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What is the first indicator of critical illness - Accurate ......Tachypnea Evidence of decreased perfusion include? - Accurate ......AMS, Urine output, skin temperature DIRECT - Accurate ......Detection, intervention, Reassessment, effective communication, teamwork Late sign of circulat...

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FCCS EXAM SET QUESTIONS 2025
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What is the first indicator of critical illness - Accurate
✔✔✔ ......Tachypnea


Evidence of decreased perfusion include? - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......AMS,
Urine output, skin temperature


DIRECT - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Detection, intervention, Reassessment,
effective communication, teamwork


Late sign of circulatory demise - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......hypotension


Important indicator of critical illness - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Metabolic
acidosis -> lactacte measurement -> anaerobic metabolism


What does metabolic acidosis suggest? - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......hypo
perfusion


1st priority in managing a critical patient - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Stabilize
first, then determine diagnosis and definitive treatment

,Define Sepsis - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......life-threatening organ dysfunction
cause by host response to infection


Define Septic Shock - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Clinical sepsis requiring
vasopressors to maintain a MAP > 65mmHg and Lactate > 2mmol/L
despite volume resuscitation


Most common clinical presentation of infection - Accurate
✔✔✔ ......Fever (hypothermia has very poor prognosis)


Morbidity related to sepsis can be predicted by... - Accurate
✔✔✔ ......AMS, SBP < 100mmHg, RR > 22


Antibiotic regimen for community-acquired PNA in the
immunocompetent? - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Beta-Lactam + Macrolide or
Fluoroquinolone


Antibiotic for aspiration PNA - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Clindamycin


Antibiotic regimen for the community-acquired PNA in the
immunocompromised? - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Trimethroprim-
sulfamethoxazole (bactrim) and anti fungal agent

, Antibiotic for S. Aureus? - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Vancomycin or Linezolid


Antibiotics for nosocomial and ventilator-associated PNA? - Accurate
✔✔✔ ......Cephalosporin 3rd/4th gen, Beta-lactam, or carbapenem


Antibiotic for pseudomonas? - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Antipseudomonal
beta-lactam (piperacillin-tazobactam, cefepime, imipenem, meropenem)


Most common pathogens for meningitis? - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Neisseria
and Strep Pneumoniae


Most common pathogen in severe community-acquired PNA? - Accurate
✔✔✔ ......S. Pneumoniae


Pathogens commonly associated with hospital-acquired PNA? -
Accurate ✔✔✔ ......Gram-negative & S. Aureus


Necrotizing soft-tissue infections require - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......surgical
debridement and antimicrobial therapy immediately


What is the minimum pH patients will tolerate - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......7.20


What is normal tidal volume - Accurate ✔✔✔ ......6-8ml/kg of IBW

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