Critical Care Flashcards
1
Q
What is critical care?
A
Organ system support
ABCDE assessment
2
Q
What is a type 1 resp failure?
A
Oxygenation failure
3
Q
What is a type 2 resp failure?
A
Oxygenation and ventilation failure
4
Q
What is shock?
A
An acute circulatory failure with inadequate or inappropriately distributed tissue perfusion resulting in cellular hypoxia
5
Q
Name the types of shock?
A
Distributive (septic) Hypovolaemic Anaphylactic Neurogenic Cardiogenic
6
Q
Name some vasopressors
A
Metaraminol
Noradrenaline
- Used to treat shock and critical hypotension
7
Q
Name some inotropes
A
Adrenaline
Dobutamine
- positive inotrope = strengthen contractility
Used to reverse cardiogenic shock
8
Q
What causes neurological failure?
A
Metabolic Imbalance/Overload
Trauma
Infection
Stroke
9
Q
What are inotropes?
A
They are drugs which alter the contractility of the heart
Positive inotrope = strengthen
Negative inotrope = weaken
