CE06 Flashcards
What patient requires the highest MAC?
9 month old
V5 electrode placement
5th intercostal space anterior axillary line
MAC of sevo
2.0
MAC of Iso
1.2
Normal atlanto-occipital gap angle
35 degrees
Blood/gas partition coefficient of Des
0.42
Blood/gas partition coefficient of N2O
0.47
Blood/gas partition coefficient of Sevo
0.68
Blood/gas partition coefficient of Iso
1.4
Universal blood recipient
AB+
What airway structure must be visualized when using an ETT introducer to facilitate orotracheal intubation?
Epiglottis
How is final alignment of the oral axis with the pharyngeal and laryngeal axes achieved?
Direct laryngoscopy
RSI should always be employed when the patient has…
Achalasia
For an IDDM patient undergoing transmetatarsal amputation of his right foot under spinal anesthesia, at what rate would you initiate an insulin infusion to treat a blood glucose 340mg/dl?
1-2units/hr
How high will a column of blood rise in a catheter inserted in a peripheral artery if the patient’s blood pressure is 120/60mmHg?
109cm
When significant differences occur between NIBP and direct arterial pressure measurements, the errors of measurement are most likely related to…
Arterial pressure
When significant differences occur between NIBP and direct arterial pressure measurements, the resonant frequency of the direct arterial pressure system would most likely be…
2Hz
As a patient’s carboxyhemoglobin saturation increases, what change will occur in the patient’s SpO2 readings?
~3% decrease in SpO2 for every 20% increase in HbCO
To rule out catheter stimulation as the cause of ventricular ectopy, which port of a triple-lumen CVP catheter should be monitored?
Distal port
In the face of life-threatening hemorrhage and coagulopathy, which of the following products is acceptable for administration to a Jehovah’s Witness who has refused to accept blood products?
Hetastarch
Universal blood donor
O-