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A monitoring device that gives information about both circulation and ventilation is the -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Pulse oximeter
A patient who has had a myocardial infarction should wait how many months before having
elective surgery - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -2 months
A patient who has renal disease would be expected to have difficulty with - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -Drug excretion
A patient who swallows during anesthesia is experiencing - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A light
level of anesthesia
A patient with a history of transient ischemic attaches (TIA'S) has had temporary lessening of -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Blood supply to the brain
A rocking Or see sawing rhythm of the chest and abdomen may indicate - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ -Airway obstruction
An artery located in the neck that is readily palpated when looking for a patients pulse -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Common carotid
An increased heart rate may be caused by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Painful stimulation
Barbiturates are detoxified primarily in the - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Liver
, Blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart through which of the following vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -Pulmonary artery
Blood pressure levels will most likely be falsely low when using - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A
adult cuff on a small child
Capnography measures the - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Level of carbon dioxide expired in
each breath
Congestive hear failure can result in all of the following - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Bronchospasm
Diazepam (Valium) is used in outpatient oral and max surgery - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -To
sedate the patient
How often should the function of a anesthesia mechanic be checked - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
-Daily
In the United States the standard color for nitrous oxide cylinder is - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
-Blue
Ischemic heart disease is a result of - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Decreased blood flow in the
coronary arteries
Local anesthetic containing epinephrine should be used cautiously in patients who have -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Cardiac dysrhythmias
Naloxone (Narcan) is used primarily as - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A narcotic antagonise