Endocrinology
What is the Pituitary Gland?
(Ch 21 PPT slide 5)
The law that states the more the ventricles are stretched, the harder they contract
What is Starling Law?
(Ch 18 PPT slide 9)
What is millimeters of Mercury (mmHG)?
(Ch 17 PPT slide 7)
The pediatric dose for Fentanyl
What is 100 mcg/kg
(Intervention card)
The two things needed for aerobic respiration
What are glucose and oxygen (O2)?
(Ch 11 PPT slide 21)
Name the hormones produced by the pancreas and what cells produce them.
Glucagon- Alpha cells
Insulin- Beta cells
(Ch 21 PPT slide 20)
Blood goes to this heart chamber after it is oxygenated in the lungs
What is the left atria?
(Ch 18 PPT slide 15)
The segment of capnography where the measure of End-Tidal is found
What is the D-E segment?
(Ch 17 PPT slide 31)
The volume of a crystalloid solution initial bolus for adult patients
What is 250ml?
(Intervention card)
The three types of respiration
What are external, internal, and cellular?
(Ch 11 PPT slide 20)
Name the two hormones released from the ovaries.
What is estrogen and progesterone?
(Ch 21 PPT slide 7)
The names for the valves connecting the right atria/ventricle and left atria/ventricle respectively
What are the tricuspid and bicuspid valves?
(Ch 18 PPT slide 13)
The End-Tidal value that you try to achieve to ensure compression are good and there is adequate perfusion taking place.
What is >20 mm HG?
(Ch 17 PPT slide 45)
The four ways in which naloxone can be given as an AEMT
What is Intranasal (IN), Intramuscular (IM), Intravenous (IV), and Intraosseous (IO)?
(Intervention card)
The narrowest part of the pediatric upper airway
What is the cricoid ring?
(Ch 11 PPT slide 4)
What are:
Febrile, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, Polyphagia, Polydipsia, Tachycardia, Exophthalmos
(Ch 21 PPT slide 14)
Define afterload
What is the amount of pressure that the ventricles have to overcome in order to pump blood?
(Ch 18 PPT slide 19)
True or False: End-Tidal measures perfusion.
False: ETCO2 implies perfusion, but it does not measure it.
(Ch 17 PPT slide 21)
The point where a single dose of acetaminophen is considered "toxic"
What is 150 mg/kg?
(Intervention card)
True or False: A pulmonary embolism is considered a ventilation (V) issue instead of a perfusion (Q) issue.
(Ch 11 PPT slide 46)
True or False: A Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS) traditionally occurs in Type 1 Diabetics.
False: HHS traditionally occurs in DM2.
(Ch 21 PPT slide 43)
Name the three tropic effects of the heart and what they each control
What are chronotropic (rate), inotropic (strength), and dromotropic (conduction)?
(Ch 18 PPT slide 42)
What are Dislodged Tube, Obstructed Tube, Pneumothorax, And Equipment Failure.
(Ch 17 PPT slide 23)
The pediatric dose for Ketamine
What is Ketamine is not indicated for pediatric patients?
(Intervention card)
The normal range and unit of measurement for PEEP
What is 5-10 cm H2O?
(Ch 11 PPT slide 61)