Your patient is a four-year-old child whom you have intubated due to respiratory failure secondary to asthma. During reassessment of the child, which of the following would indicate increased end-organ perfusion? 1. Pupillary dilation 2. capillary refill less than 2 seconds 3. increase in heart rate 4. Warm skin
A) 1, 2, and 4
B) 3 and 4
C) 2 and 4
D) 2, 3, and 4
D
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A. overtriaging B. dumping C. loading D. undertriaging
The angle of the needle for scalp vein venipuncture of an infant should be:
A) 45 degrees B) 30 degrees C) 20 degrees D) 15 degrees
As the iris of the eye contracts and relaxes, an opening at its center, called the ________, grows larger or smaller, regulating the amount of light that enters the eye.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Prior to the closure of a lobectomy procedure, the anesthesia provider performs a Valsalva maneuver to check for:
a. air leakage from bronchial closure b. bleeding from the dissection bed c. functionality of the diaphragm d. perfusion of the unaffected lobes