Anest. Day 3, 2nd sem, Acute respiratory failure Types of hypoxia Asthmatic condition. Bronchospasm. Aspiration syndrome Classification of coma by etiology

What is “hypoxia”?

What is the main functional aspect of hypoxia?

Which is NOT a cause for the development of local hypoxia?

What is the pathophysiological classification of hypoxia?

What could cause hypoxic hypoxia?

Which of the following is NOT a cause for circulatory hypoxia development?

Which of the following best describes asthma?

A 66-year-old woman on 40 mg prednisolone/day for temporal arteritis was exposed to a confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09. She also had hypertension, asthma and osteoarthritis, for which she took amlodipine, Lisinopril, paracetamol and inhaled salmeterol. She had not yet received her seasonal influenza vaccination. She presented to her doctor 24 hours after the exposure and a choice of prophylaxis with either oral oseltamivir or inhaled zanamivir was considered.

What side effect of zanamivir is she at risk of developing?

Roth is a 28-year-old Caucasian All American Super Bowl quarterback star who on arrival at the emergency room after a motorbike accident with no helmet on, was jovial, ebullient, and fully aware. He urged to be discharged home as he had no obvious physical injuries. About 30 minutes after his arrival, Roth lapsed into a coma with no evident motor deficit. The most likely cause of coma in this patient is:

A young female patient is brought to the ER. She is unconscious and unarousable. A CT scan is done and the neuroradiologist reports that she has herniation syndrome. What is the most likely cause of her loss of consciousness?

The MRI of a 49-year-old woman with a brain tumor and ataxic breathing shows tonsillar herniation. Which of the following portions of the brain stem would be most adversely affected by tonsillar herniation?

 A 35 year old man is brought to the Emergency Room unresponsive by ambulance. He is cyanotic with a BP of 100/80 and pulse of 75. His arterial blood gases on room air are: PaO2 = 45 mmHg; PaCO2 = 75 mmHg; pHa = 7.12. The most likely diagnosis for the blood gases are:

 In hypoxic ventilatory failure the arterial PCO2 is usually

In Bipolar II Disorder, major depressive episodes alternate with periods of:

Which of the following is not the symptom of high altitude sickness