Regarding the principles of damping and resonance:

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The resonant frequency of a system

A.
can be altered by damping

Maximum resonance only occurs when

B. the natural frequency is equal to the
input frequency

Critical damping occurs with a

C.
damping coefficient of 0.64

When a system is optimally damped,

D. it has a faster response time than
when it is critically damped

An undamped arterial line trace

E. underestimates the systolic blood
pressure

For a length of semi-conducting wire:

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Its resistivity is directly proportional

A.
to its length

A decrease in temperature increases

B.
its resistivity
 Its resistance varies inversely with the
C.
square of its radius

D. The SI units of resistivity are Ωm

E. Constantan is a semi-conductor

Regarding the pulse contour analysis of an arterial trace:

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Fourier analysis represents the arterial

A.
waveform as a series of cosine waves

The Stewart Hamilton equation may

B. be used to find the area under the
arterial line trace
The dicrotic notch may be shifted to
C. the right in the presence of
hypovolaemia

Reduced stroke volume variation

following administration of a fluid
D.
challenge suggests relative
hypovolaemia

Atrial fibrillation increases the stroke

E.
volume variation

Regarding amplification and calibration:

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The gain of an amplifier can be

A. adjusted to reduce the electrical
interference
Common mode rejection reduces
B. interference by filtering out high
frequency waves

Bias can be reduced by adjusting the

C.
gain of an amplifier

Zero offset must be eliminated before

D.
correcting a gradient error

The transducer must be at the level of

E.
the heart when it is zeroed