RICKY'S CFRN STUDY GUIDE
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
MIMPATTERNSM-MAnswerMLISAMP.
LATERAL:MI,aVL,Mv5,v6M(LCA/RCA-highMlateralMwallMLMVent)
INFERIOR:MII,MIII,MaVFM(RCA-inferiorM&MposteriorMwallMLMVent)
SEPTAL:MV1,MV2M(LCA/bundleMbranches)
ANTERIOR:MV3,MV4M(LCA-anteriorMwallMLMVent)
POSTERIOR:MV1,V2,V3,V4:STMDepressionM(RCA/LCA-LMVentMposteriorMwall)
Charles'sMLawM-MAnswerMGasMpressureMincreasesMasMTempMincreases
GasMexpandsMinMaMheatedMtank
HenryM'sMLawM-MAnswerMDecompression
Dalton'sMLawM-
MAnswerMMoleculesMshrinkMunderMpressure.MItMtakesMmoreMmoleculesMtoMfillMtheMsam
eMspace.MMoreMaltitude=moreMO2Mneeded.
Graham'sMLawM-
MAnswerMDiffusionMrateMofMgasMthruMaMliquidMisMrelatedMtoMsolubilityMofMtheMgas.M
HigherMtoMLowerMConcentrations.M(mucousMinMtheMlungsMwithMO2
Boyle'sMLawM-
MAnswerMTrappedMgasMexpandsMwithMaltitude.M(AirMsplints,MChestMtubes,METMTubes,MB
owels)
Gay-Lussac'sMLawM-
MAnswerMPressureMinMtheMtanksMgoMdownMasMtemperatureMgoesMdown
MurphyMSignM-
MAnswerMGallbladder,MunableMtoMtakeMdeepMbreathMuponMpalpationMunderMtheMrightM
ribs.
,CullenMSignM-
MAnswerMRetroperitonealMbleed,Mpancreatitis,MTrauma,MBruisingMofMtheMumbilicus.
Grey-TurnerMSignM-
MAnswerMRetroperitonealMbleed,Mpancreatitis,MTrauma,MBruisingMofMtheMflanks.
AsterixisM-MAnswerMLiver,MHepatitis,MHandsMheldMoutMandMshaking
Cushing'sMReflexM-
MAnswerMIncreasedMICP,MwideningMpulseMpressure,Mbradycardia,MrespMchangesM(cheyneM
stokes).
RBC,MHGB,MHCTM-MAnswerM5,M15,M45
WBCM-MAnswerM4000-10,000
PLTM-MAnswerM150,000-400,000
K+M(Potassium)M-MAnswerM3.5-5.0
CreatM-MAnswerM0.8-1.4
GlucoseM-MAnswerM65-110
ClM(Cloride)M-MAnswerM95-105
SodiumM-MAnswerM135-145
BUNM-MAnswerM7-20
PhosM-MAnswerM2.4-4.1
, AMYM-MAnswerM60-160
LIPM-MAnswerM<160
UrineMpHM-MAnswerM4.8-7.5
AnionMGapM-MAnswerM8-16,MgreaterMthanM16=metabolicMacidosis
LactateM-MAnswerM>2=abnormal
>3=lacticMacidosis
>4=significantMhypoperfusion
FibrinMDegregationM-MAnswerMDIC
>40Mug/ml=Critical
PTM-MAnswerM11-13MsecondsM(Coumadin)
PTTM-MAnswerM25-35MsecondsM(Heparin)
PT/INRM-MAnswerM0.9-1.2M(Coumadin)
CranialMNervesM1-6MofM12M-MAnswerM1:Molfactory-smell
2:Moptic-vision
3:Mocculomotor-eyeMopening/pupilMconstriction
4:Mtroclear-up/downMeyeMmovement
5:Mtrigeminal-chewing/MfacialMsensation
6:Mabducens-right/leftMeyeMmovement
CranialMNervesM7-12MofM12M-MAnswerM7:Mfacial-taste/MmouthMmovement/Mtears/Msaliva
8:Macoustic-hearing/Mequilibrium
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
MIMPATTERNSM-MAnswerMLISAMP.
LATERAL:MI,aVL,Mv5,v6M(LCA/RCA-highMlateralMwallMLMVent)
INFERIOR:MII,MIII,MaVFM(RCA-inferiorM&MposteriorMwallMLMVent)
SEPTAL:MV1,MV2M(LCA/bundleMbranches)
ANTERIOR:MV3,MV4M(LCA-anteriorMwallMLMVent)
POSTERIOR:MV1,V2,V3,V4:STMDepressionM(RCA/LCA-LMVentMposteriorMwall)
Charles'sMLawM-MAnswerMGasMpressureMincreasesMasMTempMincreases
GasMexpandsMinMaMheatedMtank
HenryM'sMLawM-MAnswerMDecompression
Dalton'sMLawM-
MAnswerMMoleculesMshrinkMunderMpressure.MItMtakesMmoreMmoleculesMtoMfillMtheMsam
eMspace.MMoreMaltitude=moreMO2Mneeded.
Graham'sMLawM-
MAnswerMDiffusionMrateMofMgasMthruMaMliquidMisMrelatedMtoMsolubilityMofMtheMgas.M
HigherMtoMLowerMConcentrations.M(mucousMinMtheMlungsMwithMO2
Boyle'sMLawM-
MAnswerMTrappedMgasMexpandsMwithMaltitude.M(AirMsplints,MChestMtubes,METMTubes,MB
owels)
Gay-Lussac'sMLawM-
MAnswerMPressureMinMtheMtanksMgoMdownMasMtemperatureMgoesMdown
MurphyMSignM-
MAnswerMGallbladder,MunableMtoMtakeMdeepMbreathMuponMpalpationMunderMtheMrightM
ribs.
,CullenMSignM-
MAnswerMRetroperitonealMbleed,Mpancreatitis,MTrauma,MBruisingMofMtheMumbilicus.
Grey-TurnerMSignM-
MAnswerMRetroperitonealMbleed,Mpancreatitis,MTrauma,MBruisingMofMtheMflanks.
AsterixisM-MAnswerMLiver,MHepatitis,MHandsMheldMoutMandMshaking
Cushing'sMReflexM-
MAnswerMIncreasedMICP,MwideningMpulseMpressure,Mbradycardia,MrespMchangesM(cheyneM
stokes).
RBC,MHGB,MHCTM-MAnswerM5,M15,M45
WBCM-MAnswerM4000-10,000
PLTM-MAnswerM150,000-400,000
K+M(Potassium)M-MAnswerM3.5-5.0
CreatM-MAnswerM0.8-1.4
GlucoseM-MAnswerM65-110
ClM(Cloride)M-MAnswerM95-105
SodiumM-MAnswerM135-145
BUNM-MAnswerM7-20
PhosM-MAnswerM2.4-4.1
, AMYM-MAnswerM60-160
LIPM-MAnswerM<160
UrineMpHM-MAnswerM4.8-7.5
AnionMGapM-MAnswerM8-16,MgreaterMthanM16=metabolicMacidosis
LactateM-MAnswerM>2=abnormal
>3=lacticMacidosis
>4=significantMhypoperfusion
FibrinMDegregationM-MAnswerMDIC
>40Mug/ml=Critical
PTM-MAnswerM11-13MsecondsM(Coumadin)
PTTM-MAnswerM25-35MsecondsM(Heparin)
PT/INRM-MAnswerM0.9-1.2M(Coumadin)
CranialMNervesM1-6MofM12M-MAnswerM1:Molfactory-smell
2:Moptic-vision
3:Mocculomotor-eyeMopening/pupilMconstriction
4:Mtroclear-up/downMeyeMmovement
5:Mtrigeminal-chewing/MfacialMsensation
6:Mabducens-right/leftMeyeMmovement
CranialMNervesM7-12MofM12M-MAnswerM7:Mfacial-taste/MmouthMmovement/Mtears/Msaliva
8:Macoustic-hearing/Mequilibrium