Drugs (PO , IM or IV) given to patients are usually metabolized (broken down) in the
body by what organ - Answers- Liver
The doctor asks you to assess the patient's oxygenation, the things you look at include
looking at the color of the patient's skin and - Answers- Pulse Oximeter
Classic symptoms of congestive heart failure include - Answers- Shortness of breath
and swollen ankles
Your patient presents for surgery at 10:00 am. He states he remembered not to eat or
drink anything, but out of habit, took his morning dose of insulin (diabetic medication).
He is pale, trembling and not feeling well. you perform a finger stick as you always do
for your diabetic patients. His blood glucose (blood sugar) is 50. You have not started
your IV yet. The best treatment option for this patient is to - Answers- Start an IV and
give D5W as your IV fluids
The safest time to extract a "bad tooth" on pregnant patient is - Answers- Second
trimester
A patient is displaying stridor intraoperatively. You have terminated surgery, packed off
the site, suctioned the back of the throat, repositioned the airway, pushed on the chest
to listen for a "huff," and the patient continues to be symptomatic. Which drug would you
consider administering? - Answers- Succinylcholine
A pediatric airway is different than an adult airway in that - Answers- Kids have a larger
tongue and a conical shaped airway
The normal pathway of the conducting system in the heart is the following - Answers-
SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
The pulse oximeter gives us information on - Answers- Oxygenation
A patient says that she is "allergic to amoxicillin and codeine." Upon further questioning,
she says that she had a rash when she took penicillin and gets really nauseated when
she takes tylenol with codeine. This patient has - Answers- An allergy to amoxicillin and
has an adverse reaction to codeine
You have a patient that is a 17 year old female who is undergoing the removal of all 4
wisdom teeth. During the surgery, you hear a high pitched crowing sound. You look
down and her chest and abdomen are "not in sync" when she is breathing. Her oxygen
saturation begins to fall rapidly. Your diagnosis and treatment are - Answers-
Laryngospasm; Positive pressure oxygen & Succinylcholine if needed
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