AIR CRITICAL CARE FINAL EXAM

A new area of hyperresonance is noted during chest wall percussion of a patient who is CORRECT ANSWER-Pneumothorax III.regular ventricular rhythm at a rate of 100-160 beats/min tenderness tothe chest. What would you expect to find in this patient? -CORRECT emergency department. The paramedics report that the man was not wearing his seat III. urinary output of 40 mL/hr -CORRECT ANSWER-I & II II. capillary refill time of 6 seconds A 40yo male was involved in a serious MVA and taken to the nearest hospital intercostal space, midaxillary line IV. QRS duration of <.12 seconds -CORRECT ANSWER-III & IV The highest percentage of water in the body is found in which fluid compartment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Intracellular ventilation What lab test can be used as a screening tool for CHF? -CORRECT ANSWER-Brain I. Atrial rate of 250-350/minute IV. vocal cord paralysis -CORRECT ANSWER-II & III CORRECT ANSWER-unable to breathe on his own, supported by mechanical Bobby is a 22yo male who was involved in a MVA. He suffered spinal cord damage at II. no identifiable P waves, erratic, wavy baseline III. rapid mobilization of secretions from the lung II. mucus plugging receiving continuous mechanical ventilation. The most likely cause for this finding is: - Which of the following represents the characteristics of Sinus Tachycardia: Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) I. warm extremities A chest tube to drain a hemothorax should be placed in the: -CORRECT ANSWER-5th I. foreign objects such as dentures C2-3. What would you expect to find during your assessment of Bobby's breathing? - which of the following include factors that may cause obstruction of an artificial airway? Which of the following indicates adequate tissue perfusion in the critically ill patient? belt at the time of the collision. Upon physical exam, he was noted to have pain and ANSWER-paradoxical chest wall movement