DAANCE Module 4 Actual Exam Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

DAANCE Module 4 Actual Exam Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct Cardiac monitor - ANSWER Determines arterial pressure Adult cuff of a child will result in a low bp Cuff needs to be sufficiently wide-should cover 2/3 the distance from the elbow to the shoulder. 80-100% circumference of the arm Respiratory ventilation - ANSWER Observation: chest rise- easiest Anesthesia bag-inflating and deflating Color- extremely late sign of respiratory problems (hypoxemainsufficient oxygen in the blood) Pretracheal stethoscope sounds - ANSWER Gurgling: Laryngospasm Wheezing: bronchospasm Rumbling: Vomit Pulse ox - ANSWER Measures and displays the level of oxygenated hemoglobin compared with total hemoglobin at the site of the probe Measures pulse rate, the perfusion at the site of the probe, and the oxygenation of the patient by determining the oxygen saturation level of the circulation hemoglobin. Pulse ox measures only the oxygen that is bound to hemoglobin which is displayed as the oxygen saturation percentage. Capnograph - ANSWER Measures the level of carbon dioxide as the patient exhales Monitoring anesthetic depth - ANSWER Changes in vital signs and oxygen saturation. Inadequate: bp, pulse, respiratory rate and depth of respiration tend to increase. Too deep: vital signs and O2 decrease eyelid reflex-reflex is lost when pt is heavily sedated. Stroking the eyelashes will elicit a closing movement of the eyelid as the patient begins to awaken. How often should the function of an anesthesia machine be checked? - ANSWER Daily in the US, the color for a Nitrous oxide cylinder is? - ANSWER Blue Blood pressure levels will most likely be falsely LOW when using - ANSWER an adult cuff on a small child A monitoring device that gives information about both circulation and ventilation is the? - ANSWER Capnograph What are the indicators of partial respiratory obstruction in a sedated patient? - ANSWER Gurgling, snoring, high-pitched crowing or wheezing noted while monitoring with a precordial stethoscope Ventilations can be monitored continuously by - ANSWER Auscultation in the precordial or pretracheal region observation of the rebreathing bag A rocking or "see-sawing" rhythm of the chest and abdomen may indicate - ANSWER an airway obstruction An increased heart rate may be cause by - ANSWER painful stimuli Capnography measures - ANSWER level of CO2 expired in each breath A patient who swallows during anesthesia is experiencing - ANSWER a light level of anesthesia Purpose of the scavenging system - ANSWER Reducing the levels of the noxious agents to an acceptably low level by exhausting them outside the operating room. Medical gas cylinder colors - ANSWER Blue- Nitrous Oxide Green- Oxygen Yellow- Compressed Air Brown- Helium Black- Nitrogen Gray- Carbon Dioxide Airway Adjuncts(8) - ANSWER Head-tilt/Chin-lift Tongue traction suture Nasopharyngeal airway Oropharyngeal airway Laryngeal mask airway I-gel supraglottic airway Endotracheal tube Combitube Cricothyrotomy Tongue traction suture - ANSWER When the tongue is obstructing the airway one or two sutures can be placed through the dorsum of the tongue and grasped with a large hemostat Nasopharyngeal airway - ANSWER Does not interfere with procedures Well-tolerated Can be used on awake patients Passed through one of the nostrils into the nasal cavity into the oropharynx posterior to the tongue. Oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER Oral airway may be used to position the tongue in a more anterior position interferes with intraoral procedures not tolerated well in awake patients