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This vasopressor maintains its efficacy in an acidotic environment while all others lose theirs.
What is vasopressin?
When evaluating a patient for aortic stenosis, this echo derived systolic Vmax correlates to a peak gradient of 64 mm Hg.
What is 4 m/s? (PG = 4v2)
This right ventricular end-diastolic volume is usually used as an indication for pulmonary valve replacement after tetralogy of Fallot repair.
What is >160 mL/m2?
This is the volume of gas present in the lung at end-expiration during tidal breathing
What is functional residual capacity?
This is the main determinant of carbon dioxide removal in ECMO.
What is the sweep gas flow rate?
Along with appropriate nutrition, these vitamins are important for postoperative wound healing.
What are Vitamin C and Zinc?
During a hiatal hernia repair, the GE junction should be this far below the hiatus.
What is 2-3 cm?
In addition to prostaglandin E2, this additional prostaglandin helps maintain ductal patency in the fetus.
What is prostacyclin or PGI2?
This traumatic condition presents with subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, and pneumomediastinum.
What is bronchial disruption?
This phenomenon occurs when a large amount of blood passes from the outflow cannula directly into the inflow cannula, thereby decreasing the efficiency of ECMO.
What is recirculation?
3) A 58-year-old woman has been in the intensive care unit on mechanical ventilation (Rate set at 12 and respiratory rate of 22) for 8 days after sustaining multiple rib fractures. She is being treated for pneumonia and develops sepsis. She is oliguric (UOP 0.3 ml/kg/hr X 3 hours) despite 2 liters of fluid. She is being monitored by echocardiograph and standard arterial and central venous lines. This is the best bedside maneuver to predict fluid responsiveness in this patient.
What is passive leg raise?
This is the PAPi when the CVP=12 and the PA pressure is 36/12.
What is 2? (PASP-PADP)/CVP
A PVR under this value is considered safe to proceed with Fontan operation.
What is 2.5 Woods units?
This area, where N2 nodes reside, is considered the “sump area” for left upper lobe cancers (name both the area and station).
What is the Aortopulmonary window/Station 5.
In patients supported by LVADs, the development of this valvular lesion can lead to ineffective forward flow due to closed loop circulation.
What is aortic insufficiency?
This factor has the highest risk for clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding from stress ulcers in critically ill patients.
What is mechanical ventilation > 48 hours?
The shunt fraction with SVC sat 78%, PA sat 89%, Aortic sat 100%
What is 2:1?
The first surgical technique to temporize patients with TGA + intact septum, before cardiopulmonary bypass was available.
What was the Blalock-Hanlon procedure?
This is the venous drainage of an extra- lobar sequestration.
What is systemic drainage (azygos, hemi-azygos, or vena cava)?
Long-standing achalasia is a risk factor for developing this malignancy.
What is esophageal squamous cell carcinoma?
This crystalloid is avoided in fluid resuscitation for hypovolemia due to its pH of 5.5.
What is normal saline?
The cardiac output when HR=60 bpm, LVESV=30 mL, LVEDV=140 mL
What is 6.6 L/minute?
Tetralogy of Fallot is differentiated from DORV by the presence of this.
What is aortomitral valve continuity?
This is the treatment for a plasmacytoma of the chest wall?
What is radiation?
In this type of pump, as resistance increases, the work and power consumption decreases.
What is a rotary flow pump?