Procedures
The definition of an "EVAR"
What is an EndoVascular Aneurysm Repair?
What is MAP > 65
The vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the small intestine and large colon
What is the Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA)?
The person to ask for assistance finding doppler pulses
Who is the Charge Nurse?
The first action to take when your patient with a spinal drain is complaining of foot numbness while actively draining
What is clamp the drain?
This procedure puts patients at high risk for spinal paralysis
What is a TEVAR?
The fluids that are available for post-op resuscitation
What is 2 Liters of Plasmalyte?
The vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the lower body from the descending aorta
What are the Iliac Arteries?
The person to discuss critical changes in neurovascular assessments such as loss of pulses
Who is the Vascular Fellow?
The necessary treatment for unstable lactic acidosis
What is CRRT?
The most common form of endoleak after endograft placement
What is a Type 2?
The blood level that is not as frequently checked in CT surgery patients but is standard for all vascular patients to trend
What is Lactic Acid?
A complication that forms a false lumen of the descending aorta
What is a Type B Dissection?
The person to call if there is sanguineous drainage noted in the spinal drain burette
Who is neuro surgery or anesthesia?
The necessary actions when your post-op EVAR patient is complaining of sudden severe abdominal or back pain and is tachycardic, cool, clammy, diaphoretic.
What is prepare for MTP, grab belmont, call providers, draw STAT labs, prep to travel to CT or OR
This procedure involves a medication to be infused for 24 hours or more
What is catheter directed thrombolysis? (Will also take Lysis Catheter placement with tPA)
True or False?
All vascular surgery patients have "Advance diet as tolerated" per protocol
What is FALSE?
(MESENTERICS remain NPO for a few days per vascular's discretion)
What are the 3 layers of blood vessels?
Tunica intima
Tunica Media
Tunica Externa
The person to call when the patient is actively coding
Who is the Critical Care Attending?
Preparation for this is needed when a patient is on high-dose pressors, increased peak pressures and bladder pressures >20
What is an Emergency Ex-Lap?