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Pulmonology ICU prophecy
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Pulmonology ICU prophecyABG interpretation -- correct answer pH 7.35 - 7.45
PaCO2 35 - 45 mmHg
HCO3 18 - 24 mEq/L
PaO2 > 90 mmHg
S/S of ARDS -- correct answer Acute onset, bilateral infiltrates, PAWP < 18
Hypoxemia, PHTN, decreased pulmonary compliance, dyspnea, tachypnea, dry cough,
tachycardia, crackles/ronchi/wheezes
Treatment: Perfusion, positioning (prone), protective lung ventilation, protocol weaning,
prevent complications
S/S of pneumonia -- correct answer Cough, SOB, fever/chills, dyspnea, rapid/shallow breathing
"Good lung down"
Pulmonary Emboli -- correct answer A pulmonary emboli is a piece of foreign material that has
traveled from another part of the body and is lodged, blocking the pulmonary artery.
D-dimer, CXR, CT pulmonary angiography, pulmonary angiogram, or MRI
Criteria for intubation and extubation (?) -- correct answer Failure to oxygenate, failure to
ventilate, failure to protect airway, sepsis, ICP, and diagnostic
1. Assessment for readiness to wean
2. SBT
Ventilator settings -- correct answer Volume
Pressure
Rate
Flow
O2
CMV (AC/Assisted control) -- correct answer Rate at pt's spontaneous breathing rate
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