NOVA- Anesthesia Clinical Anesthesia
Exam 1 (New 2026/ 2027 Update)
Questions & Answers {Grade A} 100%
Correct (Verified Solutions)
What are the vaporizers? - - Correct answer Sevoflurane, desflurane, and isoflurane
The APL valve is only used when the bag/ vent switch is set to ______ - - Correct
answer Bag
The pressure gauge reaching <0 or >45 can cause what? - - Correct answer
Barotrauma
Toggles between manual or mechanical ventilation - - Correct answer Selector switch
Delivers high flow O2 (35-75 L/min)
-can be used to rapidly fill your reservoir bag or bellows - - Correct answer O2 flush
button
Oxygen cylinder color - - Correct answer Green
Carbon dioxide cylinder color - - Correct answer Gray
,Nitrous oxide cylinder color - - Correct answer Blue
Helium cylinder color - - Correct answer Brown
Nitrogen cylinder color - - Correct answer Black
Air cylinder color - - Correct answer Yellow
What is the most important monitor according to the ASA guidelines? - - Correct
answer Qualified anesthesia personnel
What should be monitored during all anesthetics according to ASA standards? - -
Correct answer Oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, and temperature
What are the 5 basic monitors? - - Correct answer Blood pressure, pulse oximeter,
ECG, temperature probe, and EtCO2
What are the normal values for SpO2?
-measures percentage of hemoglobin bound to oxygen (pulse oximeter) - - Correct
answer >94%
, <94% O2 - - Correct answer Hypoxic
Accurately measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide (waste gas of metabolism) and
levels of each in the blood - - Correct answer Pulse oximeter
How to monitor circulation? - - Correct answer BP, CO, and CI
Measurement of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries during systole and
diastole (manual v. automatic, we want automatic) - - Correct answer Non invasive
blood pressure cuff
Act or process of inhaling and exhaling - - Correct answer Ventilation
Process of adding oxygen to the body system - - Correct answer Oxygenation
What is the gold standard of assessing ventilation? - - Correct answer EtCO2
What is the normal EtCO2? - - Correct answer 35-45 mmHg (there is normally a 5-
7mmHg variation)
Most commonly used and next best to PA cath or tympanic - - Correct answer
Esophageal
Exam 1 (New 2026/ 2027 Update)
Questions & Answers {Grade A} 100%
Correct (Verified Solutions)
What are the vaporizers? - - Correct answer Sevoflurane, desflurane, and isoflurane
The APL valve is only used when the bag/ vent switch is set to ______ - - Correct
answer Bag
The pressure gauge reaching <0 or >45 can cause what? - - Correct answer
Barotrauma
Toggles between manual or mechanical ventilation - - Correct answer Selector switch
Delivers high flow O2 (35-75 L/min)
-can be used to rapidly fill your reservoir bag or bellows - - Correct answer O2 flush
button
Oxygen cylinder color - - Correct answer Green
Carbon dioxide cylinder color - - Correct answer Gray
,Nitrous oxide cylinder color - - Correct answer Blue
Helium cylinder color - - Correct answer Brown
Nitrogen cylinder color - - Correct answer Black
Air cylinder color - - Correct answer Yellow
What is the most important monitor according to the ASA guidelines? - - Correct
answer Qualified anesthesia personnel
What should be monitored during all anesthetics according to ASA standards? - -
Correct answer Oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, and temperature
What are the 5 basic monitors? - - Correct answer Blood pressure, pulse oximeter,
ECG, temperature probe, and EtCO2
What are the normal values for SpO2?
-measures percentage of hemoglobin bound to oxygen (pulse oximeter) - - Correct
answer >94%
, <94% O2 - - Correct answer Hypoxic
Accurately measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide (waste gas of metabolism) and
levels of each in the blood - - Correct answer Pulse oximeter
How to monitor circulation? - - Correct answer BP, CO, and CI
Measurement of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries during systole and
diastole (manual v. automatic, we want automatic) - - Correct answer Non invasive
blood pressure cuff
Act or process of inhaling and exhaling - - Correct answer Ventilation
Process of adding oxygen to the body system - - Correct answer Oxygenation
What is the gold standard of assessing ventilation? - - Correct answer EtCO2
What is the normal EtCO2? - - Correct answer 35-45 mmHg (there is normally a 5-
7mmHg variation)
Most commonly used and next best to PA cath or tympanic - - Correct answer
Esophageal
