RRT Study Guide (NBRC) questions with
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Four |vital |functions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Ventilation
Oxygenation
Circulation
Perfusion
Signs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Objective |information
Color, |pulse, |edema
Symptoms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Subjective |information
Dyspnea, |pain, |nausea
Visual |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔1st |step |in |assessment
General |appearance, |sensorum, |chest |movement, |posture, |skin |color
Bedside |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔2nd |step |in |assessment
Breath |sounds, |vital |signs, |chest |auscultation, |chest |percussion, |past |medical |history, |cap |refill
Lab |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔3rd |step |in |assessment
,ABG, |CBC, |CXR, |Lytes
Special |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔4th |step |in |assessment
Urinalysis, |gram |stain, |MIP, |VC
Edema |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Excessive |fluid |in |the |tissue
Occurs |primarily |in |arms |and |ankles
Lasix
Clubbing |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Thumb, |first |finger, |and |toes |affected
JVD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Occurs |with |CHF
Cap |refill |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Color |should |return |within |3 |seconds
Obtunded |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Drowsy |state |may |decreased |cough |or |gag |reflex
ADL |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Activities |of |daily |living
Orthopnea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Difficulty |breathing |except |in |the |upright |position
CHF
Fick |equation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Calculates |cardiac |output |(Qt)
,Qt |normal: |4-8 |L/min
Dysphagia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Difficulty |swallowing
Diaphoresis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔TB/nightsweats
Skin |color |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Normal: |Race |specific
Decrease |in |color |(ashen, |pallor): |Anemia, |blood |loss
Jaundice: |Increase |bilirubin |levels
Erythema: |Redness |of |the |skin |(Hypercarbia)
Cyanosis: |Hypoxia
Cardiac |index: |Normal |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔2.5-4.0 |for |patients |of |all |ages
Pectus |carinatum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Anterior |protrusion |of |the |sternum
Pectus |excavatum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Depression |of |the |sternum
Kyphosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Convex |of |the |spine |(lean |forward)
Kyphoscoliosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |combination |of |kyphosis |and |scoliosis
Reduced |lung |volumes
Asymetrical |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Unequal
, Eupnea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Normal |respiratory |rate, |depth, |and |rythm
12-20 |breaths/min
Cheyne |Stokes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Gradually |increase |then |decreasing |rate |and |depth |in |a |cycle
|lasting |from |30-180 |seconds
Biots |respiration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Increase |RR |and |depth |with |irregular |periods |of |apnea
Kussmaul's |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Increased |RR |(>20 |breaths/min), |increased |depth, |irregular |
rhythm, |breathing |sounds |labored
Diabetic |ketoacidosis
Evidence |of |difficult |airway |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Short |receding |mandible
Enlarged |tongue |(macroglossia)
Ascites |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Accumulation |of |fluid |in |the |abdomen |
Caused |by |liver |failure
Normal |urine |output |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔40 |mL/hr |(approximately |1 |Liter/day)
Normal |Body |temp |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔37˚ |C |(98.6˚ |F)
Normal |PR |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔60-100
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Four |vital |functions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Ventilation
Oxygenation
Circulation
Perfusion
Signs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Objective |information
Color, |pulse, |edema
Symptoms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Subjective |information
Dyspnea, |pain, |nausea
Visual |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔1st |step |in |assessment
General |appearance, |sensorum, |chest |movement, |posture, |skin |color
Bedside |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔2nd |step |in |assessment
Breath |sounds, |vital |signs, |chest |auscultation, |chest |percussion, |past |medical |history, |cap |refill
Lab |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔3rd |step |in |assessment
,ABG, |CBC, |CXR, |Lytes
Special |examination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔4th |step |in |assessment
Urinalysis, |gram |stain, |MIP, |VC
Edema |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Excessive |fluid |in |the |tissue
Occurs |primarily |in |arms |and |ankles
Lasix
Clubbing |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Thumb, |first |finger, |and |toes |affected
JVD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Occurs |with |CHF
Cap |refill |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Color |should |return |within |3 |seconds
Obtunded |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Drowsy |state |may |decreased |cough |or |gag |reflex
ADL |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Activities |of |daily |living
Orthopnea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Difficulty |breathing |except |in |the |upright |position
CHF
Fick |equation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Calculates |cardiac |output |(Qt)
,Qt |normal: |4-8 |L/min
Dysphagia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Difficulty |swallowing
Diaphoresis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔TB/nightsweats
Skin |color |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Normal: |Race |specific
Decrease |in |color |(ashen, |pallor): |Anemia, |blood |loss
Jaundice: |Increase |bilirubin |levels
Erythema: |Redness |of |the |skin |(Hypercarbia)
Cyanosis: |Hypoxia
Cardiac |index: |Normal |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔2.5-4.0 |for |patients |of |all |ages
Pectus |carinatum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Anterior |protrusion |of |the |sternum
Pectus |excavatum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Depression |of |the |sternum
Kyphosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Convex |of |the |spine |(lean |forward)
Kyphoscoliosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔A |combination |of |kyphosis |and |scoliosis
Reduced |lung |volumes
Asymetrical |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Unequal
, Eupnea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Normal |respiratory |rate, |depth, |and |rythm
12-20 |breaths/min
Cheyne |Stokes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Gradually |increase |then |decreasing |rate |and |depth |in |a |cycle
|lasting |from |30-180 |seconds
Biots |respiration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Increase |RR |and |depth |with |irregular |periods |of |apnea
Kussmaul's |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Increased |RR |(>20 |breaths/min), |increased |depth, |irregular |
rhythm, |breathing |sounds |labored
Diabetic |ketoacidosis
Evidence |of |difficult |airway |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Short |receding |mandible
Enlarged |tongue |(macroglossia)
Ascites |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Accumulation |of |fluid |in |the |abdomen |
Caused |by |liver |failure
Normal |urine |output |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔40 |mL/hr |(approximately |1 |Liter/day)
Normal |Body |temp |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔37˚ |C |(98.6˚ |F)
Normal |PR |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔60-100
