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Which ABO blood product type can an A blood type patient receive? - ANSWER- A and O
T/F: decreasing the viscosity of blood leads to an increase in venous return. -
ANSWER-True
T/F: heparin inhibits coagulation at the end of the cascade after most proteins have become active. - ANSWER-True
T/F: platelets adhere to surface absorbed albumin but not to surface absorbed
adhesive proteins. - ANSWER-False
Which is not a reason for bleeding complications typically associated with CPB?
A: warfarin
B: heparin
C: activation of platelets
D: fibrinolysis - ANSWER-A
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The advantage of continuous warm blood cardioplegia is:
A: increased oxygen delivery
B: significantly decreased myocardial oxygen tension
C: a shift of the oxygen dissociation curve to the left
D: lower myocardial oxygen consumption - ANSWER-A
IABP augmentation is contraindicated in patients with:
A: prosthetic aortic valves
B: aortic insufficiency
C: VSDs
D: peripheral atherosclerosis - ANSWER-B
When using a roller pump. aortic dissection caused by the aortic cannula may be
detected by:
A: elevated venous return
B: elevated arterial line pressure
C: elevated left radial artery pressure
D: increased venous saturation - ANSWER-B
The most significant advantage of VV ECMO over VA ECMO is:
A: improved cardiac support
B: unaffected pulmonary hemodynamics 2 / 4
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C: superior arterial oxygenation
D: reduced pulmonary blood flow - ANSWER-B
When compared to true membranes, hydrophobic microporous membrane
oxygenators may exhibit which of the following characteristics:
A: increased oxygen transfer
B: fluid passage to the gas compartment
C: decreased CO2 transfer
D: reduced surface boundary layer - ANSWER-B
Polyvinly Chloride tubing in the roller pump usually deteriorates by:
A: crumbling away from the outside
B: crumbling away from the inside
C: cracking and breaking from the outer edge in
D: cracking or breaking from the inner edge out - ANSWER-C
Activated Factor X is the first step in which of the following coagulation stages?
A: intrinsic pathway
B: common pathway
C: waterfall sequence
D: extrinsic pathway - ANSWER-B
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pg. 4 Under normal physiologic conditions, which organ has the lowest oxygen consumption per unit weight?
A: brain
B: kidney
C: lungs
D: liver - ANSWER-B
The release of norepinephrine by the nerve impulses causes interaction with:
A: alpha receptors
B: beta receptors
C: baroreceptors
D: chemoreceptors - ANSWER-A
In a patient with a chronic hypoxic condition, the oxyhemoglobin dissociation
curve is shifted to the right by:
A: the Haldane effect
B: increased 2,3 DPG levels
C: the Bohr effect
D: increased ADP - ANSWER-B
The use of Citrate Phosphate Dextrose (CPD-A) in blood in the perfusate affects which parameters?
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