Medical Gas Systems/Vaporizers Flashcards

1
Q

What color are oxygen cylinders?

A

Green

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2
Q

What color are nitrous cylinders?

A

Blue

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3
Q

What color are air cylinders?

A

Yellow

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4
Q

What color are helium cylinders?

A

Brown

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5
Q

What color are Nitrogen cylinders?

A

Black

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6
Q

How much pressure is in a full O2 tank?

A

2000-2200 psi

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7
Q

How many liters are in a full O2 tank?

A

625-700 L

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8
Q

What is the pressure of a full air tank?

A

1900-2000psi

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9
Q

How many liters are in a full air tank?

A

625 L

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10
Q

What is the pressure of a full Nitrous tank?

A

745 psi

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11
Q

What is the volume of a full nitrous tank?

A

1590 L

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12
Q

How many L are left in a nitrous tank when the pressure starts to drop?

A

250L

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13
Q

Who enforces the purity of medical gases?

A

FDA

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14
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Who establishes the requirements for manufacturing, filling, qualification, transportation, storage, handling, maintenance, re-qualification and disposition of medical gas cylinders and containers?

A

Department of Transportation (DOT)

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15
Q

What permanent markings can be found on gas cylinders?

A

DOT specification number, the service pressure in psi, identifying symbol of the manufacturer and the serial number of the cylinder

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16
Q

What is the PISS positions for O2?

A

2 and 5

17
Q

What is the PISS positions for NO2

A

3 and 5

18
Q

What is the PISS for air?

A

1 and 5

19
Q

What is the PISS for CO2?

A

1 and 6

20
Q

What is the vapor pressure of desflurane?

A

669 mmHg

21
Q

What is the vapor pressure of sevoflurane?

A

160 mmHg

22
Q

What is the vapor pressure of enflurane?

A

172 mmHg

23
Q

What is the vapor pressure of isoflurane?

A

240 mmHg

24
Q

What is the vapor pressure of halothane?

A

244 mmHg

25
Q

What is the heat of vaporization?

A

The number of calories required to change one gram of liquid to vapor without a temperature change

26
Q

What is specific heat?

A

The number of calories required to increase the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree centigrade