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FCCS PRETEST AND POST TEST NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 54 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS

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FCCS PRETEST AND POST TEST NEWEST 2024-
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 54 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS


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Most important indicator Tachypnea
that a patient has a severe
illness?

Hypoxemic (PaO2 <50-60)
c Hypercapnic (PaCO2 >50, pH <7.36)
Mixed

Difference in AG from normal - Difference in HCO3
from normal


In AG metabolic acidosis it's used. It tells you if there's
Delta gap (formula, when
underlying metabolic alkalosis or respiratory acidosis
and why it's used)
with bicarb compensation IN ADDITION to the AG
metabolic acidosis. Both of those would result in a
high bicarb to begin with, and a smaller change in
bicarb from normal.

Winter's formula (equation, 1.5[HCO3] + 8 +/- 2
what it measures) If compensation is adequate in acid/base issues

How AG changes with Decreases 2.5-3 for every 1 decrease in albumin
albumin changes

Hypo/hypertension
Hemodynamic changes
Arrhythmia
after intubation
Tachycardia

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Pressure support equation IPAP - EPAP
for BiPAP

Volume (preset tidal volume, relieves WOB the most)
Time (constant pressure of time)
3 types of vent cycles
Flow (constant pressure until inspiratory flow is below
25% of peak)

Goal tidal volume 10 cc/kg

Start at 1.0, then decrease as SpO2 tolerates (goal of
Goal FiO2 on vent
92-94 saturation)

Ppeak Peak inspiratory pressure

Inspiratory plateau pressure (shows alveolar
Pplat (try to keep it below
distention)
?)
30

Breath stacking
Decreases preload to the heart with positive pressure
AutoPEEP (what it is, what
on the lungs --> hypotension
it causes, how to fix it)
Decrease RR, decrease inspiration time (goal is to
have more time for the lungs to exhale)

Danger of increased PEEP Increases autoPEEP, increases Pplat

PaO2 we're usually happy >60
with

When it's a quickly solved problem in 1-2 days (e.g.
When to consider NPPV vs COPD exacerbation)
invasive When the patient can be compliant with working with
NPPV

When to consider If things aren't really improving in a matter of hours
switching from NPPV to If your therapeutic goals haven't been met in 4-6
invasive ventilation hours
support

If patient is air trapping like crazy on the vent, and you
Manual decompression
disconnect it and push up on the patients diaphragm
(when you use it)
to get everything out

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