Critical Care Paramedic Exam
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APSP - Answer- Assisted peak systolic pressure- this systole follows balloon deflation
and should reflect the decrease in LV work
DN - Answer- Dicrotic notch- closure of the aortic valve
IABP - Answer- Inflation happens in the middle of the T wave
Deflation priori to the ending of the QRS
Balloon inflation - Answer- Onset of ventricular diastole
Increased diastolic pressure
Increases percussion to the coronary circulation
Increases systemic perfusion
Balloon deflation - Answer- Just prior to the onset of ventricular systole
IBP placement - Answer- Distal end of the balloon is positioned in the descending aorta,
2-4 c, below the level of the aortic arch, just distal to the left subclavian artery proximal
tip should be above the renal artery from the insertion site, which is usually the femoral
artery
Becky triad - Answer- Cardiac tamponade
Hypotension
Muffled heart tones
JVD
MAP - Answer- 2xDBP + SBP divided by 3
Normal map 80-100
Coronary perfusion - Answer- 50-60 mmHg
Cerebral perfusion pressure - Answer- 70-90mmHg
Pericardiocentesis - Answer- Just to the left of the patients sub-xyphoid process and
with negative pressure applied to the syringe, it is directed toward the left scapula while
monitoring the ECG for the presence of ventricular ectopy
ETCo2 - Answer- End tidal carbon dioxide
, SAo2 - Answer- Saturation of arterial oxygen
ABG
ATP - Answer- Adenosine triphosphate
FIo2 - Answer- Fraction of inspired oxygen
FEo2 - Answer- Fraction of expired oxygen
Pao2 - Answer- Partial pressure of arterial oxygen
PAo2 - Answer- Partial pressure of alveolar oxygen
AA gradient - Answer-
PVo2 - Answer- Partial venous oxygen
SPo2 - Answer- Salutation of pulse oximetry
Mechanical
ABG - Answer- Arterial blood gas
ATP - Answer- Glucose- preferred first
Aerobic energy - Answer- 36-38 ATP normal
Water and CO2
Glycogenisis - Answer- 2 ATP
Pyruvic acid
32 ATP
Anerobic energy - Answer- Without adequate oxygen
Glycogenisis
Lactate-lactic acid
ATP 2-4
Anterior - Answer- LAD- V3, V4
Inferior - Answer- RCA- II, III, AVF
Lateral - Answer- LCX- I, AVL, V5, V6
Septal - Answer- LAD- V1, V2
Posterior - Answer- LCX or RCA- V1-V4
Questions Correct Answers New
Update
APSP - Answer- Assisted peak systolic pressure- this systole follows balloon deflation
and should reflect the decrease in LV work
DN - Answer- Dicrotic notch- closure of the aortic valve
IABP - Answer- Inflation happens in the middle of the T wave
Deflation priori to the ending of the QRS
Balloon inflation - Answer- Onset of ventricular diastole
Increased diastolic pressure
Increases percussion to the coronary circulation
Increases systemic perfusion
Balloon deflation - Answer- Just prior to the onset of ventricular systole
IBP placement - Answer- Distal end of the balloon is positioned in the descending aorta,
2-4 c, below the level of the aortic arch, just distal to the left subclavian artery proximal
tip should be above the renal artery from the insertion site, which is usually the femoral
artery
Becky triad - Answer- Cardiac tamponade
Hypotension
Muffled heart tones
JVD
MAP - Answer- 2xDBP + SBP divided by 3
Normal map 80-100
Coronary perfusion - Answer- 50-60 mmHg
Cerebral perfusion pressure - Answer- 70-90mmHg
Pericardiocentesis - Answer- Just to the left of the patients sub-xyphoid process and
with negative pressure applied to the syringe, it is directed toward the left scapula while
monitoring the ECG for the presence of ventricular ectopy
ETCo2 - Answer- End tidal carbon dioxide
, SAo2 - Answer- Saturation of arterial oxygen
ABG
ATP - Answer- Adenosine triphosphate
FIo2 - Answer- Fraction of inspired oxygen
FEo2 - Answer- Fraction of expired oxygen
Pao2 - Answer- Partial pressure of arterial oxygen
PAo2 - Answer- Partial pressure of alveolar oxygen
AA gradient - Answer-
PVo2 - Answer- Partial venous oxygen
SPo2 - Answer- Salutation of pulse oximetry
Mechanical
ABG - Answer- Arterial blood gas
ATP - Answer- Glucose- preferred first
Aerobic energy - Answer- 36-38 ATP normal
Water and CO2
Glycogenisis - Answer- 2 ATP
Pyruvic acid
32 ATP
Anerobic energy - Answer- Without adequate oxygen
Glycogenisis
Lactate-lactic acid
ATP 2-4
Anterior - Answer- LAD- V3, V4
Inferior - Answer- RCA- II, III, AVF
Lateral - Answer- LCX- I, AVL, V5, V6
Septal - Answer- LAD- V1, V2
Posterior - Answer- LCX or RCA- V1-V4
