CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ what is it considered when a patient is transferred to someone
less qualified. Answer: abandonment
◉ Vicarious liability. Answer: Legal doctrine under which a party
can be held liable for the wrongful actions of another party.
◉ Battery. Answer: touching a person without his or her consent
◉ bolus for pediatric patients. Answer: 20 ML/KG
◉ burn resuscitation for adult vs electrical burn resuscitation.
Answer: 2ml x kg x %BSA
4ml x kg x %BSA
◉ what should you add if the lactate does not decrease by 10%
despite fluid resuscitation and vasopressor administration/.
Answer: positive inotropic (dobutamine)
, ◉ what bleed occurs when you tear the bridging veins in the brain.
Answer: subdural hematomas
◉ what bleed occurs when parietal bone fractures lacerate the
middle meningeal artery?. Answer: Epidural hematoma, "transient
loss of consciousness followed by brief period of lucidity"
◉ what is the gold standard for ventilator decisions? PaCO2 or
ETCO2?. Answer: PaCO2--as ETCO2 will always be less than paco2
◉ treatment for acute decompression illness?. Answer: rapid
descent along with 100% oxygen
◉ treatment for acute mountain sickeness?. Answer: 250mg
acetazolamide (Diamox), slow IV push
◉ when should the P level be adjusted on an Impella? what two
indications. Answer: CPR and suction alarm
◉ how many hours after lightening strike can hyperkalemia
manifest. Answer: 8 hours
◉ how does nitroprusside work in the body?. Answer: causes
peripheral vasodilation by direct action on venous and arteriolar