Unit 2 Quiz - Amy's Class

Question 1

3 Goals of oxygen therapy

Answer 1

Improve hypoxemia
Decrease the work of the heart
Decrease the work of breathing

Question 2

What is used to treat refractory hypoxemia?

Answer 2

Cpap, bipap, peep (anything with positive pressure)

Question 3

Determine hypoxemia

Answer 3

Math

Question 4

Most accurate blood sample???

Answer 4

Comes from the swan Ganz catheter, which is located from the jugular to the pulmonary artery

Question 5

What is the 1st (main) thing that compensates for hypoxemia?

Answer 5

Tachycardia

Question 6

What causes us to take a breath?

Answer 6

High CO2

Question 7

Define polycythemia

Answer 7

Increase number of RBC, and it occurs from chronic hypoxemia

Question 8

Anemia hypoxia

Answer 8

Sickle cell anemia, methemoglobinemia-nitrate poisoning

Question 9

Stagnant hypoxia

Answer 9

Circulatory problems, shock, cardiovascular instability, regional vasoconstriction, emboli

Question 10

Histotoxic hypoxia

Answer 10

Cyanide poisoning, alcohol poisoning

Question 11

Hypoxemia hypoxia

Answer 11

V/Q mismatching, shunting, cardiac anomalies, atelectasis, pulmonary edema, hypoventilation