Rrt Review

Front 1

The best way to determine upper airway obstruction.

Back 1

Flow volume loop

Front 2

Flow rates are increased or decreased when obstruction is present?

Back 2

decreased

Front 3

Normal PaO2 for a newborn.

Back 3

50 to 70 torr

Front 4

When hypoxemia is present, what O2 percentage should not be raised over instead increase the PEEP?

Back 4

60%

Front 5

Alternative therapy for cystic fibrosis in patients that cannot tolerate postural drainage.

Back 5

Flutte - valve Oscillation therapy

Front 6

When shoud a tracheostomy tube cuff be deflated?

Back 6

during eating and breathing treatments

Front 7

Sedative drug that is commonly administed during bronchoscopy?

Back 7

Versed

Front 8

Secreations in in the airway increase?

Back 8

airway resistance

Front 9

Calculation for partial pressure

Back 9

(BP - 47 torr) X fractional concentration of gas

Front 10

A decrease in PVO2 after an increase in PEEP is an indication of?

Back 10

decreased cardiac output

Front 11

A fast - acting peripheral vasodialator.

Back 11

Nitropusside sodium (Nipride)

Front 12

I defibrilating with 250 J does not result in termination of ventricular firillatin what should be done?

Back 12

A secod charge of hagher voltage should be administered not more that 360 J in adults.

Front 13

How much CO2 does exhaled air contain?

Back 13

6% to 7%

Front 14

VT needed for patient to be weaned?

Back 14

at least 3mL/kg of ideal body weight

Front 15

Airway that maintains and open airway by pulling the tongue off the back of the throat.

Back 15

Oropharyngeal airway
(only to be used in uncounsious patients)

Front 16

What is used for a tracheostomy patient to make him able to talk?

Back 16

tracheostomy button

Front 17

Best way to fix an I:E ratio alarm?

Back 17

Increase the flow, this will shorten the inspiration allowing for a longer exhalation

Front 18

Calculation for static compliance

Back 18

VT/(Plateau pressure - PEEP)

Front 19

Calculation for desired VE

Back 19

Desired VE = [VE(current) X PaCO2 (current)/PaCO2 (desired)

Front 20

How do you clear an obstruction in a chest tube?

Back 20

Milk the chest tube

Front 21

What oxygen delivery device is indicated for a patien with a fluctuating VT?

Back 21

Air entrainment mask

Front 22

Calculation for cardiac index.

Back 22

cardiac output/body surface area

Front 23

CVP is a measurement of?

Back 23

Righ arterial pressure

Front 24

What two thing will increase the O2 delivered in manual resuscitator?

Back 24

Increasing the flow
Adding a reservoir

Front 25

Lidocaine is indicated for the treatment of?

Back 25

Ventricular fibrillation, Ventricular tachycaridia, and PVCS

Front 26

Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is the meassure of>

Back 26

Left atrial pressure and Left ventricular end - diastolic pressure

Front 27

An elevation of the BUN level indicates?

Back 27

Renal failure

Front 28

VD/VT ratio acceptable for weaning?

Back 28

less than 0.60

Front 29

Maximal inspiratory pressure acceptable for weaning?

Back 29

at least -20 cm H@O

Front 30

Rapid shallow breating index acceptable for weaning?

Back 30

less that 100

Front 31

Calcualtion of RSBI?

Back 31

respiratory rate/VT

Front 32

How do you convert uncontrolled atrial fibrillation?

Back 32

Cardioversion with an energy level of 25 - 100 joules

Front 33

O2 device needed for a patient who has been pulled from a burning house?

Back 33

non - rebreathing mask at 15 L/min

Front 34

Most efficient method to treat a combative ventilator patient?

Back 34

sedate and paralyze the patient

Front 35

To increase PaCO2 to a normal level what needs to be done on a ventilator?

Back 35

decrease the minute ventilation

Front 36

Pulmonary infaction may occur if the tip of the Swan - Ganz is inflated longer than?

Back 36

15 - 20 sec.

Front 37

When lungs get stiffer and harder to ventilate this is considered?

Back 37

decreased lung compliance

Front 38

Difficulty breathing while lying in the supine position?

Back 38

Orthopnea

Front 39

Name of position in which the patient is sitting up?

Back 39

Fowlers

Front 40

Normal capillarty PO2

Back 40

40 to 50 torr

Front 41

Amount of CO2 in room air?

Back 41

less than 1%

Front 42

An consistent plateau pressure with an increasing peak pressure indicates?

Back 42

Increasing airway resistance (Raw)

Front 43

PEEP level that results in the highest static compliance or highest PVO2?

Back 43

Optimal PEEP

Front 44

A decreased FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio is clearly indicative of?

Back 44

Obstructive disease

Front 45

Increased Total lung cappacity is indicative of?

Back 45

Air trapping

Front 46

The most reliabkle method of detrmining whether a ventilated patient's lungs are getting stiffer and hand harder to ventilate is by measuring the:

Back 46

Static compliance

Front 47

When physiolgic deadspace increases, PaCO2?

Back 47

increases

Front 48

How quickly should artificial sufactant be administered to an infant?

Back 48

12 to 24 hours after the onset of symptoms

Front 49

Normal respiratory rate for a neonate?

Back 49

40 - 60 breaths per minute

Front 50

Respiratory quotiant (QT) calculation

Back 50

QT = O2 consumption (VO2)/[(CaO2 - CVO2) X 10]

Front 51

Arterial content calculation

Back 51

Arterial Content = (1.34 X SaO2 X Hb) + PaO2 X 0.003

Front 52

Venous content calculation

Back 52

Venous Content = (1.34 X SVO2 X Hb) + PVO2 X 0.003

Front 53

Normal L:S ratio?

Back 53

2:1

Front 54

Normal FEV1?

Back 54

75% - 85%