FCCS (Recognition and assessment of seriously ill patient) questions and answers well illustrated.

FCCS (Recognition and assessment of seriously ill patient) questions and answers well illustrated. Tachypnea - correct answers.Single most important indicator of critical illness Kussmaul breathing - correct answers.Increase in depth of respirations,? Metabolic acidosis Cheyenne-stokes respirations - correct answers.Periodic breathing, brainstem injury or cardiac dysfunction Drop in BP - correct answers.May be a late sign of cardiovascular disturbance signaling failure of the compensatory mechanism. Pulses paradoxus - correct answers.Weakening or disappearance of pulse with deep inspiration, causes hypovolemia, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, asthma and COPD. Left ventricular impulse changes possible with - correct answers.LVH, CHF, cardiac enlargement, severe mitral and aortic regurgitation Palpable thrill with - correct answers.Stenotic heart valve or septal defect Essential measurement in critically ill pts - correct answers.Accurate measure of urine One of the most important indicators of critical illness - correct answers.Metabolic acidosis Evidence of metabolic acidosis - correct answers.Decreasing total serum carbon dioxide and/or an increased anion gap Acute deterioration occurs more abruptly in? - correct answers.Younger individuals Precedes definitive diagnosis and treatment of the underlying cause - correct answers.Resuscitation and physiological stabilization