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ACCS Exam Q’s & A’s 100% Verified (Latest) Urine Output 40ml/hr Heart Rate 60 - 100bpm Respiratory Rate 12 - 20 bpm Blood pressure Systolic 90 - 140 Diastolic 60 - 90 WOB 0.5 - 0.7 J/L or 0.05 - 0.07 Kg-m/l ETCO2 34 - 36 torr or 3 - 6% Physiological deadspace = Vd/Vt Normal Value 20 - ...

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ACCS Exam Q’s & A’s 100% Verified (Latest)
Urine Output ✔✔40ml/hr


Heart Rate ✔✔60 - 100bpm


Respiratory Rate ✔✔12 - 20 bpm


Blood pressure ✔✔Systolic 90 - 140


Diastolic 60 - 90


WOB ✔✔0.5 - 0.7 J/L or 0.05 - 0.07 Kg-m/l


ETCO2 ✔✔34 - 36 torr or 3 - 6%


Physiological deadspace ✔✔= Vd/Vt


Normal Value 20 - 40%


20 %- 60% (Ventilated patients)


Alveolar Air Equation (Short cut) ✔✔PAO2 = (FiO2 * 7) - (PaO2 + 10)


A - a Gradient ✔✔25 - 65 torr on 100%


A - a Gradient = 66 - 300 torr ✔✔V/Q mismatch


A - a Gradient > 300 torr ✔✔Shunting


Arterial Oxygen Content (CaO2) ✔✔17 - 20 vol%

, ACCS Exam Q’s & A’s 100% Verified (Latest)
Good ABG => CaO2 > 17


Bad ABG => CaO2 < 15


Mixed Venous O2 Content (CvO2) ✔✔12 - 16 Vol%


List the 4 critical life functions ✔✔Ventilation


Oxygenation


Circulation


Perfusion


Which of the 4 critical life function is the first priority ✔✔Ventilation


What assessments world determine how well a patient is ventilating

✔✔Respiratory Rate


Tidal volume


Chest movement


Breath sounds


ETCO2, PaCO2

, ACCS Exam Q’s & A’s 100% Verified (Latest)
What assessments world determine how well a patient is oxygenating ✔✔Heart

rate


Color


Sensorium


SaO2, PaO2


What information would help the adult critical care specialist determine if a

patient's circulation


is adequate ✔✔Pulse


Heart rate and strength


Cardiac output


What changes would indicate that a patient may not have adequate perfusion

✔✔Decrease -


blood pressure


- sensorium


- temp

- urine output

, ACCS Exam Q’s & A’s 100% Verified (Latest)
Unstable hemodynamic


Define "Advance directive" ✔✔Set of instruction documenting what treatment a

patient would


want if he was unable to make medical decision


List the 4 types of advance directives ✔✔- DNR


- DNI


- Living will


- Durable power of attorney


Describe the 4 type of syncope ✔✔- Vasovagal


- Orthostatic hypotension


- Carotid sins syncope


- Cough (tussive) syncope


Hemiparesis ✔✔(abnormal posturing) could indicate brain injury


Pectus Carinatum ✔✔Anterior protrusion of the sternum


Pectus Excavatum ✔✔Depression of part of the entire sternum

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