Critical care test #3 questions with correct answers

CABG preop/education CORRECT ANSWER -people with *comorbidities* do *not* do well w/ CABG (most do PTCA) *Pre Op:* Tests done a couple days before so can make necessary adjustments before surgery -include CBC, CMP, PT & PTT, INR, *Blood type and Screen 8 -10 units,* ABG, chest x-ray, (PFT's if Hx. of Lung disease) *Education:* -patient will be intubated during/after surgery -after will have multiple IV line (chest tube, foley, midsternal stump, swan ganz) *preparation for family* first visit in post op unit -patient will look cold and pale, smelling salt bc family might faint CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) procedure prep CORRECT ANSWER Time can be anywhere from *4 - 10 hours* in OR (depending how many bypasses are done) In pre op area IV is placed, patient given *light sedation* and brought to OR. Patient is given inhalation *sedation and sleeps* -Intubation occurs, lines are plac