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This paralytic is known to cause fasciculations
Succinylcholine
What are the 3 parts of the lethal triad in trauma patients
Hypothermia, coagulopathy, and acidosis
What is a normal intracranial pressure range
5 to 15 mm hg
Ive been pregnant 28 times and delivered 26 times. How many gravidas and paras am I
Gravida 28, para 26
This is enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
Cor pulmonale or right sided heart failure
This drug is known to be a calcium channel blocker
Cardizem/diltiazem
What is the preferred fluid in trauma resuscitation
Lactated ringers
The junction at which two neurons meet is known as
The synapse
At how many weeks is a pregnancy viable
24 weeks
This is collapsing of the alveoli
adalectisis
This drug is known to be used in the event of a calcium channel blocker overdose
Calcium chloride or calcium gluconate
What is it called when a patient presents with these 3 symptoms that indicate a pericardial tamponade
Becks triad
The spinal cord exits through which part of the skull
Foramen magnum
This is the volume of air that does not take part in gas exchange after inhallition
Dead space
What dose of this medication is given to pregnant females having eclamptic seizures?
4 grams of mag sulfate
What are the 3 symptoms of cushings triad
Widened pulse pressures, bradycardia, and irregular respirations
How many cranial nerves are there
12
This reflex keeps the lungs from over inflation
Hering breuer reflex
A side effect of this medication is known to cause nystagmus
Ketamine
What is the largest organ of the body
The skin
How do you calculate cerebral perfusion pressure
MAP - ICP
How much peep should be applied in a cardiac arrest
None