ABSTRACT
AaDO2 Alveolar-arterial oxygen difference Aa grad Alveolar-arterial difference ABC Airways, breathing, circulation ABG Arterial blood gas ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme ADP Adenosine diphosphate AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ARDS Adult respiratory distress syndrome ASA Acetylsalicyclic acid ATP Adenosine triphosphate AV Atrioventricular AVDO2 Arterial-mixed venous oxygen
content difference ml/l AVR Accelerated ventricular rhythm AZT 3-Azido-3-deoxythymidine BE Base excess BP Blood pressure BUN Blood urea nitrogen cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate CaO2 Arterial oxygen content CCS Canadian cardiac score cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate cGMPa’ Cyclic guanosine monophosphatase CHF Congestive heart failure CI Cardiac index Cl-Chloride CNS Central nervous system COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CPAP Continuous positive airways pressure CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CT Computed tomography CvO2 Mixed venous oxygen content CVP Central venous pressure DBP Diastolic blood pressure DO2 Oxygen delivery DO2I Oxygen delivery index ECG Electrocardiogram ECLS Extracorporeal life support ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator EDV End diastolic volume EDVI End diastolic volume index ET Endotracheal FAD Flavin adenine dinucleotide FeNa Fractional excretion of sodium FiO2 Inspired oxygen GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid GTP Guanosine triphosphate HCO3
– Bicarbonate Hgb Hemoglobin HIV Human immunodeficiency virus HR Heart rate HTLV Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus
ICU Intensive care unit IM Intramuscular IV Intravenous K+ Potassium LAD Left anterior descending artery MAC Minimum alveolar concentration MAP Mean arterial pressure MAST Mitary anti-shock trousers MPAP Mean pulmonary artery pressure MRI Magnetic resonance imaging Na+ Sodium NAD (NADH) Nicotinamide-adenine
dinucleotide (reduced form) NAPA N-acycle procainamide NSAIDs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs OAA Oxaloacetic acid OP Organophosphate PaCO2 Arterial carbon dioxide partial
pressure PaO2 Arterial oxygen partial pressure PAWP Pulmonary artery wedge pressure Pbar Barometric pressure PCO2 Carbon dioxide partial pressure PCOP Pulmonary capillary occlusion pressure PEEP Positive end-expiratory pressure PIH Pregnancy induced hypertension PND Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea PO2 Oxygen partial pressure p.p.b. Parts per billion p.p.m. Parts per million PRBCs Perfused red blood cells PVR Pulmonary vascular resistance PVRI Pulmonary vascular resistance index Qs/QT Pulmonary shunt RBC Red blood cell RCA Right coronary artery REF Right ejection fraction RR Respiratory rate SaO2 Oxygen saturation SBP Systolic blood pressure SQ Subcutaneously SVO2 Mixed venous oxygen saturation SVR Systemic vascular resistance SVRI Systemic vascular resistance index TCA Tricyclic antidepressant t-PA Tissue plasminogen activator VO2 Oxygen consumption ml/mm VO2I Oxygen consumption index V/Q Ventilation/perfusion WBC White blood cell
ll references are to qu stion and answer numbers
bdominal trauma 11, 64, 87, 101, 105, 119, 153, 173, 249, 263
Acid/base imbalance 19, 27, 202 Airway compromise/disease 4, 6, 17, 26, 40, 93,
97, 120, 126, 151, 203, 214, 253, 255 Anesthesia 3, 10, 93, 109, 118, 129, 226 Arterial catheters 218, 256
Biliary system 9, 60, 110, 112, 115, 139, 209 Blo d gases 5, 74, 182, 223, 227 Burns 50, 90, 103, 108, 156, 164, 197, 213,
Carbon dioxide monitoring 12, 133, 207, 231 Cardiac arrest/resuscitation 128, 186, 207, 231,
257 Cardiac dysrhythmias 29, 225 Cardiovascular drugs 46, 122, 124, 143, 261,
266 Cardiovascular function 56, 220, 222, 250
ardiovascular surgery 85, 260, 272 entral nervous system 78, 96, 98, 106, 109,
155, 217 erebrovascular disease 13, 132, 191, 193, 246,
264 Chest trauma 51, 72, 87, 105, 138, 146, 149,
183, 230 Compartment syndromes 87, 179, 219
Drug toxicity 2, 21, 37, 69, 77, 80, 84, 86, 88, 195, 204, 208, 221, 239
mergency services 75, 199 ndocarditis 181 pidemiology 14
Fluid balance 28, 59, 159, 197, 268 Fractures 137, 169, 219, 262
Gastrointestinal bleeding 61, 188, 201, 215, 221, 228, 254
Gastrointestinal disease 1, 34, 36, 39, 45, 52, 55, 66, 79, 81, 123, 130, 172, 244, 248
Immune system 15, 16, 21, 52, 160, 168, 174, 232, 235
nfectious organisms 7, 43, 50, 63, 71, 95, 111, 114, 121, 130, 135, 167, 196
Inhalation injury 108, 200 Ischemic heart disease 85, 117, 148, 171, 184,
191, 241, 243, 260, 272
Mechanical ventilation 18, 26, 32, 68, 125, 127, 136, 141, 154, 156, 177, 178, 203
etabolism 3, 62, 104, 129, 187 Motor veh cle accidents 11, 25, 31, 51, 64, 75,
101, 106, 118, 128, 146, 169, 199, 219, 230, 240, 257, 258
Multisystem organ failure 224
Newborn/congenital abnormalities 8, 23, 57, 83, 163, 269
Nutrition 24, 39, 48, 144, 150, 237, 238
Occupational safety 168 Oncology 22, 37, 39, 206, 232, 267
Pancreatic disease/injury 47, 53, 101, 110, 175, 236, 263
Paracentesis 134 Pneumothorax 25, 147, 151, 183, 245 Poisoning 102, 108, 239 Pregnancy 30, 35, 41, 118, 128, 176 Pulmonary artery catheterization 70, 76, 157,
158, 198
Renal system 33, 54, 99, 100, 137, 162, 210, 212, 229
Respiratory disease 27, 113, 131, 140, 142, 152, 192, 251, 265, 271
Shock 44, 58 igns 205 kin disorders 4, 15, 16 oft-tissue infectio s 66, 94, 114, 165, 180
Thromboembolic disease 31, 38, 67, 133, 161, 176, 189, 194, 259, 262, 270
Vascular disease/injury 42, 82, 91, 105, 145, 179, 242, 258
Wounds 48, 87, 89, 138, 145, 149, 216
