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airway obstruction - 100% O2 via nasal mask; put patient in Trendellenburg position; retract tongue ( hemostat, suture or tongue forcep); suction oropharynx; if tongue still occludes airway, insert nasopharyngeal/ oral airway- advanced airway if necessary foreign bodies - Digital removal of objec...

antisialouge - drug that counteracts the production of saliva narcotic - a drug (such as fentnyl or morphine) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep barbiturates - drugs that have sedative properties and produce amnesia, and a hypnotic effect (brevital...

Determines the rate that the nitrous and oxygen mixture is delivered - Flow meter Nitrous and oxygen are measured in - Liters per minute An alarm sounds if the oxygen delivered to patient is less than - 20% What measures the amount of oxygen delivered to the patient - Oxygen analyzer Where is th...

1)What is the role of the central nervous system? 2)What are the 3 subdivisions of the central nervous system? - 1) To provide overall control of body function 2) Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System NERVOUS SYSTEM: 1) What are the cells of the nervous sys...

The "T" wave on an ECG tracing is evidence of what change in polarization? - Repolarization of the ventricles What anatomical structure located at the top of the larynx closes the airway and prevents foreign bodies from entering the trachea? - The epiglottis Which structure is most likely to c...

Myocardium - Cardiac Muscle In what order does blood flow through the heart - Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, Mitral valve, left ventricle , aorta. Right atrium receives blood from which three sources? - 1. Superior Vena Cava- ...

neurons do what - conduct nerve impulses what is the synapse - junction between two neurons what makes up the central nervous system - brain and spinal cord what three parts make up the brain - cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla oblongata what makes up the peripheral nervous system - sensory nerves a...

Brevital (Sodium Methohexital) - Primary anesthetic agent introduced in the 1960's. Balanced Anesthesia - Use of several agents together Basic Requisites of an Anesthetic - Lack of toxicity, non-flammable, non-addictive, minimal allergenicity. Analgesia - Given to feel no pain (ex: Fentanyl and...

Addison's disease - A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronzelike pigmentation of the skin Adjunctive agents - Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agents to augment or enhance the effects of the...

Anemia - Reduction of the quantity of red blood cells or hemoglobin. Angina pectoris - Chest pain with the feeling of suffocation usually due to deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium resulting in ischemia to the myocardium, caused by poor coronary circulation. Anticholinergic - A drug that...

Signs of malignant hyperthermia - Tachycardia, CO2 retention, muscle rigidity, increase in body temp, lethal arrythmia Tx for malignant hyperthermia - EMS, O2, dantrolene, cold saline IV, ice packs-groin, axilla,neck What tyoe of med is methohexital/brevital - Barbiturate Side effects of brevita...

igns of malignant hyperthermia - Tachycardia, CO2 retention, muscle rigidity, increase in body temp, lethal arrythmia Tx for malignant hyperthermia - EMS, O2, dantrolene, cold saline IV, ice packs-groin, axilla,neck What tyoe of med is methohexital/brevital - Barbiturate Side effects of brevital...

Pulmonary artery - One of two arteries that carry venous (oxygen poor) blood from heart to lungs What type of intubation is preferred with emesis with aspiration? - ETT. LMA or combitube acceptable. What emergency would a cricothyrotomy typically be performed? - Airway obstruction Atropine would...