Treatment for Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
- Hydralazine (apresoline)
- Labetalol
- Mag
Time of Useful Consciousness (TUC)
@30,000ft
@41,000ft
- 30k: 90s
- 41k: 14s
00:04
01:14
coarctation of the aorta
narrowing of the descending portion of the aorta, resulting in a ...
C = capacitance, or compliance (mL/mm Hg)
V = voltage
F = Farad
Blind Emergency percutaneous Pericardiocentesis - Answer Needle below Xiphoid
process and point towards the shoulder and aspirate.
If blood clotts you were in heart chamber and need to pull back
blood doesn't clot in pericardial cavity due to lack of fibrinogen
Ventilator settings for: Airway Protection - Answer Keep in normal physiology
PEEP: 5cmH2
Resp: 14-16
Vt: 6-8cc/kg (IBW)
Mallampati concerns - Answer Mouth opening less than 4cm is not good
M1: easy
MIV: difficult
, What drug do you avoid with head trauma? - Answer Morphine
morphine causes respiratory depression and CO2 retention as well as vasodilation of
cerebral arteries which increase cerebrospinal fluid pressure
Ideal Body Weight (IBW) formula - Answer Men: 50 + 2.3kg(height-60)
Women: 45.5kg + 2.3kg(height-60)
Narcan complication - Answer Pulmonary Edema
pulmonary ultra sound will show B-lines and can show pleural effusion and lung
hepatization in pneumonia.
TX: PPV or ETT
Tetralogy of Fallot - Answer congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects
P- pulmonary stenosis
R- right ventricular Hypertrophy
O- overriding the aorta
V- ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Murphy's Sign - Answer Presents with RUQ pain with inspiration (gallbladder)
Gay-Lussac's Law - Answer the pressure of a gas is directly proportional to the Kelvin
temperature if the volume is constant
-Temp increase, Pressure increase and opposite
ex: O2 tank has 2200psi in afternoo and 1800psi in evening
Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) - Answer FAA rules established for the airlines to
guard against potential safety hazards
Par 91: no passengers
par 135: passengers (14hr max for pilots)
Post survival sequence - Answer Shelter
Fire
water
Food
Normal Body Temp - Answer 98.6 F (37 C)
Central Cord Syndrome - Answer loss of function in upper extremities more so than
lower. caused by injury to the middle portion of the spinal cord
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