Author: Anonymous

                       A drug with a high potential for addiction and abuse is a/an:

Little Billy got into some prescription medication in Dad’s bathroom. You see him in the ED 3 hours after ingestion. He is obtunded with a respiratory rate of 4 breaths per minute. A blood gas is obtained that reflects the following values: pH 7.16, PaCO2 70, PaO2 61, HCO3 22, SaO2 90%. Which of the following statements best describes little Billy’s overall V/Q status?

Which of the following conditions are associated with a decreased V/Q assuming the other parameter remains stable?I. Pulmonary fibrosisII. Decreased C.O.III. Alveolar overdistension (emphysema)IV. Neurological impairment

Which of the following is made up of three openings and is located on the floor of the urinary bladder?

Without infection

Which of the following peripheral chemoreceptors has the greatest response to low PaO2 levels?

Increased V/Q is caused by which of the following in which ventilation is in excess of perfusion?

All of the following are characteristics of cortisol except:

Which of the following activate the J-receptors?I. lung inflationII. edema of the alveolar wallsIII. capillary hypertensionIV. pulmonary capillary congestion

Overall, the normal V/Q ratio is about:I. 4/5II. 1.0III. 5/4IV. 0.8V. 1:1