ICU ECCO Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
ABCDE -
correct answer ✅Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability/drugs/diagnostic tests
Environment/equipment
Assessment data that is most important when starting an insulin
gtt? -
correct answer ✅K and ECG rhythm. Inuslin drives K into cells
(treatment for hyperkalemia).
Failing SBT, sat low. What to do? -
correct answer ✅Increase FiO2 to 100, be ready to bolus w/
propofol or bag.
No movement in water seal chamber after you were told there was
an air leak. -
correct answer ✅Inspect and palpate the tube from the collection
chamber to the insertion site. (start with the patient, not the
device).
, ICU ECCO Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
DKA treatment priorities -
correct answer ✅Dehydration, K (potassium), Acidosis.
Heart attack s/sx -
correct answer ✅Chest discomfort, discomfort in
arms/back/jaw/stomach, shortness of breath, cold sweat, n/v,
lightheadedness.
Right coronary artery blocked - what arrhythmias are you most
concerned about? -
correct answer ✅Junctional rhythm, pacs, wenkebach/mobitz. (SA
node sits in the right atrium and gets its blood supply from RCA.)
Left anterior descending is blocked, what arrhythmias are you
concerned about? -
correct answer ✅Mobitz 2, complete heart block, idioventricular
rhythms (IVR).
Physical exam findings that suggest an elevated preload? -
correct answer ✅Jugular venous distention, bilateral crackles, s3,
peripheral edema.
Answers 2026
ABCDE -
correct answer ✅Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability/drugs/diagnostic tests
Environment/equipment
Assessment data that is most important when starting an insulin
gtt? -
correct answer ✅K and ECG rhythm. Inuslin drives K into cells
(treatment for hyperkalemia).
Failing SBT, sat low. What to do? -
correct answer ✅Increase FiO2 to 100, be ready to bolus w/
propofol or bag.
No movement in water seal chamber after you were told there was
an air leak. -
correct answer ✅Inspect and palpate the tube from the collection
chamber to the insertion site. (start with the patient, not the
device).
, ICU ECCO Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
DKA treatment priorities -
correct answer ✅Dehydration, K (potassium), Acidosis.
Heart attack s/sx -
correct answer ✅Chest discomfort, discomfort in
arms/back/jaw/stomach, shortness of breath, cold sweat, n/v,
lightheadedness.
Right coronary artery blocked - what arrhythmias are you most
concerned about? -
correct answer ✅Junctional rhythm, pacs, wenkebach/mobitz. (SA
node sits in the right atrium and gets its blood supply from RCA.)
Left anterior descending is blocked, what arrhythmias are you
concerned about? -
correct answer ✅Mobitz 2, complete heart block, idioventricular
rhythms (IVR).
Physical exam findings that suggest an elevated preload? -
correct answer ✅Jugular venous distention, bilateral crackles, s3,
peripheral edema.
