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What is a default choice for an acid base question? And why

Metabolic acidosis if the question is not respiratory, suctioning and or vomiting

For an acid base question if the scenario is vomiting or suctioning, what is it?

alkalosis

What triggers high pressure alarm on a ventilator?

Increase resistance to airflow

The machine is trying push too hard of air into the lungs

What is the step for suctioning a patient?

You turn them to the side, have them cough up mucus, and if that doesn’t work, then you will do suctioning

How often would you suction a patient and why?

As needed because the more you suction the more mucus they reproduce

What do you deal with denial with abuse versus denial with loss?

Denial with abuse, you confront denial with loss you support.

If a question ask, how would you handle confrontation with a coworker or a physician? What is the right answer?

Anything that has to do with I understand I misunderstood. I see where you’re coming from. And never you you’re the one that told me this you’re the one that did this.

Within the first 24 hours of birth, a child is experiencing what addiction?

Intoxication

After 24 hours of birth, a child is experiencing what addiction?

Withdrawal

What are the UPPERS drugs THERE ARE FIVE (MC CAP)

Methamphetamines/Amphetamines (crystal meth, pseudopheds, etc.)

• Caffeine

• Cocaine

• Adderol (ADD drug)

• PCP/LSD/Mushrooms (psychedelic hallucinogen)

Not all alcoholics goes through delirium tremons after alcohol withdrawal but some does and when they do, how many hours after stop drinking do they experience it?

72 hours after not drinking

Between alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and delirium tremors, which one is not life-threatening which one can kill you?

AWL is not life threatening

DT can kill you

Between alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and delirium tremors, Who is dangerous to society?

DT

Withdrawal on downers what will the patient experience?

Upper symptoms

Overdose on downers what will the patient experience?

down symptoms

Withdrawal on uppers what will the patient experience?

Downers symptoms

All MYCINs are a mean old mycin except for which ones?

thromycin (throw it off the list)

What is the toxic effect of mycin drug?

Think of mice ears

Ototoxicity

Think of the shape of the ears

Nephrotoxicity

What is the best indicator for renal function lab test?

#1 24 hrs Creatinine level

Serum creatinine

What two mycin are bowel sterilizers.

Neomycin and kanamycin

Mycin drugs are only absorbed via — and — but if given — it can do what?

Via IV or IM

But if given PO it will sterilize the bowels

What is trough and when do you draw one?

trough is the drug at its lowest point

30 min before administering the drug

When do you draw a sublingual peak?

5 to 10 minutes after the drug is dissolved but choose 10 minutes

When do you draw the peak for IV drugs?

15 to 30 minutes after the drug is finished but choose 30 minutes

When do you draw the peak for IM drugs?

30 to 60 minutes after given the shot but choose 60 minutes