Abdominal Ultrasound — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Symptoms such as metallic taste, perioral numbness, visual changes, twitching, and seizures in a patient on local anesthesia point towards _____

Answer: local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST)

Flashcard 2: The tube used for performing gastric lavage is an _____ tube.

Answer: Ewald

Flashcard 3: The ideal rate of chest compressions in CPR is _____/min

Answer: 100-120

Flashcard 4: A patient with **severe systemic disease** that is a **constant threat to life** would be classified as **ASA ____**

Answer: IV

Extra: ASA IV: A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life. Examples include: - Recent (< 3 months) MI, CVA, TIA, or CAD/stents - Ongoing cardiac ischemia or severe valve dysfunction - Severe reduction of ejection fraction - Sepsis, DIC, ARDS, or ESRD not undergoing regular dialysis

Flashcard 5: 2020 AHA guidelines recommendations:Parameters such as _____ may be used to monitor and optimize CPR quality

Answer: ETCO2

Flashcard 6: Murphy's eye is seen in the _____

Answer: endotracheal tube (ETT) (Instrument)

Flashcard 7: The following capnography waveform represents: _____

Answer: esophageal intubation

Flashcard 8: A biphasic or "dual-peak" capnography waveform (double-sloped expiratory plateau) is characteristic of:

Answer: Single lung transplant

Extra: A biphasic or "dual-peak" capnogram (double-sloped expiratory plateau) occurs in single-lung transplant patients because the native and transplanted lungs have different compliance and resistance (different time constants), leading to asynchronous emptying.

Flashcard 9: _____ is the most commonly used depth of anesthesia monitor.

Answer: Bispectral index