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norm ph range - Answer 7.35 - 7.45 co2 norm range in ABG - Answer 35-45 HCO3 norm range in ABG - Answer 22-26 Pa02 of 60 = _____ Sa02 - Answer 90% name 2 catalysts for respiratory alkalosis - Answer Heat injury, ASA overdose what number indicates ion gap acidosis - Answer greater than...

babinski reflex - Answer extension and spreading of toes when bottom of foot is stroked. sign of nervous system lesion battles sign - Answer bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture becks triad - Answer jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade brudzinski sign - Answer ...

Boyle's Law Definition - Answer "Boyle's = Balloon = Barotrauma" The pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to the volume of a gas at a constant temperature. P1V1 = P2V2 Boyle's Law Affects - Answer ETT Cuffs MAST trousers Air Splints IV drip rates (increases rate)

Hyperthyroidism/Grave's Disease/Thyrotoxicosis/"Thyroid Storm" (pg.111) - Answer Patient presents with weight loss, palpitations, nervousness, heat intolerance Exophthalmos (AKA proptosis) 'bulging of the eye' AVOID Aspirin (ASA) - Prevents binding of thyroglobulin, making the situation w...

Myxedema coma is also known as... A. Thyroid storm B. Adrenal insufficiency C. Hypothyroidism D. Hyperaldosteronism - Answer Hypothyroidism Most common presentation of a patient with hypothyroidism are all of the following, Except... A. Cold intolerance with coarse hair B. Almost exclus...

Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - Answer The pressure a gas is inversely proportional to the volume of a gas at a constant temperature. IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs Dalton's Law "Dalton's Gang" - Answer Law of partial Pressures. Responsible for soft tissue swelling at a...

Normal pH - Answer 7.35-7.45 Normal CO2 - Answer 35-45 Normal HCO3 - Answer 22-26 (good dating age) Normal PaO2 - Answer 80-100 Normal SaO2 - Answer > 95% Base (deficit/excess) - Answer (-2) - (+2) Buffer systems: Bicarb reaction time - Answer seconds Buffer systems: Lungs re...

What is diffusion? - Answer Movement of molecules from high to low concentration Where does gas exchange occur? - Answer alveolar-capillary membrane 4 Causes of poor diffusion at the alveolar-capillary membrane - Answer 1. Damage (Atelectasis) 2. Covered with fluid(Pneumonia/ARDS) 3. Insuffi...