ABG Quality/Analyzer
The radial artery is the most used site of puncture due to:
The collateral Circulation from ulnar artery
Hypoxia is also known as?
Decreased oxygen at the tissue (cellular) level
What is the definition of the atria?
Upper chambers of the heart
What rhythm is common in athletic people?
Sinus Bradycardia
Monomorphic PVCs are also known as?
Unifocal PVCs
The umbilical artery is only reserved for:
Newborns
Hyperoxemia is classified with a:
101 or above mmHg PaO2
The endocardium is also known as the?
Inner most layer of the heart
Patient’s heart rate was increasing and decreasing with respiratory rate, what is it?
Sinus Arrhythmia
What is the BPM rate of VTACH?
140-220 bpm
To check for collateral circulation of radial artery, a practitioner would have the patient undergo what test?
The Alien’s Test
The hypoxia classified with a decreased oxygen carrying capacity in the blood or an “availability problem” is known as:
Anemic Hypoxia
You can mainly identify the semilunar valves due to their what?
Half moon shaped valves
When the patient’s SA node fails to fire, what rhythm is occurring and what takes over?
Sinus arrest, AV node
Patient’s rhythm shows 2 unifocal PVCs in a row, what does this rhythm interpret?
Couplet
Gradual increase of PETCO2 can mean an increase in CO2 production and:
Hypoventilation
A patient’s pH is determined to be acidotic, what value might show?
<7.35 pH
If both the SA and AV nodes fail, what takes over?
The Purkinje Fibers
Patient’s rhythm shows a wandering pacemaker but is currently not taking digitalis, what’s the recommended treatment?
None
Patient’s EKG shows a twisted helix. What’s the recommended treatment?
Give magnesium
After finishing up an ABG sample collection, you notice the blood is a dark red, what could this mean?
You sampled the venous blood instead of the arterial blood.
Patient’s ABG test came back and it shows the patient’s pH and PaCO2 out of range with the HC03 going acidotic. What is the interpretation of this ABG?
Respiratory Alkalosis
The point where cardiac cells cannot be stimulated to conduct an electrical impulse regardless of stimulus strength is also known as the:
Absolute Refractory Period
Patient has a 276 bpm rate and a saw tooth pattern, what’s the rhythm?
Atrial Flutter
Patient currently has a VTACH rhythm, but he still has a pulse. What’s the first step for treatment?
Cardioversion