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FCCS Test Study Guide: Critical Care Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing

University of Chicago (UC)Nursing

This comprehensive study guide provides a valuable resource for students preparing for the fccs exam. it covers key concepts in critical care, including airway management, cpr, and respiratory failure. The guide features numerous questions and answers, enhancing understanding and retention of crucial information. it's particularly useful for students seeking to improve their knowledge and performance in critical care scenarios.

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FCCS Test Study Guide | 100% Correct
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DIRECT Methodology - ✔✔
Detection
Intervention
Reassessment
Effective Communication
Teamwork
____ is the greatest contribution to diagnosis. - ✔✔History
____ is the single most important indicator of critical illness. - ✔✔Tachypnea
Kussmall Breathing (or change in depth of respiration) usually indicates - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (or periodic breathing with apnea or hypopnea usually indicates - ✔✔Severe
brainstem injury or cardiac dysfunction
Biot Respiration (or ataxic breathing) usually indicates - ✔✔Severe neuronal damage
____ is one of the most important indicators of critical illness. - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis
____ is one of the most useful tests in an acutely ill patient. - ✔✔ABG
An acute deterioration may seem to occur more abruptly in: young or elderly? - ✔✔Young
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DIRECT Methodology - ✔✔ Detection Intervention Reassessment Effective Communication Teamwork ____ is the greatest contribution to diagnosis. - ✔✔History ____ is the single most important indicator of critical illness. - ✔✔Tachypnea Kussmall Breathing (or change in depth of respiration) usually indicates - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (or periodic breathing with apnea or hypopnea usually indicates - ✔✔Severe brainstem injury or cardiac dysfunction Biot Respiration (or ataxic breathing) usually indicates - ✔✔Severe neuronal damage ____ is one of the most important indicators of critical illness. - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis ____ is one of the most useful tests in an acutely ill patient. - ✔✔ABG An acute deterioration may seem to occur more abruptly in: young or elderly? - ✔✔Young

What are the two most important predictors of risk in a critically ill patient? - ✔✔Tachypnea and Metabolic acidosis Oropharyngeal airway is not used if ____. - ✔✔Airway reflexes are intact Nasopharyngeal airway is contraindicated in patient with ____ and ____. - ✔✔Suspected basilar skull fracture or coagulopathy ____ is the most common cause of airway obstruction. - ✔✔Tongue SOAP ME (Airway Mneumonic) - ✔✔Suction Oxygen Airways Position Monitoring/Medications Equipment Airway Evaluation - ✔✔Neck Mobility External Face Mouth Tongue and Pharynx Jaw After tracheal intubation, significant alterations in hemodynamics should be anticipated. - ✔✔Hypertension and Tachycardia Although, you can also have Hypotension and decreased CO due to reduced venous return associated with positive airway pressure. Maximum dose of Lidocaine in airway: - ✔✔4 mg/kg (Max: 300 mg)

Ketamine has no adverse cardiovascular effects except in: - ✔✔Severe CHF What induction agent may increase intracranial pressure? - ✔✔Ketamine Induction Dose of Propofol - ✔✔ 1 - 2 mg/kg IV bolus SE of Propofol - ✔✔Severe hypotension in volume-depleted patients Compressions (in CPR) should be performed at least ____/min at a depth of ____ inches for maximal blood flow. - ✔✔100/min and 2 inches During CPR, you should provide ____ breaths over ____ second each. - ✔✔2 breaths over 1 second each. Ratio of compressions to ventilation in CPR - ✔✔30: Monophasic Defibrillator Level - ✔✔360 Joules Biphasic Defibrillator Level - ✔✔200 Joules During CPR, ventilations should not exceed ____ to ____ breaths per minute. - ✔✔8 to 10 breaths per minute Target Temperature Management after CPR - ✔✔32'C (89.6'F) to 36'C (96.8'F) for 24 hours To improve neurological outcome and reduce mortality! Detection of or a rapid increase in end-tidal CO2 is often the earliest indication of ____. - ✔✔Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)

What is the Goal PCO2 during CPR? - ✔✔Normocapnia (PCO2 38-42 mmHg)` Closed chest compressions produce approximately ____ of normal cardiac output. - ✔✔One-third Consider Target Temperature Management in patients with initial rhythm of ____ and ____. - ✔✔Ventricular Fibrillation and Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia Adverse Effects of Target Temperature Management - ✔✔Neurologic: Shiveringterm- 46 Cardiac: Dysrhythmias Renal: Diuresis and Potassium Shifts Platelets: Coagulopathy Skin: Frostbite Altered Drug Metabolism Side Effects of Target Temperature Management - ✔✔Coagulopathy Increased Risk of Infection Arrhythmias Hyperglycemis Tension Pneumothorax typically have ____ and/or ____. - ✔✔hypotension and/or PEA Treatment for Tension Pneumothorax - ✔✔Needle Thoracostomy - 16 ot 18 gauge catheter through the anterior chest wall in the second intercostal space at the midclavicular line. Define Acute Respiratory Failure - ✔✔Inability of the respiratory system to meet the oxygenation, ventilation, or metabolic requirements of the patient Define Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - ✔✔PaO2 < 50 TO 60 mmHg

Venturi Mask (Flow/Oxygen) - ✔✔High-flow, Controlled oxygen