Quiz 1 Flashcards
Pressure equals
force / area
You can increase pressure by
increasing force or decrease the area
You can decrease pressure by
decreasing force or increasing the area
If I double the diameter, I decrease the pressure by a factor of _______.
1 cm syringe, pressure @10 psi
2 cm syringe, pressure @ ______?
4
2.5
A Borden gauge is used to measure what?
Gas within a cylinder
You can still have pressure in tank even though reading zero due to
atmospheric pressure
1 atmosphere at 760mmHg is equal to
14 psi
If a tank has 14 psi, how much much pressure do you have to give in order to move the pin on the Borden gauge?
More than 14 PSI
Today atmospheric pressure is 760mmHg and tank read 50%, and I take it to mountains tomorrow in Denver where atmospheric pressure is 600, will that tank be fuller or emptier?
The tank will seem to be fuller on the borden gauge but the actual volume has not changed
If I take a tank from this room where it is 70 degrees and its reading 50% and I take that same cylinder outside at 20 degrees, how will the gauge read?
It will read lower (same concept as car tire pressure reading lower in the winter)
When I put an ETT in in a cold OR and inflate my cuff and I don’t measure pressure and now its in someone’s body and it has warmed up another 30 degrees, the pressure in that cuff has ________
increased. There is a relationship between temperature, pressure and volume
At the same depth in a fluid, pressure is exerted in _________
all directions
What is Pascal’s Principle?
The pressure applied to a confined fluid increases the pressure throughout the fluid by the same amount
What is an example of pascals principle we use on regular basis?
A-line – A fluid filled column attached to a catheter in an artery and there is a pressure variable pushing against that catheter. That pressure is then exerted unchanged throughout the fluid
You’re applying a pressure of 3 psi on the plunger of a syringe with a plugged up needle. How does the pressure in the barrel compare to the pressure in the needle
Equally (pascals principle)
What is laminar flow
fluids move without internal turbulence
type of fluid (gas or liquid) flow in which the fluid travels smoothly or in regular paths
What does turbulent flow mean?
It means there are eddies
Who is someone with turbulent flow?
Someone in AFIB (d/t left atrial appendage)
If the diameter gets smaller, what happens to the speed?
It increases
If I have a flow rate of 10 L/min through a 1 inch catheter and I decrease the catheter to 1/2 inch, what happens to the flow?
The flow rate increases because I am still giving the same amount of fluid over 1 minute
What is Bernoulli’s Law?
Pressure of a fluid varies inversely with speed, an increase in speed produces a decrease in pressure
(the faster the flow, the less pressure it exerts)
What is an example of a Venturi tube?
flow meter
Fluid speeds up as it meets constriction
What is viscosity?
a measure of a fluid’s resistance to flow
What is Poiseuilles Law?
Determined that the laminar flow rate of an incompressible fluid along a pipe is proportional to the fourth power of the pipe’s radius
Radius is the PRIMARY factor that allows for flow rates
Radius is to the 4th power
if I put a big IV in, I’m increases the radius to the 4th power to allow flow to
increase
Radius – wider =
Length – shorter length =
Pressure – applying pressure =
Viscosity – thinner =
less resistance
better flow rate
increased flow rate
easier to infuse