Respiratory
Cardiac
Complications
Malignant Hyperthermia
Miscellaneous
100

What is the acceptable range of end tidal CO2 with corresponding measurement increment (IE: ML, Amps, Centimeter)?

35-45 mm Hg

100

What is the normal PR range of an ECG?

0.12-0.20

100

Failure to wake up from surgery in an appropriate amount of time for a patient is called what?  

Delayed emergence

100

MH is thought to be the uncontrolled release at a cellular level of what metabolite?

Calcium

100

Per ASPAN standards, how often should temperatures be assessed in PACU, initially?

Every 15 minutes

200

Coughing continuous is often a sign of what respiratory complication?

Bronchospasm

200

Name the medication used to treat low blood pressure that is set at one infusion rate and increase sodium uptake at the cellular level. 

Vasopressin

200

Continued or prolonged effect of spinal or regional anesthesia can cause what undesired side effects to the cardiovascular system>

Hypotension

200
What other medication, along with halogenated anesthetics, can cause MH?

Succinylcholine 

200

Tinnitus and metallic taste in mouth are common side effects of which perianesthesia complication?

LAST

300

What is the name of a partial upper airway blockage?

Laryngospasm

300

What ACLS medication can be used to treat hyperkalemia?

Sodium bicarbonate

300

Name the complication when anesthetics enter the vascular space. 

Last or Local Anesthetic System Toxicity

300
What is the earliest clinical sign of malignant hyperthermia? 

Rise in End Tidal

300

Arterial lines are "zeroed" to what pressure?

Atmospheric or room pressure

400

Pink, frothy sputum is often a sign of what complication?

Pulmonary edema

400

What is the first line of intervention when treating ventricular fibrilation?

CPR

400

These are risk factors for what complication: Female, non-smoking, natural red or blonde hair, ENT surgeries, & pregnancy?

Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting

400

What class of medication is dantrolene?

Muscle relaxant

400

What is the gold standard treatment for LAST toxicity?

Lipid Emulsion Therapy

500

Diminished breath sounds or absent breath sounds on one side of the chest is a sign of what complication? Please answer with medical terminology. 

Pneumothorax

500
Infected teeth can commonly cause this emergency cardiac condition? Please answer in medical terminology. 

Endocarditis

500

What is a dissociated state of consciousness that can be demonstrated by irritability, aggressiveness, and confusion?

Emergence Delirium

500

What other state has a higher incidence of malignant hyperthermia due to genetic cluster other than: Wisconsin, Nebraska, & Michigan? 

West Virginia

500

What cardiac rhythm is characterized by an undeterminable atrial rhythm and a spindle node QRS pattern?

Torsades de Pointes

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