Pulmonology ICU Prophecy General ICU RN A v2 Questions
with Answers Latest 2025
ABG interpretation - ✅✅pH 7.35 - 7.45
PaCO2 35 - 45 mmHg
HCO3 18 - 24 mEq/L
PaO2 > 90 mmHg
S/S of ARDS - ✅✅Acute onset, bilateral infiltrates, PAWP < 18
Hypoxemia, PHTN, decreased pulmonary compliance, dyspnea, tachypnea, dry
cough, tachycardia, crackles/ronchi/wheezes
Treatment: Perfusion, positioning (prone), protective lung ventilation, protocol
weaning, prevent complications
S/S of pneumonia - ✅✅Cough, SOB, fever/chills, dyspnea, rapid/shallow breathing
"Good lung down"
Pulmonary Emboli - ✅✅A pulmonary emboli is a piece of foreign material that has
traveled from another part of the body and is lodged, blocking the pulmonary
artery.
