First line vasopressor for septic shock
Levophed (norepinephrine)
Labs to keep in mind with rhabdo patients
CK and Potassium
BEFAST assesses for what
Stroke (balance, eyes, face, arms & legs, speech, time)
Formula used to determine fluid resuscitation in burns
Parkland formula 4ml x tbsa x weight kg
what is the most common antibiotic given
Amoxicillin
this is considered “normal” in the water chamber
Tidaling
Normal magnesium range
1.7-2.2
Sudden severe headache often described as the “worst headache of my life”
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
performed on patients with burns to the chest
Escharotomy
Name 2 ways to confirm et tube placement
Capnography and chest xray
Interpret this abg ph 7.1 co2 80 hco3 22
Respiratory acidosis
Lab test that can determine what type of blood product a patient needs through measuring the entire clotting process
teg (thromboelastography)
Persistent seizure activity lasting longer than 5minutes
Status epilepticus
a Med we can give that adds intrvascular volume by shifting fluid into the cells
Albumin
Interpret this bag: ph 7.4 co2 40 hco3 23
Normal abg
ways to fix the high pressure alarm on a ventilator
Make sure there are no kinks, is the patient biting the tube, do they need to be suctioned, are they coughing or in pain
Normal ph on an abg
7.35-7.45
What is the spo2 goal for a patient without copd
88-92%
Fluid of choice in burn resuscitation
LR
Is one of the products made in the liver
blood proteins (think clotting factors)
Medication given to stabilize the cardiac membrane
Calcium gluconate
At what hemoglobin do we consider transfusing
Less than 7
This arrhythmia that can cause strokes
Afib
A 70kg adult sustains a 40% tbsa burn. Using the parkland formula (4ml x kg x %tbsa) what is the total fluid requirement for the first 24hours
11200
Do you fully compress the ambu bag when delivering breaths
No