ACE 2013-10a Flashcards
Contraindication to methylene blue
Patient taking SSRIs
First line treatment for cocaine intoxication
Benzodiazepines
Each unit of FFP increases coagulation factors by how much percent?
3-6%
Citrate is higher in FFP or PRBCs?
5 times higher in FFP
Half life of factor VIII
12 hrs
100% factor VIII activity level corresponds to what plasma concentration of factor VIII
1 U/mL
How to calculate plasma volume with weight of patient
Plasma volume = patient weight x 40mL/kg
Cryoprecipitate contains how much factor VIII
100 units of factor VIII per unit of cryoprecipitate
Predicted postop forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppoFEV1) greater than what percent equates to low risk for periop respiratory complications
> 40%, same for ppoDLCO% (predicted postop diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide)
Why is shivering rare in elderly
Reduced ability for thermoregulatory control
Initial management to alleviate severe upper airway obstruction in Pierre Robin syndrome
Place in prone position
MC serious adverse event to celiac plexus block placement
Paraplegia
Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is increased or decreased in clinically relevant hyperthyroidism
Decreased
Abdominal compartment syndrome is defined as Intraabdominal pressure above
20 mmHg
MC side effect of nicardipine
Headache
