Critical Care Exam 1 Study Guide

Critical Care Exam 1 Guide Nursing Assessments Acute respiratory failure  Diagnostic Tests o ABGs, Chest x-rays, CT, pulmonary function tests, end tidal CO2 monitoring, bronchoscopy.  Assessments o Lung sounds, work of breathing, use of accessory muscles, chest expansion, nasal flaring, respiratory rate, pulse ox  Interventions o Ineffective airway clearance  reposition patient o ARF  Causes: pulmonary edema, atelectasis, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ARDS, thoracic, spinal or head injuries, drug overdose, neuromuscular disorders  Type 1 - hypoxemic or oxygenation failure  PAO2 less th  an 60 MMHG o Normal PaO2 = 80 - 100  Hypoventilation o Hyperventilation causes further issues when trying to correct this  Intrapulmonary shunting o Blood did not get oxygenated and dispersed to rest of body system o Blood that is shunted from the right side of the heart to the left without oxygenation. o Based on rate ventilation and perfusion: Rate of ventilation= rate of perfusion; ratio of VQ = 1 o Based on amount of ventilation and perfusion:  Normal ventilation (V) IS 4 L/MIN  Normal perfusion (Q) IS 5L/Min  Normal V/Q Ratio IS 4/5 or 0.8  VQ scan patient must lie for 30 minutes o Tissue hypoxia  anaerobic metabolism and lactic acidosis o Normal Cardiac output  600 – 1000 ML/MIN of O2  Low cardiac output  decrease O2 blood to tissues  anaerobic metabolism  production of lactic acid  metabolic acidosis  Type 2 - hypercapnic or ventilator failure  PACO2 50 MM HG  Increase in PaCO2 (hypercapnia) due to decrease O2 in body and CO2 can be blown off  Increase in ventilation  excess CO2 blown off (hypocapnia)  VQ mismatch  not 1:1  Assessment of respirator failure: most common  hypoxemia  restlessness  Medical management: O2, bronchodilators, corticosteroids, ventilators, transfusion, nutritional support, hemodynamic monitoring 2  HGB 12- 16  Anemic is less than 8 HGB o Respiratory failure causes  Failure to ventilate  Failure to oxygenate  Failure to protect airway Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)  Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema- pulmonary edema not caused by a cardiac problem.  Diagnostic criteria o 1. PaO2/FiO2(decimal) ratio of less than 200 – PaO2 divided by Fi02 … 100 divided 21 =  Optimal Ratio 476.19  ***Decreasing PA02 levels despite increased FI