AHN 447 Test 1 Stuff || with Complete Solutions.

Bell diaphragm correct answers low pitch high pitch what causes kyphosis correct answers osteoporosis elderly lung volume and residual volume correct answers lung volume is the same residual volume is increased FEV1 in elderly correct answers FEV1 decreases air gets trapped in alveoli What should you suspect if family says mom is acting different? correct answers pneumonia or UTI how many mmHG per decade does PaO2 fall? correct answers 4mmHg age 25 its 90mmHg elderly may have 70mmHg as a normal normal ABG values correct answers pH: 7.35-7.45 PCO2: 35-45 PO2: 80-100mmHg HCO3: 22-26 Preload correct answers volume of blood returning to the heart Starling's Law correct answers elastic recoil of the heart. more stretch the more it gets worn out. What do we treat increased preload with (if its volume related) correct answers furosemide when preload is too low what do we treat with (if volume related) correct answers isotonic fluids Afterload correct answers The force or resistance against which the heart pumps. Expiration in COPD correct answers this is active in COPD patients. normally this is a passive proceess can a patient with a larygnectomy cough well? correct answers No, they don't have a glottis anymore so it cant close and force air out like it used to. What do we do right after we put the ET tube down? correct answers bag them and then listen to BS