COMPLETE REAL EXAMQUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|ACTUAL EXAM| ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
WITH RATIONALES/ALREADY GRADED A+
Double-Lumen ET tube - ANSWER --Endobronchial/Carlen's tube
-can ventilate one lung separately
-two cuffs: distal cuff is high pressure, low volume for mainstem
bronchus tube
-during pneumonectomies, lobectomies
-for bronchopleural fistulas etc
Esophageal Tracheal Combitube - ANSWER --for emergency
airway management
-if placed in trachea, distal balloon will seal trachea(ET tube) and
clear #2 is used for ventilation
-if placed in esophagus, distal balloon will occlude esophagus
-ventilation will be provided through blue #2 longer tube
Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) - ANSWER --positioned
directly over trachea (hypopharynx)
-standard ET tube can be inserted directly
through LMA into the trachea
,-short term
ventilation
Hi-Lo Evac Tubes - ANSWER --for Continuous
Aspiration of Subglottic Secretions (CASS)
-continuous suction via separate
pilot tube @ 20 mmHg
-reduce
VAP
Extubation - ANSWER -
-inspire deeply
-remove tube at PEAK INSPIRATION to
prevent vocal cord damage
MARKED distress/stridor = reintubate
moderate stridor = O2-Cool Mist-
Racemic epinephrine mild stridor =
humidity, O2, Racemic epinephrine
Tracheostomy - ANSWER --for long term ventilation
-cuff should be inflated when eating & PPV
-if obsructed = pass catheter, remove tube, ventilate and insert
new tube
-clean with hydrogen peroxide
,Fenestrated tube - ANSWER -
-Used for weaning
-not for codes or
emergencies
-when plugging the tube, deflate cuff, remove the inner
cannula and then plug the trach tube
Tracheal button - ANSWER --
used to maintain stoma
-patients with
sleep apnea
Jackson trach tube -
ANSWER --Metal trach tube
-not for
resuscitation or
PPV
Tracheal speaking Devices - ANSWER --one
way valve that attaches to trach
-cuff must be
deflated
, Tracheostomy Care - ANSWER --clean the inner cannula by
soaking it in a solution of hydrogen peroxide and water, rinse
with sterile water
-clean the stoma site using cotton spplicators dipped in the
water-hydrogen peroxide solution, replace gauze dressing
Initial Vent Settings - Infants - ANSWER --Mode: IMV
-PIP: 20 - 30 cmH20
-RR: 20-30
-I-time: 0.5 - 0.6 seconds
-Flow: 5-6 L/min
-FiO2: same level
-PEEP: +2 - +4 (max 8)
-VT: 4-6-8 ml/kg
DeadSpace Ventilation -
ANSWER --1 mL per lb of IBW
-10 mL per inch of flex
tubing (5" = 50mL VD)
Controls that affect MAP -
ANSWER --PEEP
-
PIP