Code Blue
medical abbreviations
boards
where does that go??
200
How often do we have to renew our CPR certifications?
Every 2 years
200
NPO
Nil per orum, nothing by mouth
200
This was the name of the boards review course we had to use
Apex
200
What part of your body is this introduced
Pee pee
400
What does ACLS stand for
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
400
This three letter abbreviation means “as needed”
PRN
400
On our boards, we could be asked as little as ___ questions, or as many as ____ questions
100-170
400
What part of your body does this go in?
Mouth
600
What is the typical first line drug given in a code blue situation
Epinephrine
600
PONV, meaning a patient can’t stop throwing up after surgery
Post operative nausea and vomiting
600
We had to take our board exam at one of these types of testing centers
Pearson
600
What part of your body does this go in
Nose
800
In traditional adult CPR, how many chest compressions are in each cycle (___ compressions and 2 breaths)
30 compressions
800
At the end of a case we must ask a surgeon what their EBL was
Estimated blood loss
800
How many questions were on our longest / last prep exam?
240
800
What part of your body is this sticker placed?
Head
1000
In typical adult CPR, two defibrillator pads are placed on the chest. Show the correct positions where they’d be placed
Upper right chest, lower left chest
1000
RSI, meaning to put in a breathing tube quickly
Rapid sequence induction/intubation
1000
How many board exam attempts are you allowed in one year?
4, 8 total in 2 years
1000
When properly placed, the end of this device will be near which organ?
Heart