Air Methods Critical Care Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Air Methods Critical Care Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: What type of blood should a pregnant trauma patient receive? Answer: O-NEG baybay. Q: Initiate cardiotocography in any mother Answer: 20 or more weeks gestation, must be monitored for at least 6 hours. Q: What is the serum lab test that detects fetal red cells in the maternal circulation? Answer: Kleinhauer Bette KB serum test. This lab is used to determine if hemorrhage of fetal blood through the placenta and into maternal circulation. KB test is an important detector of abruptio placentae, preterm labor and need to administer Rh negative globulin when mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh positive. Q: Continue fetal monitoring for a minimum of ---- hours for any viable preg- nancy and up to hours if there is abdominal trauma Answer: 6..... 24 Q: Sonography has for diagnosis placental abruption, Answer: POOR.... they miss 50-80% of abruptions. Q: In addition to routine labs a Answer: Prothrombin (PT ) and PTT and serial coags should be drawn. Beta Human Chorionic gonadotropin (BHCG) Q: Measure and record fundal height every Answer: 30 minutes. Q: Pediatric Mechanisms of injury and biomechanics Answer: Blunt trauma MVC > suffocations > drownings > fires/burns. No. 1 cause of fatalities is TBI. Q: Primary Survey/ Resuscitation Answer: Survival rates in pediatric emergency can be directly correlated with 1.RAPID AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, 2.INITIATION OF VENTILATORY SUPPORT, AND 3.EARLY RECOGNITION OF AND EARLY RESPONSE TO INTRA abdominal AND intracranial hemorrhages Q: A STEMI is a resulting from a . Answer: Complete Occlusion of a coronary artery caused by a ruptured Plaque leading to blood clot formation in the coronary. Q: STEMI diagnosis Answer: Chest pain + positive cardiac enzyme (TROP. > segment ELEVATIONS greater than 1 mm in two or more contagious V1-V6 -Reciprocal (depressions) changes in leads II, III, AVF Q: STEMI EKG findings Answer: STEMI Q: STEMI EKG findings more Answer: -St elevations > 1mm in Limb leads: 1, II, III, avF, avL -St elevations > 2mm in precordial leads (v1-v6) AND/OR -NEW LBBB Contiguous leads with reciprocal changes in opposite leads Q: First degree Heart Block EKG Answer: AV block Prolonged PR Interval greater than 120-200 ms Q: second degree heart block type 1 Wenkebach Answer: AV block in which occasional electrical impulses from the SA node fail to be conducted to the ventricles. PR interval progressively lengthens greater than 120-200ms + dropped beats. Q: Maternal cardiopulmonary arrest...If any moribund patient is 24 weeks or more perimortem c section must be considered. AHA recommends c section initiation within... Answer: 4 minutes... delivery with in 5 minutes of any unsuccessful maternal resuscitative attempts. Q: Second Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II) Answer: = Damage AT av node - moderate • PR-interval is normal; QRS complexes are dropped erratically • ALL must have a pacemaker in the next 72 hrs. Q: STEMI Nitro gtt Answer: 5-10 mcg per minute Titrate by 10 mcg max dose 300 mcg per minute Q: How do you mix epi? Answer: Mix 1 mg in 1 L NS or D5W or LR for a concentration of 1 mcg/ ml Q: What's the epi dose for hypotension s/p arrest? Answer: 0.1 - 0.5 mcg/kg/min Q: What is the epi dose for anaphylaxis? Answer: Q: Pediatric Epinephrine dose Answer: