FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT VTEC 575 FINAL EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT VTEC 575 FINAL EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -25 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: 2. Long-term toxicity of inhalation anesthetics is thought to be caused by the release of toxic metabolites during the breakdown of these drugs within the body.

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true

Question 2: The longer the anesthetic machine is in use

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the higher the waste gas concentration in the air in the room.Question 3: 1. Waste anesthetic gases are a potential hazard to personnel, but problems that arise are only of long-term nature.

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false

Question 4: NIOSH

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Question 5: 11. A technician may reduce the amount of waste gases by:

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Using cuffed endotracheal tubes Ensuring that the anesthetic machine has been tested for leaks Using an injectable agent rather than a mask or chamber Question 6: 7. Which of the following can be used effectively to monitor waste anesthetic gas levels?

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Passive dosimeter badge

Question 7: 6. Volatile waste anesthetic gases apparently do not have

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oncogenic (cancer-causing) effects.Question 8: 10. What is the minimum number of air changes per hour that should be available in a room in which waste anesthetic gases are present?

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15 Question 9: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends that the concentration of any volatile gas anesthetic (including isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane) not exceed

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• ppm when used alone

Question 10: 4. In the United States, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that the levels of waste anesthetic gases for anesthetics such as isoflurane and sevoflurane should not exceed ___ ppm.

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2 Question 11: 5. As long as you can't smell any waste anesthetic gas, you can be reasonably sure that the levels are below recommended exposure limits.

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false

Question 12: The function of a scavenging system is to

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collect waste gas from the machine and conduct it to a disposal point outside the building Question 13: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommended exposure limit

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is 2 parts per million (ppm) for halogenated anesthetics Question 14: 6. Rooms in which animals are recovering from anesthesia may be highly contaminated with waste gas.

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true Question 15: 3. Exposure to waste anesthetic gas is associated with short-term problems such

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as fatigue, headache, drowsiness, nausea, depression, and irritability.Question 16: 3. The volatile inhalant general anesthetic thought to be least toxic, because very

little is retained and metabolized, is:

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isoflruane Question 17: Anesthesia presents several potential health risks to hospital personnel, including

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exposure to waste anesthetic gas and hazardous injectable agents and accidents associated with handling of compressed gas cylinders.

Question 18: 8. How often should a test for low-pressure leaks be conducted?

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Each day that the machine is used Question 19: 12. To conduct a low-pressure test on an anesthetic machine (with a rebreathing

circuit), you must:

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Close the pop-off valve and occlude the patient end of the breathing circuit Compress the reservoir bag

Pressurize the circuit with a volume of gas Question 20: Long-term exposure to high levels of waste anesthetic gases may be associated with

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reproductive disorders, liver and kidney damage, and nervous system dysfunction,

Question 21: A scavenging system has four basic components

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• The waste gas port

• Transfer tubing

• The interface

• Gas evacuation system

Question 22: The short-term problems associated with breathing waste gas appear to arise from a direct effect of anesthetic molecules

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brain neurons Question 23: 9. The safest way to transport a large compressed-gas cylinder, such as an oxygen

tank, is by:

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Using a handcart Question 24: The concentration of waste anesthetic gas in the workplace is determined by air sample analysis and is usually expressed in

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parts per million (abbreviated ppm).Question 25: Long-term inhalation of high levels of waste gas may be associated with serious health problems, including

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reproductive disorders, liver and kidney damage, bone marrow abnormalities, and chronic nervous system dysfunction.