Regarding temperature:

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The mechanism by which most heat is

A.
lost during anaesthesia is radiation

NICE guidelines suggest the use of

B.
forced air warming for all surgery

Hypothermia shifts the

C. oxyhaemoglobin curve to the left,
reducing tissue O2delivery
The triple point of water is at
D.
273.16°C
Critical temperature is the
temperature below which a vapour
E.
cannot be liquefied by any amount of
pressure

Regarding the measurement of temperature:

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Thermocouples rely on the Seebeck

A.
effect

B. 1K is equal in magnitude to 1°C

If the oesophagus is used for

measuring temperature, the upper
C.
third should be used for greatest
accuracy
 Liquid crystal may be used in
D.
thermometers

Resistance thermometers can only

E. reliably be used for measuring large
temperature changes

Regarding temperature:

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Over one third of heat loss during

A.
anaesthesia is via conduction

Maintaining the theatre environment

at approximately 30% humidity is the
B. ideal compromise between staff
comfort and minimizing the patient’s
heat loss

C. Hypothermia increases MAC

Infrared ear thermometers detect

D. electromagnetic radioation emitted by
the ear drum

Rectal temperaure tends to be lower

E.
than core temperature

Thermistors:

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A. Have a slow response time

 Utilize the resistance properties of
B.
metal oxides

C. Are used in PA catheters

Are often used with Wheatstone

D.
bridges

E. Depend on the Seebeck effect

Regarding temperature and its measurement:

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Mercury is more suitable than alcohol

A.
for measuring low temperatures

The Seebeck effect describes the

B. non-linear fall in resistance seen when
the temperature of a metal oxide rises

Bimetallic strips may be used in dial

C.
thermometers
If the temperature (in K) of a volume
D. of gas is doubled, the volume of the
gas will double

The resistance of a metal increases

E.
exponentially with temperature

Regarding humidity and its measurement:

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A hair hygrometer measures relative

A.
humidity

HME (heat and moisture exchangers)

B.
have two 22 mm connectors

Relative humidity is equal to the

absolute humidity divided by the
C.
saturated vapour pressure of water at
that temperature

HME (if not blocked) increase

D. resistance to air flow by
approximately 5cm H2O

The use of sodalime can achieve

E.
absolute humidity of 34 mg/L

Regarding humidity and its measurement:

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Wet and dry bulb hygrometers are

A. more accurate than hair or Reganult's
hygrometers

The same volume of water will

B. produce a lower relative humidity in
warmer air than in cooler air

Absolute humidity is the volume of

C. water vapour present per unit volume
of gas
Fully saturated air at body
D. temperature can hold 44 g/m3 of
water
 HME can achieve at best a relative
E.
humidity of 40-50%

Regarding hygrometers:

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A hair hygrometer is most accurate at

A.
relative humidities of 80-100%

Tables are required to interpret the

B.
reading of hair hygrometer

Wet and dry bulb hygrometers utilize

C. the cooling effect of ether to measure
relative humidity

Reganult’s hygrometer can measure

D.
absolute and relative humidities

Wet and dry bulb hygrometers should

only be used when there is minimal
E.
air movement around the
thermometers

The following methods can be used to measure humidity:

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A. Bourdon gauge

B. Mass spectrometry
C. UV light

D. Transducers

E. Pitot tube

Regarding the humidification of inspired gases:

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HME are most efficient with small tidal

A.
volumes

The amount of water droplets that can

be delivered by a nebulizer in a given
B.
volume of air is limited by
temperature

Gas driven (Jet) nebulisers rely on the

C.
Coanda effect
Nebulized droplets of size 2-5 μm are
D. deposited in the tracheo-bronchial
tree

The upper airways humidify inhaled

E. gases by the addition of up to 17
g/m3 of water