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RNA 805 Quiz 3 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Controlled profound hypothermia— Answer: can be used to produce
cerebral protection for circulatory arrest cases
What is the core body temperature goal for surgical cases requiring
circulatory arrest?— Answer: 12-18 degrees Celsius
Which of the following techniques provides the greatest degree of
neurologic protection against global ischemia?— Answer: Profound
hypothermia
When performing a controlled hypotension technique, which of the
following agents would be best suited for a patient with a history of
congestive heart failure?— Answer: Nitroprusside
Which is a potential disadvantage of using nitroglycerin for controlled
hypotension?— Answer: It can increase intracranial pressure
Which of the following are known side effects of the use of
fenoldapam as an agent for producing controlled hypotension?—
Answer: Increased intraocular pressure
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What is the chief anesthetic concern when inducing controlled
hypotension in patients with chronic hypertension?— Answer: organ
ischemia
Which of the following agents used in controlled hypotension
techniques is most likely to produce myocardial depression?—
Answer: Esmolol
Which of the following agents would be the most appropriate for
performing controlled hypotension?— Answer: Sodium nitroprusside
You are preparing to implement controlled hypotension in a patient
undergoing an extensive neck dissection. Which agent would best
maintain cerebral blood flow— Answer: Nicardipine
When should deflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump be timed to
occur?— Answer: Just prior to the opening of the aortic valve
When is inflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump targeted to occur?—
Answer: At the dicrotic notch of the arterial waveform
Which component of a cardiopulmonary bypass system is not found in
an Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) circuit?—
Answer: Venous reservoir
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When the balloon of a PA catheter is not inflated, what pressures are
reflected during diastole?— Answer: pulmonary artery diastolic
pressure
Preoperative administration of which of the following medications is
most strongly recommended for all patients undergoing coronary
surgery?— Answer: Beta-blocker
What test is used to assess the effects of heparin and protamine during
cardipulmonary bypass surgery?— Answer: Activated clotting time
What are the physiological effects caused by the use of an intra-aortic
balloon pump? (select four)— Answer: Decreased cardiac wall stress
Decreased heart rate
Increased skin temperature
Decreased myocardial oxygen consumption
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RNA 805 Quiz 3 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Controlled profound hypothermia— Answer: can be used to produce
cerebral protection for circulatory arrest cases
What is the core body temperature goal for surgical cases requiring
circulatory arrest?— Answer: 12-18 degrees Celsius
Which of the following techniques provides the greatest degree of
neurologic protection against global ischemia?— Answer: Profound
hypothermia
When performing a controlled hypotension technique, which of the
following agents would be best suited for a patient with a history of
congestive heart failure?— Answer: Nitroprusside
Which is a potential disadvantage of using nitroglycerin for controlled
hypotension?— Answer: It can increase intracranial pressure
Which of the following are known side effects of the use of
fenoldapam as an agent for producing controlled hypotension?—
Answer: Increased intraocular pressure
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What is the chief anesthetic concern when inducing controlled
hypotension in patients with chronic hypertension?— Answer: organ
ischemia
Which of the following agents used in controlled hypotension
techniques is most likely to produce myocardial depression?—
Answer: Esmolol
Which of the following agents would be the most appropriate for
performing controlled hypotension?— Answer: Sodium nitroprusside
You are preparing to implement controlled hypotension in a patient
undergoing an extensive neck dissection. Which agent would best
maintain cerebral blood flow— Answer: Nicardipine
When should deflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump be timed to
occur?— Answer: Just prior to the opening of the aortic valve
When is inflation of an intra-aortic balloon pump targeted to occur?—
Answer: At the dicrotic notch of the arterial waveform
Which component of a cardiopulmonary bypass system is not found in
an Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) circuit?—
Answer: Venous reservoir
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When the balloon of a PA catheter is not inflated, what pressures are
reflected during diastole?— Answer: pulmonary artery diastolic
pressure
Preoperative administration of which of the following medications is
most strongly recommended for all patients undergoing coronary
surgery?— Answer: Beta-blocker
What test is used to assess the effects of heparin and protamine during
cardipulmonary bypass surgery?— Answer: Activated clotting time
What are the physiological effects caused by the use of an intra-aortic
balloon pump? (select four)— Answer: Decreased cardiac wall stress
Decreased heart rate
Increased skin temperature
Decreased myocardial oxygen consumption
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