Anaesthetics Critical Care

Question 1

What are the levels of care in the hospital?

Answer 1

Level 1- ward based
level 2- HDU (single organ failure)
level 3- ICU (multiple organ failure)

Question 2

What is type 1 respiratory failure?

Answer 2

Oxygenation failure (low SATS, normal CO2)

Question 3

What is type 2 respiratory failure?

Answer 3

Oxygenation and ventilation failure (low SATs and high CO2)

Question 4

Best mask given to a patient with type 1 resp failure?

Answer 4

HFT nasal cannula

Question 5

Best mask given to type 2 resp failure?

Answer 5

NIV

Question 6

Define shock?

Answer 6

an acute circulatory failure with inadequate or inappropriately distributed tissue perfusion resulting in circulatory hypoxia

Question 7

What are the 5 types of shock?

Answer 7

distributive (septic)
hypovolaemic
anaphylactic 
neurogenic
cardiogenic

Question 8

calculation for cardiac output?

Answer 8

CO=HRxSV

Question 9

Vasopressor drugs that can be given?

Answer 9

metaraminol,

noradrenaline

Question 10

Types of inotropes drug that can be given?

Answer 10

adrenaline,

dobutamine

Question 11

what is the difference between colloids or crystalloids?

Answer 11

colloids- fluid with large molecules

crystalloids- fluid with small molecules

Question 12

what type of fluid is given for maintenance?

Answer 12

4% dextrose or saline

Question 13

what type of fluid is given in resuscitation?

Answer 13

plasmolyte

Question 14

4 main causes of neurogenic shock?

Answer 14

metabolic
Infection
trauma
stroke