Critical care Flashcards
type 1 respiratory failure
oxygenation failure
type 2 respiratory failure
oxygenation and ventilation failure
type of cardiovascular failure
Distributive (septic)
Hypovolaemic
Anaphylactic
Neurogenic
Cardiogenic
what is shock
Shock is acute circulatory failure with inadequate or inappropriately distributed tissue perfusion resulting in cellular hypoxia
what is cardiac output
Heart Rate x Stroke Volume
what is stroke volume
Preload / Contractility / Afterload
how is cardiovascular failure treated
vasopressors
inotropes
vasopressors examples
metaraminol
noradrenaline
inotropes examples
adrenaline
dobutamine
what should be taken into consideration fluid wise
Colloids or crystalloids?
Maintenance or resuscitation?
How much? 30 ml/kg “limit”
what can neurological failure be attributed to
Metabolic
Trauma
Infection
Stroke