Egan's Chapter 51 ECMO EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Egan's Chapter 51 ECMO
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1. Which of the following are common indications for
ECMO?
1. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
(PPHN)
2. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
3. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
4. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)

a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only
2. Which of the following are inclusion criteria for neonatal
ECMO?
1. Reversible lung disease
2. Gestational age less than 35 weeks
3. Pulmonary barotrauma
4. Persistent acidosis d. 1, 3, and 4 only

a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 2 and 4 only
d. 1, 3, and 4 only
3. Which of the following are considered types of EMCO?
1. VV
2. AV
3. VA
d. 1, 2, and 3
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3

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4. ECMO is typically only considered in conditions when
conventional support:
1. has not been successful in delivering oxygen (O2).
2. is unable to effectively remove CO2.
3. cannot provide adequate cardiac function.
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
4. has been in use for more than 4 days.
a. 1 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 1, 2, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
5. Which of the following are absolute contraindications
for the use of ECMO?
1. Lethal congenital anomalies
2. Grade III or higher intracranial hemorrhage
3. Mechanical ventilation with 100% O2 for greater than
13 days a. 1 and 2 only
4. Gestational age less than 34 weeks
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 2 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

6. Place the following statement in the correct order as
they happen during normal physiology.
1. O2 and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
2. Blood is pumped from the right side of the heart to the
lungs.
b. 2, 1, 4, 3
3. The heart pumps oxygenated blood to the major organs
and tissues.
4. Blood is returned to the left side of the heart.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 2, 1, 4, 3
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