IA Med/ACE Flight Physiology Exam Practice Questions and Answers
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2024/2025
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2024/2025
IA Med/ACE Flight Physiology Exam
Practice Questions and Answers
What are relative contraindications for taking patients in flight? - Answer-Anemia (low Hgb)
and 24+ week gestation pregnancy. The rise in altitude can trigger baroreceptors and induce
early labor
What is AGL in flight physiology...
If I dive three atmosphere, how many feet is that? If I dive 99 feet, how many atmosphere is
that? - Answer✔✔-66. One at the surface, plus two more
4 atmosphere. one at the surface, plus three atmosphere
How many feet is 1/2 atmosphere? - Answer✔✔-18k ft MSL (mean sea level)
What zone is the space zone? - Answer✔✔-Anything above 50,000 ft
What would exit your body at 63k feet? - Answer✔✔-All fluids because there's no pressure to
hold it in. If you weren't in a pressurized cabin
Name the altitude zones. - Answer✔✔-Space equivalent - 50,000ft + MSL
Deficient zone - 10,000-50,000 feet
Efficient zone - Sea level - 10,000 feet
Can you survive in the deficient zone? - Answer✔✔-Yes, but your body will compensate through
PR and RR because it has to work harder to maintain oxygenation and perfusion by increasing
cardiac output. Due to low pressure
What zone do humans function well in? - Answer✔✔-The efficient zone
The FAA requires oxygen to the pilot and crew at how many feet if you are flying for 30+
minutes in an unpressurized cabin? - Answer✔✔-10,000 feet to prevent hypoxia
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