Flight Paramedic Certification Exam Questions And Answers

norm ph range - ANS 7.35 - 7.45 co2 norm range in ABG - ANS 35-45 HCO3 norm range in ABG - ANS 22-26 Pa02 of 60 = _____ Sa02 - ANS 90% name 2 catalysts for respiratory alkalosis - ANS Heat injury, ASA overdose what number indicates ion gap acidosis - ANS greater than or = 16 List "MUDPILES" / causes of ion gap acidosis - ANS Methanol, Uremia, DKA, Propylene Glycol, Isoniazid (INH)/ Iron, Lactate, Ethelyne Glycol, Salicylates what is methanol? - ANS Alcohol poisoning what is uremia? - ANS Kidney failure What is DKA? - ANS Diabetic Ketoacidosis What is propylene glycol? - ANS Liquid agent in Diazapam and Lorazapam Isoniazid (INH) / Iron - ANS Tuperculosis medication / Iron Supplements Lactate - ANS from anaerobic metabolism Ethelyne Glycol - ANS Antifreeze Salicylate - ANS ASA List PAILS and corresponding arteries with leads - ANS posterior - LCX - v1-v4 anterior - LAD - v3,v4 inferior - RCA - II, III, AVF lateral - LCX - I, V5, V6, AVL septal - LAD - v1, v2 Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) Formula - ANS SBP + (2 x DBP) _____________ 3 Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) Formula - ANS MAP - ICP Normal Range for ICP - ANS 0 - 10 mmHg ICP Transducer is placed at _________ - ANS foramen of Monro (level of ear) 2 chemical elements that drastically affect brain - ANS glucose, sodium 3 terms synonymous with brain herniation - ANS uncal, tentorial, brainstem Seeing __________ breathing pattern...suspect increased ICP / herniation - ANS Cheyne - Stokes Tx of herniation - ANS -paralyze -intubate -hyperventilate -mannitol -hypertonic solution -Barbituate coma Never use _____ solutions with herniation - ANS hypotonic herniation onset seizures can be treated with these 2 - ANS a benzo, or phosphenytoin skull fracture along sutures - ANS diastatic skull fx that extend towards base of skull - ANS linear mulitiple fx that radiate form compressed area like a spider web - ANS linear stellate fx that result in battle signs, racoon eyes, otorrhea, clear rhinorrhea (leaking CSF) - ANS basilar name 3 layers of skull, outside to in - ANS skull, dura mater, arachnoid cephalic hemotoma between skull and dura mater - ANS subdural cephalic hematoma between dura mater and arachnoid - ANS epidural cephalic hematoma between brain and arachnoid - ANS sub arachnoid slow skull bleed that is very lethal - ANS subdural hematoma MMA artery head bleed that has gives pt lucid interval - ANS epidural hematoma head bleed that shows starfish pattern on CT and gives 'worst headache of you life'. - ANS subarachnoid hematoma T or F ; with subarachnoid bleeders, avoid lumbar puntures and keep sys BP under 140 - ANS True drug treatment for Subarachnoid bleed - ANS nimodipine why is there pupil dilation in Epidural bleeds? - ANS loss of parasympathetic tone after occulomotor nerve injury great drug for intracranial hemorrage that results in high BP - ANS nipride 3 types of concussions - ANS mild - knocked out no memory loss classic - memory loss diffuse axonal injury - Coma A seizure lasting over 30 minutes - ANS status epilecticus drugs for status epilecticus - ANS lorazapam (ativan) spinal cord injury on one side that includes motor loss on injury side and sensation and temp loss on the opposite side - ANS brown sequard lesion spinal shock causes loss of _________ - ANS tone trauma can cause swelling of spinal cord resulting in - ANS spinal shock 2 treatments of spinal shock - ANS crysalloid fluid if hypotensive shitload of steriods cord injury when motor weakness is worse in upper extremities than lower extremities - ANS central cord injury spinal cord issue resulting in loss of pain/temp everywhere, and sparing of propioreception/vibration - ANS anterior cord syndrome another name for neurogenic shock - ANS distributive shock 3 symptoms of Neurogenic shock - ANS -decreased systemic vascular resistance (SVR) -hypotension -warm red skin Normal range for serum osmolality - ANS 285 - 295 T or F higher osmolality # , thicker the serum - ANS True Basic Metabolic Panel Ranges / Chem 7 - ANS Na - 135 145 K - 3.5 - 5 Co2 22-26 urine output formulas for infant, child, and adult - ANS infant - 2cc/kg/hr child - 1cc/kg/hr adult - 0.5cc/kg/hr ET Tube size formula for peds - ANS (16+Age)/4 ETT insertion depth formula - ANS 3 x ETT size