Monitoring Equipment

Question 1

mechanical instruments for measuring vital signs

Answer 1

ECG, BP monitor, Capnograph, Doppler flow monitor, Pulse oximeter

Question 2

Cyanotic membranes indicate

Answer 2

respiratory arrest, oxygen deprivation

Question 3

Normal saturation for pulse ox

Answer 3

> 95%

Question 4

Locations for transmission probe on pulse ox

Answer 4

ear flap, tongue, lip, toe web and flank fold

Question 5

Reflective probe locations for pulse ox

Answer 5

ventral surface of the tail base, esophagus, or rectum

Question 6

Capnograph is an indicator of

Answer 6

ventilation

Question 7

End-tidal carbon dioxide monitor (ETCO2) measures

Answer 7

carbon dioxide in the air that is inhaled and exhaled

Question 8

Normal values for ETCO2

Answer 8

35-45mm Hg when awake and 40-55mm Hg when anesthetized

Question 9

Hyperventilation- _ in ETCO2

Answer 9

decrease

Question 10

Hypoventilation- _ in ETCO2

Answer 10

increase

Question 11

Doppler blood flow monitor detects blood flow through

Answer 11

small arteries

Question 12

Oscillometric blood pressure measures

Answer 12

BP and HR

Question 13

P-wave is associated with

Answer 13

right and left atrial depolarization

Question 14

QRS complex indicates

Answer 14

ventricular depolarization, very rapid, largest wave

Question 15

S-T interval is

Answer 15

after QRS in the time when the ventricle is depolarized. Can be used to dx ischemia or hypoxia

Question 16

T wave indicates

Answer 16

ventricular depolarization of the ventricular wall