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Guillian-Bare Syndrom (GBS)

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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

  • Causes an acute peripheral nervous system disorder results in a flaccid paralysis of the skeletal muscle and loss of muscle reflexes
  • Paralysis of the diaphragm and ventricular failure can develop= needing to be on mechanical vent.
  • “weak legs”
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Polyneuropathy

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Flaccid paralysis of the skeletal muscle and loss of muscle reflexes

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Major Pathologic or structural changes of the lungs with GBS

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  • Mucous accumulation
  • Airway obstruction
  • Alveolar Consolidation
  • Atelectasis
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Development of GBS is unknown, but they do know that it is from an

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immune response of foreign antigens that attack nerve tissue and lymphocytes
-Macrophages attack and strip off the myelin sheath of the peripheral nerves and leave swelling and frags of neural axons

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Onset of GBS

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1-4 weeks after a febrile episode caused by a mild resp. or gastrointestinal viral or bacterial infection

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Clinical History of GBS

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  1. Symmetric muscle weakness in distal extremities or dysesthesias (unpleasant, abnormal sense of touch), accompanied by paresthesia (tingling, burning, shockline sensation)
  2. Pain (especially lower back, butt, legs)
  3. Numbness
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Dysesthesias

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unpleasant, abnormal sense of touch

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Paresthesia

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tingling, burning, shockline sensation

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Muscle paralysis in GBS

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spreads upwards starting at the (g)round to (b)rain

-Ascending paralysis

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GBS paralysis spreads in what time period

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In single day or several days

  • peaks about 2 weeks
  • 90% full recovery, as long as 3 years
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Diagnosis of GBS

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Pts clinical hx
cerebrospinal fluid findings
EMG
Nerve conduction studies (NCS)= increase and protein

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EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) show what with GBS

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Acute polyneuropathy with demyelinating antibodies- associated with axonal subtypes of GBS

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Treat GBS with what

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Corticosteroid

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GBS common in

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Higher chance in whites 50 years old and older

-Similar male and female

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Acute Vent. Failure averages

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Vital Capacity < 20ml/kg
NIF < -25cmH2O
pH < 7.32 or
PaCo2 > 45 mmHg

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We measure vital capacity with

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NIF

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GBS potential medical emergency

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30% -> acute vent. failure and require mechanical vent..

-Stabalize vitals and supportive care, frequent measurements FVC and MIP

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GBS primary treatment

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  1. Plasma pheresis

2. Intravenous immune globulin

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Plasma pheresis

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Removes antibodies from plasma that contributes to the immune system attack on peripheral nerves

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Intravenous immune globulin

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Blood product that contains IgG from donors

-Lasts 2weeks - 3 months

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Added risk of thromboembolism increase=

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patient receives anticoagulants , elastic stockings, and passive range of motion exercises (ev. 3-4 hours) turn patient frequently

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Myasthenia Gravis

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Most common chronic disorder of the neuromascular junction, only affects myoneural (motor) junction, sensory function not lost.
-Interferes with acetylcholine (AcH) between the axon terminal and receptor sites of voluntary muscles

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Hallmark clinical features of Myasthenia Gravis

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Fluctuating Skeletal muscle weakness usually improves following rest
-Fatigue and weakness usually improves as well with rest

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2 clinical types of Myasthenia Gravis

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  1. Ocular

2. Generalized

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Ocular

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Type of Myasthenia Gravis

-Muscle weakness limited to eyelids and extra ocular muscle

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Generalized

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Type of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Involves a variable combination of
    1. Muscles of mouth and throat respiratory for speech and swallowing (bulbar muscles)
    2. Limbs
    3. Respiratory Muscles
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Dropped Head Syndrome

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Neck extensor and flexor muscles affected

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Myasthenia Crisis

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When diaphragm goes-> mechanical vent. required

-Mucous accumulation with airway obstruction, Alveolar Consolidation, and Atelectasis may develop

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Cause of Myasthenia Gravis

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Related to AcH receptor (AcHR) antibodies (IgG) that blocks the nerve impulse transmissions and neuromuscular junction

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Seropositive/ Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis

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with or without AChR and MUSK

-90% Seropositive

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Antibodies usually arise within

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thymus or related tissue

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Peak age of onset of Myasthenia Gravis

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15-35 years old in females, and 40-70 years old in Males

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Myasthenia Gravis provoked by

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emotional upset, physical stress, exposure to increase temp changes, febrile illness, and pregnancy

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Tests/ Diagnoses of Myasthenia

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  1. Clinical presentation and history
  2. Bedside tests
  3. Immunologic studies
  4. Electrodiagnostic Studies
  5. Elevation of conditions associated with myathenia gravis
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Signs and Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis

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  • Facial Muscle Weakness
  • Ptosis
  • Diplopia
  • Ophthalmoplegia
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Speaking
  • Chewing
  • Swallowing
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Ptosis

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Dropping of one or both eyelids

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Diplopida

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double vision

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38
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Opthalmoplegia

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Paralysis or weakness of one or muscles for eye movement

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Bedside Diagnostic test of Myasthenia Gravis

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  • Ice pack test

- Edrophonium (Tensilon)

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Ice pack test on myasthenia gravis

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3-5 minutes when ptosis(dropping of one or both eyelids) is present

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Edrophonium (tensilon)

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Pt with ptosis or ophthalmoparesis

  • short acting drug, blocks cholinesterase from breaking down AcH (10 min)
  • Has false neg/ positives
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1st diagnostic of Myasthenia Gravis

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Serologic tests

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43
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Two types of Drowning

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DRY DROWING (10-15%)
-Laryngospasm keeps water out of lungs
-Normal lungs
WET DROWNING (85-90%)
-Glottis relaxes and patient inhales water
-Leads to pulmonary edema
44
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Wet drowning that leads to pulmonary edema

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-Alveolar/ Capillary Edema
-Loss of surfactant
=
-Atelectasis
-Frothy White secretions-> hard for alveoli to open, so add PEEP

45
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Better the survival vs worse when drowning

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BETTER
-Colder the water
-The younger
-The cleaner
-Shorter time in water
-No other serious the better
-Good CPR start ASAP
WORSE
-Suicides tend to have a lower survival rate
46
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Drowning Sequence

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  1. Panic and violent struggle to return to the surface
  2. Period of calmness and apnea
  3. Swallowing of large amounts of fluid-> vomiting
  4. Gasping inspirations and aspirations
  5. convulsions
  6. Coma
  7. Death
47
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Hypothermia while drowning=

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shuts down body and cells arent eating up O2

-Common in kids less than 4 and teenagers

48
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Steps to treating drowning patients

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  1. Remove wet clothing- Hypothermia lowers med responses
  2. Warm body up
    - Warm IVs
    - Warming blankets
    - Heated aerosol for inhalation
    - Lavage of warm solutions to gastric, bladder , rectum, etc
    - Rarely ECMO
  3. Oxygen
  4. Ventilation
    - May develop ards
49
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Cough and sputum production of drowning patients

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  • Cough and sputum production= Frothy (blocking air), pink, stable bubbles
50
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Chest assessment in drowning patients

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-Crackles (Popping alveoli open) and rhonchi

51
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Burn defined as

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Denaturing and destruction of tissue proteins and bonecaused by thermal, electrical, or chem injury.
-20% suffer from inhalation injury as well

52
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Degrees of burn

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1st degree- Sunburn
2nd degree- deeper in the tissue= blistering
3rd degree- Basal cells= scarring and need surg intervention

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Four Phases of Burn Care

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  • Initial Evaluation and Resuscitation
  • Initial wound excision and biologic closure
  • Rehab, Reconstriction, and reintegration
54
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Initial Evaluation and resuscitation of burn

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First 72 hours, achieve accurate fluis resuscitation and throrough evaluation.
-We make sure enough O2 and ABG

55
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Initial wound excision and biologic closure of burn

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Day 1-7

-Identify and remove all full thickness wounds and optain biologic closure

56
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Rehab, reconstruct and reintegration of burn

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Entire hospital stay

-Initially to maintain range of movement and reduce edema

57
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Evaluate what on a burn

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Extent, depth, and circumferential components

58
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5 predicted events of burn

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-Acute airway obstruction
-bronchospasm
-Infection
Leading cause of morbidity = Resp. Failure

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1st goal treating burn

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  • Fluid resuscitation-IV

- Remove Eschar (burn tissue) and closure of open wounds-> avoid infection/ sepsis and multiple organ failure-> ARDS

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Inhalation definition

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Damage to lungs by the inspiration of superheated gases (temp above 150*C), steam, or noxious of products of incomplete combustion

  • Hot gas
  • Steam
  • Noxious Products
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Diagnosing Inhalation injuries

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  • Morbidity increases with smoke inhalation

- -History, Exam, CXR-Pulmonary Edema?, Bronchoscope, PaO2/ FiO2 ratio, Radioisotope scanning

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PaO2/ FiO2 ratio with ARDS

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If below 100

63
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Interventions of Inhalation Injuries

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Airway clearance

  • Suction on vent.
  • Heated wire circuit to provide humidity
64
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Phases of inhalation injury

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  • Exudative
  • Degenerative
  • Proliferative
  • Reparative

+Leads to ARDS

65
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Management of Inhalation injuries

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  • Intubate anyone with suspected airway injury
  • Edema comes on in first 4 hours and can be difficult to intubate if you wait
  • Can be difficult to tape due to burned tissue, use twill tape
  • Tracheostomy for severe cases
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Complications of inhalation injuries

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  • Airway Obstruction
  • Tissue Swelling
  • Secretions
  • Bronchospasm
  • Tissue sloughing
  • Pulmonary infections
  • Resp Failure
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Steam is far worse with

68
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (CO) 1st intervention

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Administer 100% O2 NRB- wide open

69
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Contraindicated of CO poisoning

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Pulse Oximeters

  • Use co-oximeter to get actual HbCO
  • Affinity for hgb is 210 times of oxygen
70
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Carboxyhemoglobin results in

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  • An acute physiolgic anemia
  • Anemic anemia= not enough O2 carried to cells-> Disruption to carrying
  • -Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)- Poisoning is produced by the combusion of nutrogen containing compounds in a low O2 atmosphere
  • HCN binds to cytochrome oxidase system and inhibits cellular
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Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN)

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poisoning is produced by the combustion of nitrogen containing compounds in a low O2 atmosphere

72
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Patient is nice and pin but still hypoxic from CO poisoning why

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Blood comes out very pink

73
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Co-oximeter measures both

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CO and SaO2

-Subtract the CO from the SpO2 to find the real SaO2

74
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So any amount of CO that reduces the SaO2 to less than

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90% causes hypoxemi

75
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normal people have what CO

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0%

-Heavy smokers can have up to 7% CO

76
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SaO2=

77
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20% or more SaO2=

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CO poisoning

78
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Treatment of CO poisoning

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  • 100% oxygen (NRB or intubate)
  • Hyperbaric oxygenation
  • Changes the atmospheric pressure
  • So instead of 760mmHg for PAO2 , 2 atmospheres would be 1520mmHg
  • Increasing the PaO2
79
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The onset of the signs and symptoms of myasthenia gravis is / are

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  1. Slow and insidious
  2. Sudden and rapid
  3. Intermittent
  4. Often Elusive
80
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Myasthenis gravis

  1. is more common in young men
  2. Has a peak age of onset in females of 15 to 35 years
  3. Is often provoked by emotional upset and physical stress
  4. Is associated with receptor-binding antibiodies
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  1. Has a peak age of onset in females of 15 to 35 years
  2. Is often provoked by emotional upset and physical stress
  3. is associated with receptor binding antibodies
81
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Which of the following is associated with myasthenia gravis

  1. bronchospasm
  2. mucous accumulation
  3. Alveolar hyperinflation
  4. atelectasis
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Mucous accumulation, atelectasis

82
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When monitoring the pt with myasthenia gravis, ALL of the following are indicators of acute ventilatory failure

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pH 7.31
PaCO2 55 mmHg
MIP -15 cmH20

83
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Which antibodies is believed to block the nerve impulse transmission at the neuromuscular junction in myasthenia gravis

84
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In guillian barre syndrome, which of the following pathologic changes develop in the peripheral nerves

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Inflammation, Demyelination, edema

85
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Which of the following is associated with guillain barre syndrome

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  1. Alveolar consolidation
  2. Mucous accumulation
  3. Alveolar hypoinflation
  4. Atelectasis
86
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Guillain Barre syndrom is more common in

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people older than 50 years of age, and white than in blacks

87
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Full recovery from guillain barre syndrom is expected in approx what percentage of cases

88
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Which of the following are indicators for intubation and mech vent in pts with guillain barre syndrom

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pH < 7.40
PaCO2 > 45
FVC < 20 mL/kg
MIP < -30cm H20

89
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In the US, drowning is the

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third leading cause of accidental death

90
Q

according to the CDC and prevention, about how many people drown each year in the US

91
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Which of the following are the major anatomic alterations of the lungs associated with near drowning victims?

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  1. consolidation
  2. bronchospasm
  3. increased alveolar-capillary membrane thickness
  4. atelectasis
  5. excessive bronchial secretions
92
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Which of the following clinical manifestations are associated with near drowning victims?

  1. frothy, pink sputum
  2. crackles
  3. increased pH
  4. increases SvO2
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Frothy pink sputum

Crackles

93
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Which of the following pulmonary function testing values are associated with near drowning victims?

  1. normal or decreased FEV1
  2. decreased FVC
  3. decreased RV
  4. normal or increased FEV1/FVC ratio
A

d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

94
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Near drowning refers to the situation in which a victim:

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d. at least temporarily survives a liquid submersion

95
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What anatomic alterations happen during a wet drowning?

  1. the victim coughs out any water
  2. the glottis relaxes
  3. water enters the airways and alveoli
  4. inhaled water causes bronchial constriction
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c. 2, 3, and 4 only

96
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The pulmonary effects of a near drowning victim inhaling water include:

  1. capillary fluid moves into alveoli
  2. surfactant production is increased
  3. pulmonary shunting is increased
  4. atelectasis develops
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d. 1, 3, and 4 only

97
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Given the following options, which would occur last in a near drowning sequence?

a. convulsions
b. panic and violent struggle to return to the surface
c. swallowing then vomiting large amounts of fluid
d. gasping inspirations and aspiration

98
Q

An ambulance has just transported an apneic near drowning victim to the Emergency Department. The paramedic is performing bag-mask ventilations for the victim who has a pulse and blood pressure. As the respiratory therapist, what would you recommend be done?

  1. initiate mechanical ventilation
  2. continue bag-mask ventilations
  3. intubate the victim
  4. begin chest compressions
99
Q

percentage hospitalized patients with thermal injury have an acute upper airway obstruction

100
Q

Except for the rare instance of steam inhalation, direct thermal injuries usually do not occur below the level of which of the following structures

101
Q

When chest wall burns are present, the pts pulmonary condition may be further aggravated by which of the following

A
  1. Decreased lung and chest compliance
  2. Increased airway resistance
  3. Administration of narcotics
  4. Immobility
102
Q

Which of the following is/are the pulmonary related pathologic changes associated with smoke inhalation

  1. Pneumomediastinum
  2. Bronchospasm
  3. Pulmonary edema
  4. Pulmonary embolism
103
Q

Which of the following produce carbon monoxide when burned?

  1. Polyurethanes
  2. wood, cotton, paper
  3. Organic material
  4. Polyvinylchloride
A

Organic material, Polyvinylchloride

104
Q

Which of the following oxygenation indices is or are associated with smoke inhalation and burns during the early and intermediate stages

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Increase VO2
Increase in C(a-v)O2
Decreased DO2
Decrease SvO2

105
Q

f an adult’s entire right arm, right leg, and anterior truck have been burned, approximately what percentage of the patient’s body surface area is burned?

106
Q

healing time for a second degree

107
Q

Breathing 100% oxygen at 1 atmosphere reduces the COHb half life to less than

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