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FCCS Post Test Review questions and 100% Answers 2023/2024

2023 FCCS REVIEW POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Most important indicator that a patient has a severe illness? - ANSWER-Tachypnea 3 respiratory types, and their criteria - ANSWER-Hypoxemic (PaO2 <50-60) Hypercapnic (PaCO2 >50, pH <7.36) Mixed Delta gap (formula, when and why it's used) - ANSWER-Difference in AG from normal - Difference in HCO3 from normal In AG metabolic acidosis it's used. It tells you if there's underlying metabolic alkalosis or respiratory acidosis with bicarb compensation IN ADDITION to the AG metabo...

FCCS Post Test Review Questions Answered 100% Correct 2023 When do you give tPA in ACS? - ANS-ONLY for a STEMI, and ONLY when PCI isn't readily available Tx of an inferior MI - ANS-NO nitroglycerin Give fluids instead ABG findings in PE - ANS-Decreased CO2 (hyperventilating) Decreased O2 (V/Q mismatch) When to give tPA in PE - ANS-Only for huge ones and heparin's not working Lovenox class - ANS-LMWH Airway in hematemesis pt - ANS-Electively intubate it Tx of HTN urgency vs emerg...

FCCS Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers Latest 2023/2024 (Alreay Graded A+) What is the cause of this pt's HoTN and why? - ANSWER-Auto-peep is the cause. COPD pts have difficulty exhaling --> pressure buildup in alveoli. We use PEEP for the pressure and to improve oxygenation. Auto-peep comes from breath-stacking --> intrinsic peep. Alveoli enlarge --> high peak airway pressure. All leads to low venous return --> low CO --> HoTN A COPD pt is admitted to the ICU for e...

FCCS Review(updated)2023 fully solvedWhat is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? Cardiac tamponade; obst...

FCCS Review 2023 (Questions with correct Answers A+ Graded 100% Verified) What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? CORRECT ANSWER: Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to ...

2024 FCCS POST TEST REVIEW REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |ALREADY VERIFIED 2023 What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - ANS Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are cl...