Laryngospasm Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GERD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED Which medication increases lower esophageal sphincter pressure? 1 Diazepam 2 Bethanechol 3 Theophylline 4 Morphine sulfate 2 (Bethanechol increases the pressure in the lower esophagus. Diazepam, theophylline, and morphine sulfate are medications that decrease lower esophageal pressure) Which respiratory complication occurs due to irritation of the upper airway by gastric secretions? 1 Asthma 2 Pneumonia 3 Laryngospasm...

NREMT Exam (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Test Bank with Practice Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: The MOST obvious way to reduce heat loss from radiation and convection is to: A: move away from a cold object. B: increase metabolism by shivering. C: wear a thick wind-proof jacket. D: move to a warmer environment. Answer: you selected D; This is correct! Reason: In a cold environment, the body has two ways of staying warm: generating heat (thermogenesis) and red...

What are the four Hs? - Hypoxia, Hypovolaemia, Hypothermia, Hypo-kalaemia (metabolic) What are the four Ts? - Thrombosis, Tamponade, Tension Pneumothorax, Toxins % of Cardiac Arrests which are shockable? - 25% % of Cardiac Arrests which are Non-shockable? - 75% (50% Asystole & 25% PEA) How many Cardiac Arrests reach ROSC? - 25-30% How many Cardiac Arrests are discharged hospital? - 8% (Out of hospital) 20% (In hospital) What are the chain of survival steps? - Early recognition ...

NBME 9 STEP 2CK PPSV-23 vaccine - correct answer > or = to 65 yo or pts 19-64 yo w/ underlying medical conditions ie immune compromised ie HIV booster given 5 years after initial dose PCV 13 vaccine - correct answer Given kids up to 18 yo, or immunocompromised, CSF leaks, end stage kidney dz, cochlear implants Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder - correct answer Caused by EBV after pts have solid organ or stem cell transplants on high dose immunosuppressive medications. P...

Hypoxia - correct answers--Deficiency of oxygen in body tissue Give oxygen prior to anesthesia Laryngospasm - correct answers--Reflex of vocal cords to prevent passage of foreign material (blood/saliva). Treatment of laryngospasm - correct answers--1. 100% O2 2. Suction 3. Administer succinylcholine (10-20mg) IV (may precipitate Malignant Hyperthermia) * In children, succinylcholine should be given with atropine * Deepen anesthesia (case by case scenario) Treatment of bronchospa...

which instrument is used to extract disc fragments from herniated intervertebral disc? correct answer: pituitary rongeur where is the appendix located? correct answer: RLQ the surgical technologist is scrubbing in on an emergent craniotomy to relieve the patient's increased intracranial pressure. what is most likely the cause of the increased pressure? correct answer: hemorrhage a(n) _______ is performed to determine the cause of death. correct answer: autopsy immediately follow...

OMSA FALL PRACTICE TEST 2024 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) A patient who is a 72 year old male presents for his implant surgery. He has a history of an MI 6 years ago with angioplasty and a stent. He tells you that he stopped his aspirin a week ago (not instructed by his physician but he just did that on his own). Before you start, he complains of a vague chest pain, almost like indigestion, but it is radiating to his left arm. He is also diaphoretic (sweating). Your diagnosis (what ...

Signs of malignant hyperthermia - correct answers--Tachycardia, CO2 retention, muscle rigidity, increase in body temp, lethal arrythmia Tx for malignant hyperthermia - correct answers--EMS, O2, dantrolene, cold saline IV, ice packs-groin, axilla,neck What tyoe of med is methohexital/brevital - correct answers--Barbiturate Side effects of brevital - correct answers--Apnea on induction, muscle twitching, hiccups, decrease in BP, increase in HR, laryngospasm, bronchospasm What type ...

NBCRNA Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 What muscle abducts the vocal cords? - answerposterior cricoarytenoid What is the only muscle that tenses (elongates) the vocal cords? - answercricothyroid "cords tense" What muscle opens the glottis? - answerthyroepiglottic What two muscles close the glottis? - answeraryepiglottic oblique arytenoid What muscles adduct the vocal cords and arytenoids? - there are two - answerlateral cricoarytenoid transverse arytenoid What muscle s...

1. Which choice is often used in combination with ketamine or thiopental to induce anesthesia in horses? A - Halothane B - Phenobarbital C - Naloxone D - Guaifenesin - ️️D. Guaifenesin 2. What does it mean if a cat is azotemic? A - Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is increased B - Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is decreased C - Creatinine is high D - Sodium-Potassium ratio is too low - ️️A. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is increased 3. Which color is a gram-positive bacteria on the microscopi...