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CBET Texas
Question | Answer |
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The PH of blood is ? | Slightly Alkaline |
The Thyroid Gland is located ? | The front of the neck |
Systole occurs when ? | The Ventricles depolarize |
What is the typical expected blood volume of a normal adult ? | 6.0 Liters |
AAMI Standard Lead 3 is ? | Red and Black Leads |
The T Wave represents ? | The repolarization of the Ventricles |
Normal placement of a catheter for IBP is ? | The tip level with the transducer |
The plane that divides the superior and inferior halves of the body is ? | Transverse Plane |
The adrenal glands are located ? | Superior to the Kidneys |
Normal body temperature is ? | 37 degrees Celsius |
1000 mm (1 meter) equals ? | 39.3 inches |
240cc equals ? | 240ml |
The radius bone is located in ? | The forearm |
The wall that divides the right and left side of the heart is called ? | Septum |
What is the name of the one-way valve that connects the right atrium to the right ventricle ? | Tricuspid Valve |
What is the only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood ? | Pulmonary Vein |
Which of these has the highest pressure ? | ABP |
What is a Myocardial Infraction ? | Restriction or Closure of the Coronary Arteries |
What type of gas is used in an intra-aortic balloon pump ? | Helium |
What does an intra-aortic balloon pump do ? | Helps blood flow from the Left Ventricle to Coronary Arteries |
What does a balloon pump, and a defibrillator use in synch mode to trigger off of ? | The R Wave |
If you have a low gas alarm on an intra-aortic balloon pump what should you check first ? | The catheter for blood |
What is a PH of 4 ? | Acidic |
A blood PH of 7.4 is ? | Normal |
When the kidneys fail and the patient needs dialysis, the blood PH would be ? | Metabolic Acidosis |
What does Oxygen attach to in the body ? | Hemoglobin |
If the tip of a catheter is lower than the transducer, then the blood pressure will read ? | Too Low |
Cardiac output is normally measured in ? | Liters per minute |
What does a cardiac output waveform look like ? | A bell shaped curve |
What happens when a cell is depolarized ? | Negatively charged potassium ions rush out, and positively charged sodium ions rush into the cell. |
What is used to get rid of abnormal electrophysiological impulses in the heart ? | Cardiac ablation |
If the SA node fails (the hearts natural pacemaker) what escapes rhythm takes over first ? | Atria-ventricular node rhythm |
What cardiac rhythm is a defibrillator set to cardio version synch mode for ? | Atrial Fibrillation |
What cardiac rhythm would use the defibrillation (non-synch) mode on a defibrillator ? | Ventricular Fibrillation |
Coronal Plane divides ? | the body into frontal and rear plane |
Sagital Plane divides ? | the body into Left and Right plane |
Transverse Plane divides ? | the body into upper and lower plane |
Respiratory System main Function ? | delivery of air to the Lungs |
Respiration includes four processes ? | Pulmonary Ventilation, External Respiration, Gas Transport, Internal Respiration |
Oxygen poor blood travels back to the heart and is delivered into the ? | right atrium by two large Veins |
The heart pumps Oxygen rich blood from the ? | left ventricle into arteries and then into capillaries |
These are the only arteries in the body that carry Oxygen poor blood ? | Right ventricle pumps oxygen poor blood into arteries that lead to the lungs |
Regarding the upkeep of medical ventilators, which of the following statements is MOST accurate? | Biomedical equipment technicians are responsible only for the maintenance of the units |
A flow cytometer is providing a weak fluorescence intensity. This could be due to which of the following problems ? | The primary antibody and the secondary antibody are not compatible |
A suspected problem with the thermal head of an electrocardiograph might be checked by performing which of the following procedures ? | Printing out the letters "H" and "X" repeatedly |
An electrocardiograph is malfunctioning. The power LED and the LCD backlight both are on, but there is no LCD display. Which of the following might be the cause of these observations? | A problem in a cable connection to the ECG control board A defective LCD, A defective ECG control board |
Advantages of biphasic waveform defibrillation over the Lown-type waveform that was used up until the late 1980s include which of the following? | A reduction in the energy needed for successful defibrillation |
The normal range for pH in arterial blood is ? | 7.35 to 7.45 |