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Question 1

Does esophageal pressure reliably measure pleural pressure at the section the catheter is placed?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

When using an esophageal balloon for measure of pleural pressure, PEEP should be added such that the transpulmonary pressure is what?

Answer 2

A positive number not to exceed 20-25

Question 3

Formula for transpulmonary pressure with esophageal balloon

Answer 3

Plateau - Pesophagus

Question 4

What ratio of Esophageal pressure/Airway pressure suggests that esophageal pressure is reliable

Answer 4

around 1

Question 5

Upper limit of normal for Po2 on abg?

Answer 5

120

Question 6

Long QT syndrome is caused by what genetic dysfunction

Answer 6

Loss of function to a cardiac potassium channel

Question 7

Large coronary sinus on echo suggests what

Answer 7

Left sided superior vena cava

Question 8

2 Preferred agents in afib/flutter from WPW for medical management

Answer 8

Ibutilide and procainamide

Question 9

Preferred presser for shock in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 9

Neosynephrine

Question 10

formula for mean arterial pressure

Answer 10

(Systolic + 2xDiastolic)/3

Question 11

PVR formula

Answer 11

(mPAP - PAWP)/CO

Question 12

Large V wave on CVP indicates what?

Answer 12

Tricuspid regurg