SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM STUDY GUIDE: Pharmacology and Anesthesia

An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility is: correct answers Calcium chloride Which of the following body systems evokes a physiologic response that is similar to the response evoked by sympathomimetic cardiovascular drugs correct answers Sympathetic nervous system One kilogram is equal to: correct answers 1,000 grams All if the following statements concerning hematocrit are true EXCEPT: correct answers Hematocrit value is the volume of red blood cells expressed as the number of cells per cubic millimeter General and regional anesthesia contribute to body heat loss by causing: correct answers Vasodilation The primary drug utilized to treat MH is: correct answers Dantrolene The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is: correct answers 0.9 NS When a drug loses its effectiveness in a patient, the patient is said to have developed: correct answers Tachyphylaxis What is the mechanism of action of heparin? correct answers Breaks down the clot The only depolarizing muscle relaxant in clinical use is: correct answers Succinylcholine (Anectine) Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the: correct answers Hand