NBCRNA

Nurse Anesthetists: Credentialing correct answers -Licensing statutes (State Board of Nursing) -NBCRNA certification exam (CNE) -Act within legislated scope of practice Standards of anesthesia care correct answers -Level of care generally practiced by profession -Nationwide -Applies to CRNAs, AAs and MDAs Standards for Nurse Anesthesia Practice correct answers 1)Perform a thorough and complete preanesthetic assessment 2)Obtain informed consent for the planned anesthetic f...

Describe the architecture of an atom correct answers -The atom is the basic building block that makes up all matter -Protons (+) charge -Neutrons (neutral) charge -Electrons (-) charge -Protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom (nucleus), electrons orbit the nucleus in the electron cloud What is resting membrane potential in ventricular myocytes? Threshold potential? correct answers RMP: -90 mV TP: -70 mV How do you know if an atom carries a charge? What is a ch...

Chemical structure - Desflurane correct answers C3H2F6O Chemical structure - isoflurane correct answers C3H2ClF5O Chemical structure - sevoflurane correct answers C3H2F7 Oil/gas partition coefficient - isoflurane correct answers 90.8 Vapor pressure - isoflurane correct answers 238 Oil/gas partition coefficient - sevoflurane correct answers 47-54 Vapor pressure @ room temp - sevoflurane correct answers 157 Molecular weight - sevoflurane correct answers...

What is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord? correct answers Glycine. GABA is the inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS, glycine in the spinal cord. Where do preganglionic parasympathetic nerves originate? correct answers Craniosacral, but only cranial nerves III, VII, IX, and X. Sacral S2-S4 segments. Name the vessel rich organs and their percentage of cardiac output. correct answers Brain, kidney, liver, lungs, heart, digestive tract, and endocrine organs. ...

The effects of carcinoid syndrome are related to the release of: (Select 2) A. Choline acetyltransferase B. Histamine C. Parathyroid Hormone D. Serotonin correct answers B. Histamine D. Serotonin Carcinoid tumors are most often in the gastrointestinal tract. Carcinoid tumors produce carcinoid syndrome if the tumor's secretory substances do not first drain into the hepatic system. The unmetabolized secretions include serotonin, histamine, kinins, prostaglandins E and F, and Subs...

Pharmacologic characteristics that BEST describe the effect of naloxone at opioid receptors include: (select 2) A. affinity. B. intrinsic activity. C. reversibility. D. stereo selectivity. correct answers A, C Abnormal placental implantation beyond the endometrium include: (select 2) A. Abruptio placentae B. Placenta accreta C. Placenta increta D. Placenta previa correct answers B and C Characteristics of Eaton-Lambert syndrome include (select 3): A. Positive response to ant...

How long to quit smoking to see full benefits correct answers 6-8 weeks How long to quit smoking to see short benefits correct answers 12-18 hours T/F Huntingtons disease is sensitive to both D and ND blockers correct answers t ____Na+ ____ ; ___K+ ____ correct answers 3, out, 2, in CSF production: ___cc/hr correct answers 21 CSF total circulating ___cc correct answers 150 CSF Flow correct answers Choroid, Lateral, Monroe, 3rd, Sylvius, 4th, Magendie, subar...

What is resting membrane potential in ventricular myocytes? Threshold potential? correct answers RMP: -90 mV TP: -70 mV basic sequence of the synthesis of endogenous catecholamines correct answers Tyrosine converted by tyrosine hydroxylase > Dopa Dopa converted by aromatic L amino acid decarboxylase > Dopamine Dopamine converted by Dopamine B hydroxylase > NE NE converted by phentylethnolamine N methyltransferase > Epi Do the following structures elongate/tense or s...

During fetal monitoring, Type III decelerations are thought to be related to: • head compression • umbilical cord compression • uteroplacental insufficiency • placental abruption correct answers umbilical cord compression Type III, or variable, decelerations are the most common type of decelerations. They are thought to be related to umbilical cord compression and intermittent decreases in umbilical blood flow. The arteria radicularis magna, or artery of Adamkiewicz, most co...

1. In the elderly, the time needed for clinical recovery from neuromuscular blockade is significantly increased for: A. Cisatracurium B. Vecuronium C. Pipecuronium D. Mivacurium correct answers B. Vecuronium 2. Considerations for the management of a patient with myotonic dystrophy under general anesthesia should include a(an): A. Anticholinesterase reversal B. Midazolam premedication C. Short-acting nondepolarizer D. Succinylcholine infusion correct answers C. Short-acting...