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  • Question 1 - The half-empty cylinder weighs 4.44 kg.
    The tare weight of a nitrous...

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    • The half-empty cylinder weighs 4.44 kg.
      The tare weight of a nitrous oxide cylinder is 4 kg.
      The molecular weight of nitrous oxide is 44gm.

      Based on the data, how many litres of nitrous oxide remains in the cylinder for use?

      Your Answer: 224 litres

      Explanation:

      The Tare weight of a cylinder is the weight when it is empty. So,

      Weight of cylinder – tare weight = weight of remaining N2O (g).
      4.44 kg – 4 kg = 0.44 kg
      Here,
      0.44 kg of nitrous oxide remains in the cylinder

      Since the molecular weight of nitrous oxide is 44 g and one mole of an ideal gas will occupy a volume of 22.4 litres at STP
      Therefore amount left in the cylinder is several (gN2O/44) x 22.4 litres of N2O.

      (440/44) x 22.4 = 224 litres.

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  • Question 2 - At a pH of 7, pure water has an hydrogen ion concentration of?...

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    • At a pH of 7, pure water has an hydrogen ion concentration of?

      Your Answer: 70 nanomol/L

      Correct Answer: 100 nanomol/L

      Explanation:

      pH is the negative log to the base 10 of hydrogen ion concentration:

      So, what power produces the answer?

      pH = – log10 [H+]

      Making [H+] the subject:

      [H+] = 10-pH

      Substituting, [H+] = 10-7

      One nanomole = 1 x 10-9 or 0.000000001

      10-7 = 1x 0.0000001 or 10 x 0.00000001 or 100 x 0.000000001

      100 nanomole

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  • Question 3 - Many of the processes we deal with in anaesthesia are exponential.

    What is the...

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    • Many of the processes we deal with in anaesthesia are exponential.

      What is the underlying mathematical principle of an exponential process?

      Your Answer: The rate of change of x is dependent on the magnitude of x

      Explanation:

      The magnitude of x determines the rate of change of x. First-order drug kinetics is a good example. Most drugs’ plasma levels are controlled by an exponential process. The rate of change in drug metabolism is proportional to the current plasma concentration (so-called non-linear kinetics).

      A tear-away function is just one type of exponential relationship (y = ex), in which e is Euler’s number, x is the power, and e is the base. Natural logarithms rely on Euler’s number.

      Euler’s number is a mathematical constant, not a mathematical principle. It’s referred to as an irrational number. This is a number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction or a ratio.

      A line or curve that acts as the limit of another line or curve is known as an asymptote. A washout exponential curve, for example, where the value y represents the plasma concentration of a drug in a single compartment model against time on the x axis. This descending curve approaches but never touches the x axis. This curve is asymptotic to the x axis, which is the curve’s asymptote. An asymptote isn’t just a characteristic of exponential curves.

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  • Question 4 - Which of the following derived SI units is correctly expressed as their base...

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    • Which of the following derived SI units is correctly expressed as their base units?

      Your Answer: Volt: m2.kg.s-3.A-1

      Explanation:

      The following units are derived SI units of measurement.

      Energy or work: kg.m2.s-2
      The Joule (J) is the energy transferred to an object when a force of one newton acts on that object in the direction of its motion through a distance of one meter or N.m.

      Power: kg.m2.s-3
      The Watt (W) = rate of transfer of energy or Joule per second J/s.

      Force: kg.m.s-2
      One Newton (N) which is the international unit of measure for force = 1 kilogram meter per second squared. 1 Newton of force is the force required to accelerate an object with a mass of 1 kilogram 1 meter per second per second.

      Volt: kg.m2.s-3.A-1
      The volt (V) is defined as the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power or W/A.

      Pressure: kg.m-1.s-2
      A pascal (Pa) is force per unit area or N/m2.

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  • Question 5 - With regards to arterial oxygen content, which of the following contributes most from...

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    • With regards to arterial oxygen content, which of the following contributes most from a quantitative perspective?

      Your Answer: Haemoglobin concentration

      Explanation:

      The amount of oxygen carried by 100 ml of blood is called the arterial oxygen content (CaO2)and is normally 17-24 ml/dL and can be determined by this equation:

      CaO2 = oxygen bound to haemoglobin + oxygen dissolved in plasma

      CaO2 = (1.34 × Hgb × SaO2 × 0.01) + (0.003 × PaO2)

      where:

      1.34 = Huffner’s constant (D) – Huffner’s constant does not change and its magnitude relatively small.
      Hgb is the haemoglobin level in g/dL and SaO2 is the percent oxyhaemoglobin saturation of arterial blood
      PaO2 is (0.0225 = ml of O2 dissolved per 100 ml plasma per kPa, or 0.003 ml per mmHg).

      Quantitatively, the amount of oxygen dissolved in plasma is 0.3 mL/dL.

      Henry’s law states that at constant temperature, the amount of gas dissolved at equilibrium in a given quantity of a liquid is proportional to the pressure of the gas in contact with the liquid.

      Given a haemoglobin concentration of 15 g/dL and a SaO2 of 100% and a PaO2 of 13.3 kPa, the amount of oxygen bound to haemoglobin is 20.4 mL/100mL.

      Cardiac output is an important determinant of oxygen delivery but does not influence the oxygen content of blood.

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  • Question 6 - Anaesthetic gas concentrations can be measured using a refractometer. The main principal which...

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    • Anaesthetic gas concentrations can be measured using a refractometer. The main principal which allows it to be used for this purpose is which of the following?

      Your Answer: Doppler

      Correct Answer: Refraction

      Explanation:

      Refractometers measure the degree to which the light changes direction, called the angle of refraction. A refractometer takes the refraction angles and correlates them to refractive index (nD) values that have been established. Using these values, you can determine the concentrations of solutions.

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  • Question 7 - The whole water content of the body is calculated by multiplying body mass...

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    • The whole water content of the body is calculated by multiplying body mass with 0.6. This water is diffused into distinct compartments.

      Which fluid compartment can be measured indirectly?

      Your Answer: Plasma volume

      Correct Answer: Intracellular volume

      Explanation:

      The total body water content of a 70kg man is (70 × 0.6) = 42 litres. For a woman, the calculation is (70 × 0.55) = 38.5 litres.

      For a man, it is subdivided into:

      Extracellular fluid (ECF) = 14L (1/3)
      Intracellular fluid (ICF) = 28L (2/3).

      The ECF volume is further divided into:

      Interstitial fluid = 10.5 litres
      Plasma = 3 litres
      Transcellular fluid (CSF/synovial fluid) = 0.5 litres.

      Directly measured fluid compartments:

      Heavy water (deuterium) can be used to measure total body water content, which is freely distributed.
      Albumin labelled with a radioactive isotope or using a dye called Evans blue can be used to measure Plasma volume . They do not diffuse into red blood cells.
      Radiolabelled (Cr-51) red blood cells can be used to measure total erythrocyte volume.
      Inulin as the tracer can be used to measure ECF volume as it circulate freely in the interstitial and plasma volumes.

      Indirectly measured fluid compartments:

      Total blood volume can be calculated with the level of haematocrit and the volume of total circulating red blood cells.
      ICF volume can be calculated by subtracting ECF volume from total blood volume.

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  • Question 8 - The child-Pugh scoring system can be used, if risk classifying a patient with...

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    • The child-Pugh scoring system can be used, if risk classifying a patient with chronic liver disorder earlier to anaesthesia.

      Which one is the best combination of clinical signs and examinations used within the Child-Pugh scoring system?

      Your Answer: Ascites, grade of encephalopathy, albumin, ammonia and INR

      Correct Answer: Ascites, grade of encephalopathy, albumin, bilirubin and INR

      Explanation:

      In the Child-Pugh classification system, the following 5 components are determined or calculated in order:

      Ascites

      Grade of encephalopathy

      Serum bilirubin (?mol/L)

      Serum Albumin (g/L)

      Prothrombin time or INR

      Raised liver enzymes are not the component of the classification system.

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  • Question 9 - Regarding gas laws, which one best explains the ability of a Bourdon gauge...

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    • Regarding gas laws, which one best explains the ability of a Bourdon gauge to measure temperature?

      Your Answer:

      Correct Answer: Charles's law

      Explanation:

      Charles’ Law states that there is a direct correlation between temperature and volume, where pressure and amount gas are constant. As temperature increases, volume also increases.

      Boyle’s Law states that Pressure is inversely proportional to volume, assuming that temperature and amount of gas are constant. As volume increases, pressure decreases. In Dalton’s law of partial pressure, the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressure of the gases in mixture.

      According to Henry’s Law for concentration of dissolved gases, at a constant temperature, the amount of a given gas that dissolves in a given type and volume of liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid. An equivalent way of stating the law is that the solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas above the liquid.

      Gay-Lussac’s Law states that the pressure of a given mass of gas varies directly with the absolute temperature of the gas, when the volume is kept constant. This law is very similar to Charles’ Law, with the only difference being the type of container. Whereas the container in a Charles’ Law experiment is flexible, it is rigid in a Gay-Lussac’s Law experiment.

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  • Question 10 - Which of the following is the smallest value of pressure? ...

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    • Which of the following is the smallest value of pressure?

      Your Answer:

      Correct Answer: 14.69 psi

      Explanation:

      The SI unit of pressure is the pascal (Pa) and it is equal to one newton (N) per square meter (m2) or N/m2.

      1 atmosphere (atm) is the equivalent of:

      101325 Pa760 mmHg
      1.01325 bar
      1033.23 cmH2O.
      14.69 pounds per square inch (psi)
      1013.25 millibar (mbar) or hectopascals (hPa), and

      14.69 psi is equal to one atmosphere. The other values are equal to two atmospheres of pressure.

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