Critical Care Flashcards
The most common precipitating event for cardiac instability:
Respiratory Insufficiency
The earliest and most reliable sign of shock
Tachycardia
The most common pre-arrest rhythms in young children:
Bradyarrythmias
Bradycardia, assess 6H and 4Ts:
Hypoxia
Hypovolemia
Hydrogem ions (Acidosis)
Hypo or hyperkalemia
Hypoglycemia
Hypothermia
Toxins
Tamponade
Tension pneumothorax
Trauma
The most important compenent of CPR
High quality CPR, adequate chest compressions
Venous access not attainable during this time, indocates for IO placement
Within 1 minute
Componts of Brain Death
Unresponsiveness
Absence of Brainstem Reflexes
Apnea
The body’s inability to deliver adequate oxygen to meet metabolic demands of vital organs and tissues
Shock
The body’s inability to deliver adequate oxygen to meet metabolic demands of vital organs and tissues
Shock
Any alteration of organ function that requires medical support for maintenance and increases probability of death for those patients with shock.
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
The most common cause of shock in children worldwide.
Hypovolemic shock
This shock is caused mostly by diarrhea, vomiting or hemorrhage
Hypovolemic Shock
There is inadequate vasomotor tone which leads to capillary leak and maldistribution
Distributive Shock
Characterized by fluid loss and decrease in pre-load
Hypovolemic Shock
A state of abnormal vasodilation
Distributive Shock
