Tests and Lab Values

Question 1

Homan’s sign

Answer 1

• Test for DVT
• Passive DF with knee straight
• Positive if produces pain in calf or popliteal space

Question 2

Normal HR for infant

Answer 2

100-130 bpm

Question 3

Normal HR for child

Answer 3

80-100 bpm

Question 4

Normal HR for adult

Answer 4

60-100 bpm

Question 5

Bradycardia

Answer 5

< 60 bpm
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Question 6

Tachycardia

Answer 6

> 100 bpm

Question 7

Describe:
3+ pulse
2+ pulse
1+ pulse
0 pulse

Answer 7

3+) large or bounding
2+) normal or average
1+) small or reduced
0) absence of pulse

Question 8

Normal blood pH

Answer 8

7.4
(7.35-7.45)

Question 9

Normal PaCO2

Answer 9

40 mmHg at sea level breathing ambient air
(35-45 mmHg)

Question 10

Normal PaO2

Answer 10

97 mmHg at sea level breathing ambient air
(80-100 mmHg)

Question 11

Normal HCO3-

Answer 11

24 mEq/L
(22-26 mEq/L)

Question 12

Normal SaO2

Answer 12

95-98%

Question 13

Total cholesterol

Answer 13

• Desirable: <200 mg/dL
• Borderline: 200-239 mg/dL
• High: >240 mg/dL

Question 14

LDL cholesterol

Answer 14

• Optimal: <100 mg/dL
• Near optimal: 100-129 mg/dL
• Borderline: 130-159 mg/dL
• High: 160-189 mg/dL
• Very high: >190 mg/dL

Question 15

HDL cholesterol

Answer 15

• Low: <40 mg/dL
• High: >60 mg/dL

Question 16

Triglyceride

Answer 16

• Desirable: <150 mg/dL
• Borderline: 150-199 mg/dL
• High: 200-499 mg/dL
• Very high: >500 mg/dL

Question 17

Acidemia

Answer 17

Elevated acidity of blood (pH <7.35)

Question 18

Alkalemia

Answer 18

Decreased acidity of blood (pH >7.45)

Question 19

Eucapnia

Answer 19

Normal level of CO2 in arterial blood
(PaCO2 35-45 mmHg)

Question 20

Hypercapnia

Answer 20

Elevated level of CO2 in arterial blood
(PaCO2 >45 mmHg)

Question 21

Hypocapnia

Answer 21

Low level of CO2 in arterial blood
(PaCO2 <35 mmHg)

Question 22

Hypoxemia

Answer 22

Low level of O2 in arterial blood
(PaO2 <80 mmHg)

Question 23

Hypoxia

Answer 23

Low level of O2 in the tissue despite adequate perfusion of the tissue.