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RESPIRATORY THERAPY-ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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RESPIRATORY THERAPY-ADVANCEDCARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Causes of upper airway obstruction - ANSWER tongue
foreign matter
trauma
disease
-edema
-tumors
-lesions
Symptoms of upper airway obstruction - ANSWER inability to speak
chest movement without air movement
stridor (croup)
chest retractions
dyspnea
use of accessory muscles
Treatment of upper airway obstruction - ANSWER obstructed airway maneuvers
direct visualization
intubation
cricothyrotomy
Methods of ventilation - ANSWER mouth to mouth or nose
mouth to tube or stoma
mouth to mask
mouth to face shields (barrier devices)
bag-mask
, bag-tube
Types of CPR - ANSWER Normal, closed chest compressions, external chest compressions
Cough (no slide)
Interposed abdominal
Thumper
Plunger (active compression-decompression) (LUCAS)
Internal, open chest massage(open heart surgery)
LUCAS - ANSWER Lund University Cardiac Arrest System
external cardiac compressions with a suction cup (active decompression)
$15,000
patient size may be an issue
Internal cardiac compressions - ANSWER anatomic deformity
penetrating chest trauma
cardiac tamponade (fluid around the heart)
arrest in OR when the chest is already open
crushed-chest injury
Role of a RT at an arrest - ANSWER airway
ventilation
ABG
compressions
intubation
check pupils and pulse
team-dial 66
Conversion of V-fib - ANSWER defribrillation
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