Barotitis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Critical Care Paramedic - Flight Physiology Exam Questions with Correct Answers What are the primary gases/percentages in the atmosphere? - answerNitrogen - 78% Oxygen - 21% Other gases - 1% These percentages do not change. What are the layers of the atmosphere? - answerTroposphere - sea level to 26,405 feet Tropopause Stratoshpere Stratopause Mesosphere Thermoshere Exosphere What are the 3 physiologic zones of the atmosphere? - answerPhysiological zone - sea level to 10,000 feet ...

Flight Paramedic Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - answerThe 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" - answerLaw of partial Pressures. Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude Charles' Law "Charging Charles" - answerAt a constant pressure, the volume of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature ...

Flight Paramedic Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - answerThe 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" - answerLaw of partial Pressures. Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude Charles' Law "Charging Charles" - answerAt a constant pressure, the volume of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature ...

Critical Care Paramedic - Flight Physiology Exam Questions with Correct Answers What are the primary gases/percentages in the atmosphere? - answerNitrogen - 78% Oxygen - 21% Other gases - 1% These percentages do not change. What are the layers of the atmosphere? - answerTroposphere - sea level to 26,405 feet Tropopause Stratoshpere Stratopause Mesosphere Thermoshere Exosphere What are the 3 physiologic zones of the atmosphere? - answerPhysiological zone - sea level to 10,000 feet ...

A businessman, who frequently travels in airplanes, complains of painful ear popping every time he flies. He has tried yawning, swallowing, chewing gum and pinching his nose, but nothing seems to relieve the pain. He has even tried using ibuprofen two hours prior to flight. Which of the following would you recommend? A.Myringotomy B.Nifedipine C.Oxymetazoline D.Ranitidine - Correct Answer ( C ) Explanation: Barotitis media, barotrauma, or ear popping, are all names for eustachian tu...

Normal Central Venous Pressure (CVP) - Answer 2-6 mmHg Normal Cardiac Output (CO) - Answer 4-8 L/min Normal Pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) - Answer PAS 15-25/PAD 8-12 Normal Pulmonary artery wedge pressure-PAWP - Answer 8-12 Normal Cardiac Index (CI) - Answer 2.5-4.2 L/min/m2 Normal Stroke Volume (SV) - Answer 60-130 mL/beat Normal Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR) - Answer 800-1200 When will you develop barotitis/which law - Answer Descent problem/Boyle's...

FP-C: Flight Physiology Questions With Complete Solutions PAO2 ANS-partial pressure of alveolar oxygen PO2 ANS-partial pressure of oxygen in the plasma 1 to 2% of total oxygen content PaO2 ANS-partial pressure of arterial oxygen normal: 80-100 torr SaO2 ANS-arterial saturation of oxygen Translation:portion of oxygen bound to hgb in arterial blood normal: 95-97.5% What are the 3 causes of hypoxia? ANS-1. high altitude 2. hypoventilation 3. pathologic condition of the lu...

CFRN LATEST UPDATE GRADED A BOYLE'S LAW THE PRESSURE AND VOLUME OF A CONFINED GAS ARE INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL IF THE TEMP IS UNCHANGED CHARLES LAW DESCRIBES HOW GASES TEND TO EXPAND WHEN HEATED HENRYS LAW THE SOLUBILITY OF A GAS IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE PRESSURE OF THE GAS GAY-LUSSACS LAW THE PRESSURE OF MIXED MASS AND FIXED VOLUME IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE GAS' ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE ELT PHASING OUT 121.5 Hz GOING TO 406MHz BARODONTALGIA INCREASED PRESSURE DURING ASCENT UNDER D...

Barotitis media -typically occurs in decent -pain in the middle ear Barobariatrauma -caused by large/sudden release of nitrogen from tissues. -pre-oxygenate prior to flight to blow off excess N2 Barosinusitis -trapped air in the sinuses -occurs during ascent falling atmoshperic pressure canot keep the air in the sinuses compressed, causing the air to expand and place pressure on the sinus walls hypoxic hypoxia -inadequate ventilation or reduction in PO2 -the lack of...

CFRN Exam 21 Questions with Verified Answers BOYLE'S LAW - CORRECT ANSWER THE PRESSURE AND VOLUME OF A CONFINED GAS ARE INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL IF THE TEMP IS UNCHANGED CHARLES LAW - CORRECT ANSWER DESCRIBES HOW GASES TEND TO EXPAND WHEN HEATED HENRYS LAW - CORRECT ANSWER THE SOLUBILITY OF A GAS IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE PRESSURE OF THE GAS GAY-LUSSACS LAW - CORRECT ANSWER THE PRESSURE OF MIXED MASS AND FIXED VOLUME IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE GAS' ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE ...