Ben's Gas Laws
This color cylinder contains Nitric Oxide.
What is TEAL?
This type of trauma is associated with high tidal volume settings.
What is barotrauma?
ABG Interpretation:
pH: 7.48
CO2: 28
HCO3: 22
PaO2: 85
Uncompensated Respiratory Alkalosis
A chest X Ray shows enlarged heart and fluffy infiltrates. This chronic condition is suspected.
What is CHF?
This mode of ventilation is controlled by electrodes embedded in an NG catheter which detect the electrical diaphragmatic activity.
What is NAVA?
HbCO2 as high as ___% may be seen in heavy smokers.
What is 10%?
This is a common cause of decreased static lung compliance.
This med is given as a rhythm stabilizing drug during ACLS.
What is amiodarone or lidocaine.
This disease lowers the immune system and increases a patients risk of developing PCP pneumonia.
What is HIV?
What is the appropriate setting for suction for neonatal patients?
What is -80 to -100 mmHg.
This cannula uses a pendant-shaped inflatable reservoir that expands as the patient exhales which forces the stored O2 out of the pendant and up into the cannula tubing to the patient.
What is a pendant-reservoir cannula?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
APRV stands for _________________
and is useful in managing patient with ______
What is Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
and ARDS
This inhaled medication is usually given for pseudomonas infections in CF patients.
What is tobramycin.
What is the main difference between a laryngectomy and a tracheostomy?
Laryngectomy = no communication between mouth and stomach.
When using an oscillator, this setting can increase or decrease the patients PaO2.
A patient is using a 30% air-entrainment mask at an O2 flow of 5 liters/min. The total flow of the device is ___?
45 liters per minute
The ASMC Vent Liberation Policy includes acceptable ABG parameters. PCO2 of 35-50 is "normal" for weaning. Per the policy, a CO2 retainers acceptable PCO2 is less than or equal to ___ mmHg.
What is 65?
This value determines if a patient has obstructive lung disease.
What is FEV1. (decreased)
This condition has symptoms that often mimic asthma.
What is vocal cord dysfuntion?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What are two uses for nitric in the neonatal population?
What is pulmonary hypertension and severe hypoxic respiratory failure.
When an intubated patient is diving to depth in the hyperbaric chamber, would the ETT cuff need to be inflated or deflated to maintain appropriate cuff pressure?
Inflated.
This pressure is measured by an esophageal balloon.
What is Intrapleural pressure?
This value is used to determine adequate perfusion during CPR.
What is ETCO2.
This rare type of pneumonia affects the bronchioles, and it is technically not an infection, even though it is classified as a pneumonia.
What is BOOP? (Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia)
What are the 5 components of the APGAR score?
Appearance/Color
Pulse
Grimace
Activity/Tone
Respiration