FPC

Question 1

Boyle’s Law

Answer 1

P1xV1+P2xV2 increased altitude = increased volume due to decreased pressure

Question 2

Dalton’s Law = Dalton’s Gang

Answer 2

PT= P1+P2+P3 increased altitude = decreased gas pressure without lowering percentage of gas. Causes hypoxia at altitude.

Question 3

Normal Torr at sea level

Answer 3

760

Question 4

Torr

Answer 4

a unit of pressure used in measuring partial vaccuums,

Question 5

Atmosphere Gas Composition

Answer 5

21% Oxygen 78% Nitrogen 1% Other

Question 6

Henry’s Law= Henry’s Heineken

Answer 6

Gas in solution varies directly with the partial pressure of that same gas over the solution. Causes VQ mismatch due to pressure difference

Question 7

Charles Law

Answer 7

V1/V2=T1/T2 Gas volume expands when heated and contracts when cooled. Pressure is constant.

Question 8

Each 100m in elevation causes a temperature drop of….?

Answer 8

1C or 33.8F

Question 9

Gay Lussac’s Law

Answer 9

P1/T1=P2/T2 As temperature changes, pressure changes. Volume stays the same. (Oxygen bottle in the sun)

Question 10

Graham’s Law

Answer 10

Gasses with smaller mass diffuse faster than larger mass gasses.

Question 11

Barotitis Media

Answer 11

descent problem, air trapped in middle ear

Question 12

Barodontalgia

Answer 12

ascent problem, air trapped under recent dental work

Question 13

Treatment of barodontalgia

Answer 13

slower ascent, consider analgesics

Question 14

Barosinusitis

Answer 14

ascent problem (Treatments include descend, slower climb, neosynephrine, analgesics)

Question 15

Barobariatrauma

Answer 15

Nitrogen from fatty tissue is released into plasma causing nitrogen narcosis (a drowsy state by breathing air under higher pressure that atmospheric pressure)

Question 16

Treatment of Barobatiatrauma

Answer 16

pre-oxygenate obese patients with 100% oxygen causing nitrogen washout

Question 17

Stressors of flight (8)

Answer 17

• decreased partial pressure of oxygen
• barometric pressure changes
• thermal changes
• noise
• vibration
• fatigue
• G forces

Question 18

Factors effecting stressors of flight

Answer 18

Drugs
Exhaustion
Alcohol
Tobacco
Hypoglycemia

Question 19

MSL

Answer 19

Mean sea level

Question 20

AGL

Answer 20

Above ground level

Question 21

ATM

Answer 21

Atmosphere

Question 22

Troposphere

Answer 22

Lowest layer of the atmosphere, beginning at the Earth’s surface

Question 23

Physiologic (Efficient) Zone

Answer 23

Zone of the atmosphere in which the human body is well adapted

Question 24

Universal Gas Law

Answer 24

Equation of state of a hypothetical “ideal” gas; a gas law that obeys Boyle’s, Charles’ and Avogadros Law exactly.

Question 25

hypoxic hypoxia

Answer 25

insufficient oxygen, condition prevents th=