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Normals Flashcards

1
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Why is monitoring urine output important and what is the minimum acceptable output per hour?

A

Adequate output demonstrates that circulation and perfusion are sufficient enough to perfuse the kidneys

40 ml/hour

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2
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What is normal diagnostic chest percussion?

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Resonant

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3
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What are normal breath sounds

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Vesicular

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4
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What are normal heart sounds

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S1 and S2

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5
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What is normal intracranial pressure (ICP)

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5 to 10 mmHg

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6
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What is normal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)

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70 to 90 mmHg

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7
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What is normal, exhale, carbon monoxide (FEco)

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Less than 7 for non smokers

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8
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What is a normal red blood cell count (RBC)

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4 to 6 mill/mm3

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9
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What is the normal hemoglobin (Hb)?

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12 to 16 g per hundred milliliters of blood

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10
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What is the normal hematocrit (Hct)?

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40 to 50%

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11
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What is normal white blood cells?

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5000 to 10,000 per mm3

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12
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What is normal potassium (K+)?

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3.5 to 4.5 mEq/L

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13
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What is normal sodium (Na+)

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135 to 145 mEq/L

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14
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What is normal chloride (Cl-)?

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90-100 mEq/L

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15
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What is normal creatinine

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0.7-1.3 mg/dL

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16
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What is normal blood urea nitrogen (BUN)?

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8-25 mg/dL

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17
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 normal clothing time

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Less than six minutes

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18
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What is the normal platelet count?

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150,000 to 400,000 thousand/mm3

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19
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What is the normal activated partial thromboplastin time and what for (APPT)

A

24 to 32 seconds

Monitoring heparin therapy

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20
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What is normal prothrombin time? (PT)

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12 to 16 seconds

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21
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What is normal troponin

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<0.1 ng/ml

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22
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What is normal brain natfiuretic peptide

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<100 pg/ml

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23
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What is normal Apgar score?

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7-10

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24
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Normal temperature for an infant

A

36.5

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25
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What is normal heart rate for an infant

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110-160

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26
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What is normal normal respiratory rate for an infant

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30-60

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27
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What is the normal Dubowitz score

A

40

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28
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What is normal birthweight for an infant?

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3000 g

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29
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What is normal blood glucose for an infant?

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> 30 mg/dl

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30
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What is normal L/S ratio for an infant

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2:1 or higher

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31
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What is normal mean arterial pressure

A

93 to 94 mm Hg

32
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What is normal right atrial pressure or central venous pressure (CVP)?

A

2 to 6 mm Hg
4-12 cm H20

33
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What is normal right ventricle pressure

A

25/0 mm Hg

34
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What is normal and mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)?

A

25/8 mm Hg
Mean 13-14 mm Hg

35
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What is normal pulmonary capillary pressure

A

8-10 mm Hg

36
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What is normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP)?

A

4-12 mm Hg

37
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What is normal left atrial pressure?

38
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What is normal cardiac output

A

4-8 L/min/m2

39
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What is normal pulse pressure

40
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What is normal systemic vascular resistance (SVR)?

A

<20 mm Hg/L/min

Or

1600 dynes

41
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What is normal pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR)?

A

<2.5 mm Hg/L/min

Or

200 dynes

42
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What is normal cuff pressure in millimeters and centimeters?

A

20-25 mmHg
25-35 cm H2O

43
Q

What are normal laryngoscope blade sizes?

A

Adult 3
Pediatric 2
Infant 1
Preterm infant 0

44
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What are normal endotracheal tube sizes?

A

Adult male 8-8.5
Adult female 7-7.5
Term infant 3-3.5
Pre term infant 2.5-3.0

45
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Where should an endotracheal and nasal tracheal to be placed correctly?

A

Endotracheal tube equals 21 to 25 cm
Nasal tracheal tube equals 26 to 29 cm

46
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What is normal capnography readings in torr and in percentage

A

30 torr
3-5%

47
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What is normal pulse oximetry

48
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What is normal carboxy hemoglobin?

A

Less than 1%

49
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What is normal CaO2 (total amount of oxygen dissolved in the blood and bound to hemoglobin)

A

17-20 vol%

50
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What is the normal oxygen content of mixed venous blood, or CvO2?

A

12-16 vol%

51
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What is the normal arteriovenous oxygen content difference, or C(a-v)O2

52
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Qs/Qt stands for the pulmonary shunt fraction. It represents the fraction of cardiac output (Qt) that is shunted past the lungs without undergoing oxygenation. What is the normal percentage?

A

Qs-shunted blood
Qt-total cardiac output

3-5%

53
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What does SaO2 stand for and what is the normal?

A

stands for arterial oxygen saturation. It represents the percentage of hemoglobin in arterial blood that is saturated with oxygen.

95-100%

54
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What is the significance of the oxygen index, or Oi and what is the normal value?

A

The oxygen index (OI) is a measure used in critical care medicine to assess the severity of respiratory failure, particularly in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or those on mechanical ventilation

<10

55
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What is the significance of Vd/Vt and what is the normal percentage range?

A

It is the dead space to tidal volume ratio?

20-40%

56
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What is the normal blood gas measurements

B.E., HCO3, pH, PaO2, & PCO2

A

-2 to 2
22-26
7.40 (7.35 - 7.45)
96 torr (80-100 torr)
40 torr (35-45 torr)

57
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In a newborn arterial blood, what are the normals for the following (PaCO2, PaO2, and pH)?

A

<50 torr
>60 torr
pH >7.30

58
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What is the normal volume of a calibration syringe?

A

Plus or -3.5% of 3 L

59
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What is normal maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP)

60
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What is normal maximum expiratory pressure (MEP)

A

 double MIP or 160 cm H2O

61
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What is normal vital capacity (VC) for an adult?

A

4800 ml or 80% of predicted

62
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What is normal FEV1

A

4000 ml or 80% of predicted

63
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What is normal FEV1/FVC

64
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What is normal FEF 200-1200

A

6 L/ second or 80% of predicted or higher

65
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What is FEF 25-75%

A

4.7 L/sec or 80% of predicted or higher

66
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What is normal peak expiratory flowrate (PEFR)

A

10 L/sec or 80% of predicted or higher

67
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What is normal airway resistance

A

0.6 - 2.4 cm H2O/L/sec

68
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What is normal DLco, or carbon monoxide diffusion capacity and what does decreased diffusion occur with

A

25 ml CO/min/mm Hg (STPD)

Pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, ARDS, pulmonary edema, emphysema

69
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What is the normal tidal volume?

70
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What is the normal vital capacity in ml/kg?

A

65-75 mL/kg or 10 x Vt

71
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What is a normal respiratory rate?

A

12 to 20 breaths per minute

72
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What is the normal minute ventilation (Ve)?

73
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What is normal static lung compliance

A

60-100 mL/cm H20

74
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What is the normal range for mean airway pressure?

A

5-10 cm H2O

75
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What is normal anatomic dead space

A

1 mL/lb of ideal body weight

76
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What is the normal work of breathing (WOB)?

A

0.5 +/- 0.2 J/L

77
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What does 1 Hz represent?

A

60 cycles per minute or one cycle per second

Kick Ass Respiratory Exam (9 decks)

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