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DAANCE 2024 all modules Pulmonary artery - ✔✔ One of two arteries that carry venous (oxygen poor) blood from heart to lungs What type of intubation is preferred with emesis with aspiration? - ✔✔ ETT. LMA or combitube acceptable. What emergency would a cricothyrotomy typically be p erformed? - ✔✔ Airway obstruction Atropine would be given in which emergency? - ✔✔ Symptomatic bradycardia Adenosine would be given in which emergency? - ✔✔ SVT Amiodarone would be given in which emergency? - ✔✔ V. Tach What medications can be given for a sever case of hyperventilation? - ✔✔ Versed, Valium, or Propofol PVC's are treated with which medicine? - ✔✔ Lidocaine Epi is given in which two emergencies? - ✔✔ V. Fib and asystole Max dose of epi for cardiovascular disease pt - ✔✔ .04mg A beta blocker would be given in which emergency? - ✔✔ Hypertension A fluid bolus of NS and ephedrine can be given with what emergency? - ✔✔ Hypotension What medications are used to treat malignant hypothermia? - ✔✔ Dantrolene, IV cold saline (not Ringer's) Nasopharyngeal airway - ✔✔ When tongue is obstructing airway. Tube is lubricated and passed through the nose into nasal cavity. Sits in oropharynx behind tongue. Well tolerated and can be used on awake pts. Oropharyngeal airway - ✔✔ Also placed to positio n tongue in more anterior position. Often interfere with intra oral procedures. Not tolerated well with awake pts. Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) - ✔✔ Device that sits over top of larynx. Can be placed blindly. Does not protect against aspiration. Inflated wi th 30cc to create seal. Endotracheal intubation - ✔✔ End of tube passes through vocal cords and terminates half way between vocal cords and bifurcation of trachea. Important to listen to both lungs after placement. May or May not be cuffed. Combitube - ✔✔ Generally used for specific emergencies. Both cuffs inflated. Pts predisposed to bronchospasm - ✔✔ Allergies, asthma, copd, bronchitis Bronchospasm - ✔✔ Generalized contraction of smooth muscles of small bronchi and bronchioles in lungs causing restriction of air flow of air to and from lungs. Maximum dose of epi for healthy pt - ✔✔ .2mg Liver - ✔✔ Protein and lipid synthesis, bio transformation, detoxification and storage of vitamin A, E, D, K, and B12. Causes of seizures - ✔✔ Liver failure, renal failure, sickle cell disease, brain tumor, meningitis, previous stroke and hypo -hyperglycemia. Medications to treat seizures - ✔✔ Tegretol, Klonopin, Neurontin, luminal, Dilantin, depacon Main function of kidney s - ✔✔ Maintain volume and composition of body fluids. Body's main source of filtration and excrete metabolic end products and toxins. Islets of langerhans - ✔✔ Located in pancreas. Secrete insulin and glucagon. Insulin helps the body store sugar to keep gl ucose levels in a steady state. Adrenal glands - ✔✔ Secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine. Controls electrolyte balance and carb metabolism. Thyroid - ✔✔ Regulates body's basal metabolic rate. Pterygoid plexus - ✔✔ Network of veins corresponding to 2nd a nd 3rd parts of maxillary artery Olfactory nerve - ✔✔ 1st cranial nerve that controls smell Optic nerve - ✔✔ 2nd cranial nerve that controls sight Internal jugular vein - ✔✔ Drains much of blood from head and neck Purkinje fiber system - ✔✔ Causes muscles of heart to contract. Spreads impulse rapidly along heart muscle. Brachiocephalic artery - ✔✔ Branches into right common carotid in neck and right subclavian artery in arm. Hematocrit - ✔✔ % blood volume made up of red blood cells. Men: 42 -52% women: 37 -48%. Anything below 35% considered anemic.