drug what is a chemical cardioverter drug and class - ANSWER -adenosine is a misc. antidysrhythmic drug class 4 name 4 physiological changes during a parasympathetic response - ANSWER -HR slows down BP goes down GI speeds up store energy for later beta receptors are - ANSWER -B1 and B2 beta 1 are found in the - ANSWER -HT if you stimulate beta I you get increased HR, chrono, dromo, ino and auto beta 2 are found in the - ANSWER -lungs (bronchodilation) Describe Vtach - ANSWER -(regular, uniform and fast) skeletal muscle is also known as - ANSWER -voluntary muscle or striated muscle angiotensin 2 increases BP by - ANSWER -systemic vasoconstriction (smaller container) and 2 releases aldosterone via the adrenal gland that holds back sodium which increases h2o retention