Category: Devices In The ICU
QoW 2017 Q1 005
List the risks vs. benefits of use of this device in a patient.
What are alternatives to this device?
QoW 2017 Q1 004
What is significantly wrong with this patient’s CXR?
QoW 2017 Q1 003
The graphs underneath demonstrate varied thermodilution curves.
Which curve demonstrates high cardiac output performance?
QoW 2017 Q1 002
What is another hemodynamic referencing name for this urimeter / collection bag?
Question of the Week (QoW) 2017 Q1 001
Which of the five items shown above can paired together because they have a common functionality?
QoW – 2016 – Q4 – 001 – The Consummate Respiratory Therapist – Thinking Outside the Box
You are called for a patient who is agitated & having a desaturative event > you see the following as you enter the room :
The Intensivist meets you at the patient bedside to discuss the patient. His SBAR report :
S – Situation : Patient agitated & demonstrating oxymetric desaturation to 69%.
B – Background : Cardiogenic shock > Post-op day #3 ; Hospital day #4.
A – Assessment : Patient agitated but looks comfortable.
P – Plan : Increase FiO2 from 35% to 50%.
Do you concur?
QoW – 2016 – Q3 – 003
The patient was on the following ventilator parameters in the CTICU : SIMV-VCV, RR(set)=8, Vt(set)=700, FiO2=50%, PEEP=5.
The patient will be in the MRI suite for the next 75 minutes.
a) what will the settings be on this ventilator ?
b) how do you set patient trigger ?
c) how do you set Vt(set) on this ventilator (the “cheat sheet” was ripped off of the side of this ventilator).
d) if you use the vent with the settings that are currently dialed in, what will the ventilators translate to in standard ventilator parameters.
QoW – 2016 Q3 – 002
This “patient” is getting ready to go into MRI suite in the next minute.
a) how will the patient fare in the next 10 minutes.
b) defend your answer.
c) in 5 minutes, what will your ABG results be (give best educated guess).