FCCS (Fundamentals of Critical Care Support)
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What is the single most important indicator in critical illness?
- Correct Answer ✅tachypnea
What is the thyromental distance? - Correct Answer ✅It is
the distance in finger breadths between the anterior
prominence of the thyroid cartilage (adam's apple) and the
tip of the mandible (chin). It is an estimate of the length of
the mandible and the available space anterior to the larynx
What does it mean when the thyromental space is < 3
fingerbreadths? - Correct Answer ✅- approx 6 cm
- indicates the larynx might be more anterior and therefore
difficult to visualize during laryngoscopy
,FCCS (Fundamentals of Critical Care Support)
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** a more acute angulation of the stylet at the distal end of
the endotracheal tube may be helpful.
Patient is apneic w/ a pulse. What do you do? - Correct
Answer ✅Bag them.
- One handed bag compressions should be delivered 10-20
times per min. Each compression should take place over 1
second.
** If patient starts spontaneously breathing, try to be
synchronous with their respiratory efforts.
** If/once the patient is breathing easily and adequate Vt are
being inhaled, enough to produce minute ventilation, stop
bagging.
What is the goal of manual mask ventilation? - Correct
Answer ✅to provide adequate minute ventilation: the
product of the tidal volume delivered during each
resuscitation bag compression and the number of
compressions per min.
,FCCS (Fundamentals of Critical Care Support)
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** The total gas volume within most adult resus bags is 1 to
1.5 LITERS
Bag mask should be connected to ________% oxygen and flow
at a rate of _______ - Correct Answer ✅100% oxygen at a
rate of 15L/min
HFNC - Correct Answer ✅- Uses up to 100% oxygen source
- Provides higher amounts of FIO2 (0.32-1.0) in patients with
high minute ventilation requirements by matching patient's
inspiratory demands and minimizing air dilution
- These devices also can generate PEEP (that is difficult to
measure; can cause barotrauma in theory)
- Flow rates up to 60L/min
- heated and humidified oxygen
NRB - Correct Answer ✅- AKA Reservoir Face Mask
- Bag is filled with 100% oxygen from a supply source (tank)
, FCCS (Fundamentals of Critical Care Support)
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- The flow rate must be adjusted so that the bag remains
completely or partially distended throughout the respiratory
cycle
- When the mask is properly applied, oxygen delivery can be
maximized but rarely exceeds a FIO2 of 0.6 to 0.9
- One way flap valves minimize entrapment of room air which
dilutes FiO2
- NRB is a high oxygen high, flow device.
- non humidified oxygen
** commonly used to improve oxygenation in patients with
severe hypoxemia until further eval and treatments are
accomplished.
Aerosol Face Mask - Correct Answer ✅- This mask has large
side holes, the mask itself is attached to large bore tubing to
a nebulize that blends 100% oxygen and room air to deliver a
PRESET FIO2 level (done by dial on oxygen adapter)
- If the entire aerosol mist disappears from the mask during.
inhalation, the patient's inspiratory flow demands are
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