ME Forms & #s Flashcards
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~ Length of bronchioles in the lungs?
~# & Length of alveoli in the lungs?
= = ~15,000 miles.
= ~300 mil; cover an area of half a tennis court.
What is considered the highest allowable PEEP setting without medical consultation?
10cm H2O
What initiates respiratory drive:
Pedis end-tidal & Dead Space:
= Increase of Arterial CO2
= 3-5mL/kg & 5-7mL/kg
What ECG pattern is associated with a patient having a pulmonary embolism:
S1Q3T3
Wellen’s wave type A:
Biphasic T waves in V2 or V3, min STE <1mm (V2 usually biggest shower
Highly specific for for a critical blockage of the LAD
Wellen’s wave type B:
DEEP inverted T waves V2 or V3,
VT vs SVT w/ aberrancy) 3rd Criteria:
Josephson’s Sign:
Nadir:
= Josephson’s Sign
= Notching near the nadir of the S-wave
= deepest/most distal point of depression
VT vs SVT w/ aberrancy) 2nd Criteria
Fusion P waves is from what:
= Fusion P waves present?
= SA trying to take over ventricles
VT vs SVT w/ aberrancy) 1st Criteria/ (ERAD):
= up aVR, V6 down (99.9% evident) w/ all 3) all 3= VT
CNS blood supply) 1 Brain receives ~ of body’s blood flow/min:
2 Circle of Willis:
3 comprised of:
1= ~15- 20%
2= system “circle of feeders” coming off 4 arteries that provide supplements (blood oxy glucose) to brain
3= Carotid system (anterior) & Vertebrobasilar system (posterior)
Time interval markings on ECG paper are placed at:
3-second intervals.
Tidal Volume:
= Amount of air moved in & out of lungs in
1 breath (~500 mL’s in a healthy adult)
The most important factor that determines the ventilation rate of a patient is the amount of:
Arterial pCO2
The majority of carbon dioxide that is made by our cells during metabolism is transported in the blood and to the alveoli:
as bicarbonate ions
The majority of carbon dioxide that is made by our cells during metabolism is transported in the blood and to the alveoli:
as bicarbonate ions
The forced expiratory volume (FEV)
Most commonly, FEV1 measures
Peak flow measures:
Both these measurements are commonly used for:
= vol/ of air exhaled over measured period of time
= air vol/ expelled in 1st sec of a forced expiration
= max/ rate of airflow during a forced expiration( Ls of air expiration per min)
= assessing PTs w/ lung diseases (COPD, asthma)
What would cause a right-shift of the Oxygen Dissociation Curve?
decrease in the pH of the blood, increase in body temperature, increase in the amount of CO
The amount of air that remains in your lungs after each breath is termed the:
Residual volume
ST elevation leads criteria:
V2 & V3 females criteria:
V2 & V3 Males <40 criteria:
V2 & V3 Males>40 criteria:
STEMI criteria:
= > 1mm in all leads except V2 & V3
= 1.5 mm or more
= 2.5 mm or more
= 2 mm or more
= leads’ criteria in 2 or more contiguous leads
Spodick’s Sign:
Downsloping of P wave
Spinal Nerve Plexuses) def/:
Locations:
Key myotomes for neurologic evaluation:
Dermatomes
= sensory components of spinal nerves innervate specific & discrete surface areas called dermatomes
= distributed from the occiput of the head to the heel of the foot and buttocks.
= arm extension (C-5), elbow extension (C-7), small finger abduction (T-1), knee extension (L-3), & ankle (plantar) flexion (S-1).
Spinal Cord) length & width:
SC conducts impulses:
= Approximately 18 inches long & ½ inch wide
= Conducts impulses to & from PNS & for some reflexes
Spinal Cord)Pairs of nerve fibers exiting SC:
Nerve fibers terminate @:
If cauda equina compressed too long:
= 31 pairs of N. fibers out SC
= L1or L2 / Cauda Equina “Horse Tail”
= can loose bladder cord/control, lower extrm sense
Sgarbossa smith modified criteria 3:
Discordant ST elevation > .20 QRS amp in leads w/ negative QRS
ST/QRS #= 0.12