PCM stations

Question 1

When is 02 necessary?

Answer 1

pO2< 60mmHg OR spO2< 90mmHg

Question 2

What %O2 is 1L/min ?

Answer 2

24%

Question 3

how much %O2 do you add for each 1L/min?

Answer 3

4%

Question 4

When is a venturi mask used?

Answer 4

in patients that are hypercapnic with moderate hypoxemia

-especially in obstructive diseases

Question 5

What is normal forced expiratory flow?

Answer 5

385 L/min

Question 6

What does the curve look like on restrictive disorders?

Answer 6

narrow curve

-due to LOSS of elasticity

Question 7

What does the curve look like on obstructive disorders?

Answer 7

scooped out curve

-due to air trapping by LOSS of recoil

Question 8

how is COPD diagnosed?

Answer 8

bronchodilator response

-positive test if improvement PFTs by 12% or 200cc

Question 9

what is a normal HR?

Answer 9

60-100 bpm

-brady and tachycardia are on either ends of that

Question 10

how long should the PR interval be?

Answer 10

0. 2, first degree block
   - if progressive, second degree
   - if no association between p wave and QRS complex, third degree block

Question 11

QRS complex, how long should it be?

Answer 11

< 0.12

Question 12

What does QT prolongation increase our risk for?

Answer 12

torsades de pointes

Question 13

what is a normal axis look like?

Answer 13

Lead 1 is up, AVF up

Question 14

Let axis deviation

Answer 14

1 is up, F is down

Question 15

Right axis deviation

Answer 15

1 is down, F is up

Question 16

what is the arterial supply to the anterior leads?

Answer 16

V1-4

-LAD occlusion

Question 17

arterial supply to inferior leads

Answer 17

2, 3, and AVF

-Right coronary a. occlusions

Question 18

arterial supply to lateral leads

Answer 18

1, aVL, V5, V6

-circumflex a. occlusions

Question 19

What does peaked T waves mean?

Answer 19

hyperkalemia

Question 20

what does ST elevation mean?

Answer 20

myocardial infarction

Question 21

Treatment for MI

Answer 21

MONA plus B blocker

• morphine
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• aspirin
• Beta blocker (metoprolol)

Question 22

In the asthma action plan, what is the nebulizer treatment?

Answer 22

• saline-albuterol soln
• nose must be clear; direct patient to blow nose before treatment
• increase depth of breaths over time; direct patient to take shallow breaths, increasing with each dose of treatment

Question 23

What is the most accurate measurement of oxygen saturation ?

Answer 23

Arterial blood gasses

Question 24

what test should be performed first before ABG’s are taken to determine suficient collateral flow through radial and ulnar arteries?

Answer 24

Allen test

Question 25

ABG below what number cannot be measured on PulseOx?

Answer 25

91

Question 26

What does RIPE stand for?

Answer 26

Radiation
integration
Picture
Exposure