CALAOMS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
T/f the left side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood - answers :false
Classic symptoms of congestive heart failure include: - answers :shortness of breath
and swollen ankles
Is angina (chest pain) reversible - answers :yes
If a pt has been given too much propofol and versed, what drugs would you consider
administering to reverse the effects? - answers :flumazenil (romazecon) and narcan
(naloxone)
How is a pediatric airway different from an adult airway? - answers :kids have a larger
tongue and conical shaped airway
Syncope - answers :"passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting
Pulmonary embolism (pe) - answers :blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) - answers :damage or death of cardiac muscle
tissue resulting from blockage of one or more coronary arteries
Stroke - answers :a sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow
to an area of the brain is interrupted
Stridor - answers :strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by
obstruction in the pharynx or larynx. Reversal drug: succinylcholine
Drugs given(po, im, or iv) are broken down by what part of the body/organ? - answers
:the liver
Intubate/defribillate - answers :defrib: electrical shock to the chest( do when no pulse)
Intubate: inserting a tube down the trachea to keep the airway open(do when blocked or
damaged airway)
What drug is most commonly associated with respiratory depression when given by iv?
- answers :fentanyl
What does versed do? - answers :sedate the pt
What does propofol do? - answers :amnesia, euphoria, hypnosis, blocks pain
perception (no analgesia)
What does ketamine cause? - answers :dream-like state and hallucinations
, What does fentanyl do? - answers :it can treat severe pain.
Sequence of blood flow through the heart - answers :vena cava->right atrium ->right
ventricle->pulmonary artery->lungs->pulmonary veins->left atrium-> mitral valve->left
ventricle->aorta->body
Angina - answers :a condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood
flow to the myocardium, no death/failure of heart muscle like a mi
How to tell if dr has accidentally placed an iv into an artery: - answers :pulsation and
bright red excretion in the iv catheter/tubing
Antiemetic - answers :a medication that is administered to prevent or relieve nausea
and vomiting/emesis
P wave in ekg - answers :atrial depolarization (contraction/systole)
Repolarization - answers :relaxation/diastole
The right side of the heart carries deoxygenated/blue blood - answers :true, your right
and left is flipped for a pt. The right side is blue, deoxygenated blood which travels to
the "left side" which is red/oxygenated blood
Brevital - answers :ultra short acting barbiturate. 1% solution not highly bound to fat.
Side effects: apnea on induction, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, hypotension,
tachycardia, hiccups, muscle twitching. Use caution with asthma or seizure disorders.
The main mechanism that will restart a pt's breathing if they stop - answers :excess of
co2
What is the order of what to do when a pt starts to vomit during sx? - answers :1: roll
them to their right side
2: suction with yankeuer
3: apply oxygen mask
Why is an iv bag ran before being placed into a pt's vein? - answers :to avoid an air
embolus
The most common category of local anesthetic used in oms: - answers :amide (drug
used for nerve block and anesthesia)
Sympathetic vs parasympathetic - answers :sympathetic (fight or flight) fast heart rate
and inc bp vs parasympathetic (rest and digest)
Understand mallampatti classification system- used to assess the airway of pt's for
difficulty for larynoscopy - answers :1) see everything
T/f the left side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood - answers :false
Classic symptoms of congestive heart failure include: - answers :shortness of breath
and swollen ankles
Is angina (chest pain) reversible - answers :yes
If a pt has been given too much propofol and versed, what drugs would you consider
administering to reverse the effects? - answers :flumazenil (romazecon) and narcan
(naloxone)
How is a pediatric airway different from an adult airway? - answers :kids have a larger
tongue and conical shaped airway
Syncope - answers :"passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting
Pulmonary embolism (pe) - answers :blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) - answers :damage or death of cardiac muscle
tissue resulting from blockage of one or more coronary arteries
Stroke - answers :a sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow
to an area of the brain is interrupted
Stridor - answers :strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by
obstruction in the pharynx or larynx. Reversal drug: succinylcholine
Drugs given(po, im, or iv) are broken down by what part of the body/organ? - answers
:the liver
Intubate/defribillate - answers :defrib: electrical shock to the chest( do when no pulse)
Intubate: inserting a tube down the trachea to keep the airway open(do when blocked or
damaged airway)
What drug is most commonly associated with respiratory depression when given by iv?
- answers :fentanyl
What does versed do? - answers :sedate the pt
What does propofol do? - answers :amnesia, euphoria, hypnosis, blocks pain
perception (no analgesia)
What does ketamine cause? - answers :dream-like state and hallucinations
, What does fentanyl do? - answers :it can treat severe pain.
Sequence of blood flow through the heart - answers :vena cava->right atrium ->right
ventricle->pulmonary artery->lungs->pulmonary veins->left atrium-> mitral valve->left
ventricle->aorta->body
Angina - answers :a condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood
flow to the myocardium, no death/failure of heart muscle like a mi
How to tell if dr has accidentally placed an iv into an artery: - answers :pulsation and
bright red excretion in the iv catheter/tubing
Antiemetic - answers :a medication that is administered to prevent or relieve nausea
and vomiting/emesis
P wave in ekg - answers :atrial depolarization (contraction/systole)
Repolarization - answers :relaxation/diastole
The right side of the heart carries deoxygenated/blue blood - answers :true, your right
and left is flipped for a pt. The right side is blue, deoxygenated blood which travels to
the "left side" which is red/oxygenated blood
Brevital - answers :ultra short acting barbiturate. 1% solution not highly bound to fat.
Side effects: apnea on induction, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, hypotension,
tachycardia, hiccups, muscle twitching. Use caution with asthma or seizure disorders.
The main mechanism that will restart a pt's breathing if they stop - answers :excess of
co2
What is the order of what to do when a pt starts to vomit during sx? - answers :1: roll
them to their right side
2: suction with yankeuer
3: apply oxygen mask
Why is an iv bag ran before being placed into a pt's vein? - answers :to avoid an air
embolus
The most common category of local anesthetic used in oms: - answers :amide (drug
used for nerve block and anesthesia)
Sympathetic vs parasympathetic - answers :sympathetic (fight or flight) fast heart rate
and inc bp vs parasympathetic (rest and digest)
Understand mallampatti classification system- used to assess the airway of pt's for
difficulty for larynoscopy - answers :1) see everything
