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What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? correct answer: Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis (often w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation) A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? correct answer: Cardiac tamponade; obstr...

How do you diagnose airway obstruction? - ANSWER-FEV1/FVC <70% Once airway obstruction is diagnosed, how do you determine whether it is d/t asthma or COPD? - ANSWER-Give pt bronchodilator. if >12% improvement of FEV1 then asthma The *Global* initiate for Chronic *Obstructive Lung Disease* (GOLD) categorizes airflow limitation into how many stages? - ANSWER-4 stages of COPD GOLD 1 spirometric findings - ANSWER-mild: FEV1/FVC = <70% FEV1 >80% predicted GOLD 2 spiromet...

FCCS Review Questions with correct Answers 2024 What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - answerTachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? - answerC...

FCCS Review What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - Correct Answer- Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? - Correct Answer- Cardiac tamponade...

FCCS review from Blamoun's Review Questions if someone has a distended bladder and you put a Foley and you diurese a couple liter of fluid and the patient becomes hypertensive what is the best way to bring the patient's blood pressure up? - ANS-give them fluids in trauma if the patient is hypotensive and you see a contusion, what is the best modality that would tell you why the patient is hypotensive? - ANS-FAST exam. 4 points in the chest if the patient is on the ventilatory and...

What does a DNR mean? correct answer: take care of the patient but DO NOT do chest compressions Who takes care of patients and their comfort measures and specifically focuses on the quality of life? correct answer: Palliative care You intubate someone how do you confirm you did it correctly? correct answer: capnography (end tidal CO2 monitor) **aka qualitative CO2 exhale monitor **the line on the capnography machine will turn purple to yellow and this means youre exhaling CO2 A c...

What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - Correct Answer Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? - Correct Answer Cardiac tamponade; obstructive s...

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