PFTs
ABGs
Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart
EKGs
MI/SCA Emergency Drugs and Electrical Therapy
100
How many minimum acceptable maneuvers are required during a PFT?
What is 3 acceptable maneuvers?
100
What is the primary cause of respiratory acidosis?
What is hypoventilation?
100
What are the 5 great vessels of the heart?
Superior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava
Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Vein
100
What do the following parts of the ECG stand for?
P wave
QRS complex
T wave
What is
P wave: atrial depolarization
QRS complex: ventricular depolarization
T wave: ventricular repolarization
100
True or false:
Type 1 diabetes is an example of a modifiable risk factor for an SCA
What is false?
200
When needing to differentiate between asthma and emphysema what test do we look at?
What is DLCO?
200
If a patient is in respiratory acidosis and we administer bicarbonate are we correcting or compensating for their acidosis?
What is compensation?
200
What are the 3 pacemakers of the heart and what are their rates?
SA node: 60-100
AV node: 40-60
Purkinje Fibers: 20-40
200
The following is an example of what kind of leads?
What are bipolar leads?
200
What acronym do we use when treating an MI and what does it stand for?
What is M.O.N.A?
M: Morphine
O: oxygen
N: Nitroglycerine
A: Aspirin
300
Interpret the following PFT values
Value % Predicted
FVC 81%
FEV1 68%
FEV1% 69%
TLC 121%
RV 122%
What is Moderate Obstructive Disorder?
300
Interpret the ABG
pH: 7.29
PaCO2: 55
HCO3: 20
PaO2: 85
What is mixed acidosis with normal oxygenation?
300
Atropine is an example of what kind of drug?
Positive Chronotrope
300
What is the most common ventricular arrhythmia?
What is a PVC?
300
What acronym do we use for an SCA and what does it stand for?
What is S.C.R.E.A.M?
S: Shock
C: CPR
R: Rhythm check
E: Epinephrine
A: Antiarrhythmics
M: Magnesium Sulfate
400
What is used on patients to find residual volume AND measure lung compliance?
What is body plethsymography?
400
What is the name of the PO2 electrode?
What is the Clark electrode?
400
What Great Vessel takes oxygenated blood towards the heart from the lungs?
What are the pulmonary veins?
400
How many small boxes are there in 1 large box on an EKG strip?
What is 5 small boxes?
400
What is the difference between cardioversion and defibrillation?
What is
Cardioversion is a synchronized countershock on the R wave whereas defibrillation is an unsynchronized countershock?
500
Interpret the following PFT
Value %Predicted
FVC 56%
FEV1 45%
TLC 55%
What is Mixed Obstructive and Restrictive Disease?
500
An adult patient was admitted to the emergency department after involvement in a motor vehicle accident. The patient is hyperventilating and appears to have a flail chest. What can you expect to happen to their ABG?
What is a decreased PaCO2 ?
500
During _____ blood is propelled into the aorta and pulmonary arteries
Systole
500
What is a normal PR interval?
What is a PR interval 0.20 or less?
500
What 4 rhythms can you cardiovert?
What is
Monomoprhic Vtach (with a pulse)
SVT
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter?