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Dopamine You have a 150 pound patient in suspected cardiogenic shock for whom you choose to treat with Dopamine.  You place 400 mg in 250 ml of saline. You are using a 10 drop/ml macrodrip. What is your desired dose (mcg/kg/min) for this patient? How many micrograms/min should you administer? How many drops per minute? The effects of dopamine are dose related.  Based upon the dose you selected above, explain the physiological response you expect to see in your patient.  (2 points)

You are functioning as a paramedic intern and your preceptor asks you to describe the actions of adenosine.  Which statement is INCORRECT?

The dose of magnesium sulfate for a patient in cardiac arrest is:

Given the root area dump below, what is the date for the file STUDENT ASM?   Hint: The date is stored at offset  18h, and its length is 2. The bit pattern is:  Year = 1980+Left 7, Month = Middle 4, Day = Right 5. Note: your answer should be in the format MM/DD/YYYY   13CD:0000 4E 41 53 4D 20 46 49 4C-45 53 20 08 00 00 00 00 NASM FILES …..13CD:0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 4F B5-4B 33 00 00 00 00 00 00 ……O.K3……13CD:0020 4E 41 53 4D 57 20 20 20-45 58 45 20 00 22 58 B5 NASMW EXE .”X.13CD:0030 4B 33 4B 33 00 00 A0 05-C5 26 02 00 00 70 04 00 K3K3…..&…p..13CD:0040 4C 49 43 45 4E 53 45 20-54 58 54 20 00 61 65 B5 LICENSE TXT .ae.13CD:0050 4B 33 4B 33 00 00 72 7F-4C 2D 3A 02 36 07 00 00 K3K3..r.L-:.6…13CD:0060 45 58 45 42 49 4E 20 20-4D 41 43 20 00 9A 69 B5 EXEBIN MAC ..i.13CD:0070 4B 33 4B 33 00 00 6F 50-44 23 3E 02 55 06 00 00 K3K3..oPD#>.U…13CD:0080 53 54 55 44 45 4E 54 20-41 53 4D 20 00 12 75 B5 STUDENT ASM ..u.13CD:0090 4B 33 4B 33 00 00 C6 BD-16 25 42 02 33 03 00 00 K3K3….t/B.3…13CD:00A0 50 52 4F 47 52 41 4D 53-20 20 20 10 08 94 7D B5 PROGRAMS …}.13CD:00B0 4B 33 4B 33 00 00 80 B5-4B 33 44 02 00 00 00 00 K3K3….K3D…..

Assuming an 8-bit virtual address with pages of 32 bytes, the virtual address format is

A major advantage of direct mapped cache is its simplicity and ease of implementation.  The main disadvantage of direct mapped cache is:

Adenosine:  (5 points) Preparation:  Mechanism of action: Adult dose & route #1: Adult dose & route #2: List the one (1) primary INDICATION for adenosine:

Which of the following is a function of the “statin” medications [(e.g. atorvastatin (Lipitor®) or  fenogibrate (Tricor®)]?

This group of antihypertensive medications stimulates alpha2 receptors to decrease sympathetic outflow from the brain to the heart, kidneys and peripheral blood vessels causing a decrease in cardiac output.

Which of the following statements concerning Class I B anti-dysrhythmics is correct?