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| What is the normal pressure in the pulmonary artery? |
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| Your team is preparing to intubate a pediatric patient. As you prepare, you recall that some anatomic differences are evident in pediatric patients. What are some of the differences? |
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| Nasal congestion in infants may result in respiratory distress. |
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| Decerebrate posturing is characterized by what? |
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| hyperextension of the neck and stiff, extended extremities |
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| Obstructive disease states result in difficulty moving air out of the lungs. Examples of obstructive diseases include asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and: |
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| The most common cause of airway obstruction in the unconscious patient is: |
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| the total number of patients affected by a particular condition. |
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| The physical finding of resonance is found during what physical assessment skill? |
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| The CCTP's primary concern regarding the musculoskeletal system is: |
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| to maintain stability of the joints and assessment for neurovascular compromise. |
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| Late findings consistent with increasing intracranial pressure (ICP) are: |
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| elevated blood pressure and bradycardia. |
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| When assessing your patient's airway prior to intubation, you use the Mallampati classification. Your physical assessment reveals that the posterior pharynx is partially exposed. Based on your knowledge of this classification, you know that this is a Mallampati grade class of: |
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| You are preparing to transport a critical patient who is being mechanically ventilated. As part of your patient assessment, you note that the most recent arterial blood gas (ABG) results were: pH, 7.44; PaO2, 78 mm Hg; PaCO2, 43 mm Hg; and SaO2, 98 mm Hg. Which is the best indicator of the effectiveness of ventilation? |
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| The structures of the larynx include the epiglottis, the vallecula, and the: |
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| When selecting a sedative/induction agent to use during RSI, sodium thiopental and methohexital are ultra-short-acting barbiturates. Their short duration of action makes them attractive to use; however, they do have potential complications and may not always be the ideal agent to use. What is a concern about using these particular agents? |
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| They have a propensity to precipitate myocardial depression and hypotension. |
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| In the normal, healthy adult, what provides the stimulus for breathing? |
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| the need to eliminate carbon dioxide from the blood |
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| Which anatomical area describes the portion of the pharynx that is inferior to the epiglottis? |
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| At the transferring facility, the assessment begins with: |
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| entry to the sending facility. |
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laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is an alternative airway device in the setting of a failed intubation.
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| You are transporting a patient to the neuro ICU. She has been found to have a new lesion in the midbrain. Your patient currently has a GCS score of 5. During the respiratory assessment, you note the breathing pattern to be deep rapid respirations at a rate of 50 breaths/min. What is this respiratory pattern? |
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| central neurogenic hyperventilation |
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| What two types of data are collected during patient assessment? |
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| The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) measures the patient's: |
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| best verbal effort, best motor response, and best eye opening. |
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| While caring for a multiple trauma patient, you are assessing the genitourinary system. What is a lab value whic is the best indicator of renal function? |
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| During the cardiovascular assessment, the heart should be assessed over what areas? |
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| the tricuspid and mitral areas |
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