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The |T |wave |on |a |cardiac |monitor |tracing |is |evidence |of |what |change |in |cardiac |function? |- |correct |answer |-Repolarization |of |the |ventricles
What |anatomical |structure |located |at |the |top |of |the |larynx |closes |the |airway |and |prevents |foreign |bodied |from |entering |the |trachea? |- |correct |answer |-Epiglottis
What |structure |is |most |likely |to |cause |obstruction |of |the |airway |when |an |anesthetized |patient |is |lying |in |a |supine |position? |- |correct |answer |-Tongue
Blood |is |pumping |to |the |lungs |from |the |heart |through |which |vessel? |- |correct |answer |- Pulmonary |artery
What |is |the |normal |sequence |for |the |flow |of |blood |through |the |heart |and |lungs? |- |correct |answer |-right |atrium, |right |ventricle, |pulmonary |artery, |lungs, |pulmonary |vein, |left |atrium, |left |ventricle, |aorta
The |small |sac- |like |structure |located |at |the |end |of |the |respirator |tract |in |which |oxygen |and |carbon |dioxide |are |exchanged. |- |correct |answer |-Alveoli
What |structures |may |be |involved |in |a |patient |who |has |and |upper |respiratory |infection? |- |correct |answer |-Nose, |sinuses, |and |bronchioles
The |soft |tissue |valve |that |covers |the |larynx |and |allows |food |to |enter |the |esophagus |is |called |the? |- |correct |answer |-Epiglottis
An |artery |located |in |the |neck |that |is |readily |palpated |when |looking |for |a |patients |pulse |is? |- |correct |answer |-Common |carotid
The |central |nervous |system |consists |of |the |what? |- |correct |answer |-Brain |and |spinal |cord
A |patient |with |a |history |of |transient |ischemic |attacks |(TIAs) |has |had |a |temporary |lessening |of |what? |- |correct |answer |-Blood |supply |to |the |brain
Ischemic |heart |disease |is |a |result |of |what? |- |correct |answer |-Decreased |blood |flow |in |the |coronary |arteries
The |main |purpose |of |the |review |of |systems |is |to |obtain |a |careful |evaluation |of |the |patient's |what? |- |correct |answer |-Medical |history
A |patient |who |has |renal |disease |would |be |expected |to |have |difficulty |with |what? |- |correct |answer |-Drug |excretion
The |medical |history |is |NOT |used |to |document |what? |- |correct |answer |-The |socioeconomic |status |of |the |patient
Congestive |heart |failure |can |result |in |what? |- |correct |answer |-Bronchospasm
Normal |blood |oxygen |saturation |in |an |ASA |(Class) | 1 |patient |ranges |from |what? |- |correct |answer |-95% |to |100%
Patients |with |diabetes |are |at |risk |for |oral |and |maxillofacial |surgery |because |of |what? |- |correct |answer |-Are |subject |to |postoperative |infections
A |patient |who |has |had |a |myocardial |infarction |should |wait |how |many |months |before |having |elective |surgery? |- |correct |answer |-
What |is |the |statement |about |the |ASA |physical |status |classification |of |patients? |- |correct |answer |-It |allows |the |surgeon |to |anesthetize |a |class |V |patient |routinely
In |the |United |States, |the |standard |color |for |a |nitrous |oxide |cylinder |is |what? |- |correct |answer |-Blue
Blood |pressure |levels |will |most |likely |be |falsely |LOW |when |using |what? |- |correct |answer |-an |adult |arm |cuff |on |a |small |child
A |monitoring |device |that |gives |information |about |both |circulation |and |ventilation |is |what? |- |correct |answer |-Pulse |oximeter
What |are |some |indicators |of |partial |respiratory |obstruction |in |a |sedated |patient? |- |correct |answer |-Gurgling, |snoring, |high-pitched |crowing |or |wheezing |noted |while |monitoring |with |a |precordial |stethoscope
Ventilation |can |be |monitored |continuously |by? |- |correct |answer |-Auscultation |in |the |precordial |or |pretracheal |region |and |observation |of |the |rebreathing |bag.
A |rocking |or |"see-sawing" |rhythm |of |the |chest |and |abdomen |may |indicate |what? |- |correct |answer |-airway |obstruction
An |increased |heart |rate |may |be |caused |by |what? |- |correct |answer |-Painful |stimuli
Capnography |measures |what? |- |correct |answer |-Level |of |carbon |dioxide |expired |in |each |breath
A |patient |who |swallows |during |anesthesia |is |experiencing |what? |- |correct |answer |-A |light |level |of |anesthesia
Syncope |is |the |result |of? |- |correct |answer |-Decreased |cerebral |blood |flow
Appropriate |treatment |of |respiratory |arrest |should |include? |- |correct |answer |- Administration |of |positive |pressure |oxygen |and |maintenance |of |the |airway.
Cricothyroidotomy |is |the |emergency |procedure |used |to |establish |an |airway |when |a |patient |experiences |- |correct |answer |-Upper |airway |obstruction |that |prevents |ventilation
An |emergency |surgical |procedure |that |can |be |preformed |to |obtain |an |airway |when |all |conventional |methods |have |failed? |- |correct |answer |-Cricothyroidotomy
Angina |pectoris |is |most |likely |to |be |caused |by? |- |correct |answer |-Heart |disease
The |most |important |reason |an |intravenous |line |should |be |established |when |a |myocardial |infarction |is |suspected |is? |- |correct |answer |-Medications |can |be |administered
Which |arrhythmia |is |the |most |dangerous? |- |correct |answer |-Ventricular |fibrillation
The |drug |of |choice |for |management |of |grand |mal |seizures |is |IV |administration |of? |- |correct |answer |-Diazepam |(Valium)
The |use |of |epinephrine |results |in? |- |correct |answer |-Peripheral |vasoconstriction
A |patient |is |given |an |IV |general |anesthetic |with |a |barbiturate |and |Meperidine |(Demerol) |to |remove |an |impacted |molar. |During |surgery, |the |patient |has |a |palpable |pulse |of |100/min, |but |the |pulse |oximetry |oxygen |saturation |reading |is |86%. |The |patients |condition |most |likely |is |due |to? |- |correct |answer |-Respiratory |depression
