ICU class number one Exam Questions And Answers

ICU class number one Exam Questions And Answers V1 - ANS Which lead do we use to find a BBB? LBBB, early MI - ANS NOT a normal heart block-BAD and can mean _______ RBBB - ANS Relatively normal finding on EKG-can be in elderly or bad HTN/COPD Right bundle branch block - ANS Left bundle branch block - ANS 25% - ANS fib causes _______decrease in CO Systolic BP - ANS Pressure on arterial wall during ventricular contraction (main push of blood) SBP/DBP - ANS Increase in cardiac output/force of contraction with exercise will increase ______ but not necessarily DBP Diastolic BP - ANS Pressure during ventricular relaxation decreased - ANS Dilated arteries = ________DBP increased - ANS Constricted arteries = ______DBP septic patients - ANS When do we see decreased DBP? Blood shunting - ANS When do we see high DBP? 70-105 - ANS Normal map Preload - ANS How "wet" or "dry" the patient is Preload, after load, contractility - ANS Order in which we fix things in the heart related to CO