CFRN FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY GAS LAWS
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
⩥ What gas law is responsible for decompression sickness? Answer:
Henry's Law
⩥ What medication makes an aircrew member more susceptible to high
G forces? Answer: Atenolol
⩥ What gas law is responsible for soft tissue swelling? Answer: Dalton's
Law
⩥ Which gas law is responsible for a low SPO2 with a patient with
pneumonia? Answer: Graham's Law
⩥ A patient with a pneumothorax is most susceptible to which type of
hypoxia? Answer: Hypoxic
⩥ Barosinusitis occurs on.... Answer: descend
⩥ How many degrees celsius does temperature drop every 1000 ft AGL?
Answer: 2 degrees celsius
, ⩥ barodontalgia (aerodontalgia) happens during... Answer: Ascend
⩥ Temperature is inversely proportional to.... Answer: Altitude
⩥ What gas law is responsible for the "creeps"? Answer: Henry's Law
⩥ When does barotitis media occur? Answer: On descend, air shrinks,
space becomes negative
⩥ Who gets barodontalgia? Answer: People with recent dental work
⩥ How do you treat barotitis media and barosinusitis? Answer: Valsalva,
neo-synephrine
⩥ Who's prone to barobariatrauma? Answer: Fat people
⩥ How do you treat barobariatrauma? Answer: Anyone who is obese
needs to be pre-oxygenated with high-flow O2 for AT least 15 minutes
prior to liftoff
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
⩥ What gas law is responsible for decompression sickness? Answer:
Henry's Law
⩥ What medication makes an aircrew member more susceptible to high
G forces? Answer: Atenolol
⩥ What gas law is responsible for soft tissue swelling? Answer: Dalton's
Law
⩥ Which gas law is responsible for a low SPO2 with a patient with
pneumonia? Answer: Graham's Law
⩥ A patient with a pneumothorax is most susceptible to which type of
hypoxia? Answer: Hypoxic
⩥ Barosinusitis occurs on.... Answer: descend
⩥ How many degrees celsius does temperature drop every 1000 ft AGL?
Answer: 2 degrees celsius
, ⩥ barodontalgia (aerodontalgia) happens during... Answer: Ascend
⩥ Temperature is inversely proportional to.... Answer: Altitude
⩥ What gas law is responsible for the "creeps"? Answer: Henry's Law
⩥ When does barotitis media occur? Answer: On descend, air shrinks,
space becomes negative
⩥ Who gets barodontalgia? Answer: People with recent dental work
⩥ How do you treat barotitis media and barosinusitis? Answer: Valsalva,
neo-synephrine
⩥ Who's prone to barobariatrauma? Answer: Fat people
⩥ How do you treat barobariatrauma? Answer: Anyone who is obese
needs to be pre-oxygenated with high-flow O2 for AT least 15 minutes
prior to liftoff
