ECMO AND ECLS FUNDAMENTALS M4 2620 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ECMO AND ECLS FUNDAMENTALS M4 2620 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. What does ECLS stand for?
Answer:
Extracorporeal Life Support

Question:
2. What does ECMO stand for?
Answer:
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Question:
3. What does VV stand for?
Answer:
Venovenous

Question:
4. What does VA stand for?
Answer:
Venoarterial

Question:
5. What does V-AV stand for?
Answer:
Veno-arterial-venous ECMO

Question:
6. What does ECCO■R stand for?
Answer:
Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal

Question:
7. With VA ECMO, where is blood removed and returned?
Answer:
Removed from venous side and returned to arterial side.

Question:
8. VA ECMO is typically used for what type of failure?
Answer:
Cardiac failure (and cardiopulmonary failure).

Question:
9. With VV ECMO, where is blood removed and returned?

, Answer:
Removed from venous side and returned to venous side.

Question:
10. VV ECMO is typically used for what type of failure?
Answer:
Respiratory failure.

Question:
11. ECMO can be a bridge to what three things?
Answer:
Recovery, transplant, or decision.

Question:
12. What is the primary goal of ECMO?
Answer:
To support/rest the heart and/or lungs during treatment or recovery.

Question:
13. Does ECMO cure the patient's condition?
Answer:
No. It provides temporary support.

Question:
14. What are indications for ECMO?
Answer:
Severe, potentially reversible cardiac or respiratory failure despite maximal conventional treatment.

Question:
15. What are some contraindications for ECMO?
Answer:
Irreversible organ damage, uncontrollable bleeding, and severe intracranial hemorrhage.

Question:
16. What is the ECMO oxygenator also called?
Answer:
The artificial lung.

Question:
17. What does sweep flow do?
Answer:
Controls CO■ removal.

Question:
18. What does pump flow do?