Fiser Chapter 16 CRITICAL CARE Flashcards
Normal CO
4-8 L/min
Normal CI
2.5-4 L/min/m^2
Normal SVR
800-1400
Normal PCWP
11 +/- 4 (7-15)
Normal CVP
7 +/- 2
Normal PAP
25/10
Normal SvO2 (mixed venous O2 sat)
75
MAP equation
MAP = CO x SVR
CI equation
CI = CO/BSA
Blood flow to organs
25% kidney
15% brain
5% heart
EF equation
SV/LVEDV
(LVEDV-LVESV)/LVEDV
Anrep effect
automatic increase in contractility 2/2 increased afterload
Bowditch effect
automatic increase in contractility 2/2 increased HR
CaO2 (arterial O2 content) equation
CaO2 = Hgb x 1.34 x O2 sat + (pO2 x 0.003)
O2 delivery equation
CO x CaO2 x 10
VO2 (O2 consumption) equation
VO2 = CO x (CaO2 - CvO2)
Normal O2 delivery-to-consumption ration 5:1
CO increases to keep this constant
O2 consumption is usually supply independent
Right shift O2-Hgb dissociation curve causes (increased O2 unloading)
CADET
Increased CO2, ATP production, acidosis, 2,3-DPG production, elevation, temperature
Normal p50 (O2 at which 50% of O2 receptors saturated) = 27 mm Hg
Causes of increased SvO2 (saturation of venous blood)
Normally 75%
Increased in shunt or decreased O2 extraction (sepsis, cirrhosis, CN tox, hyperbaric O2, hypothermia, paralysis, coma, sedation)
Causes of decreased SvO2 (saturation of venous blood)
Normally 75%
Decreased in increased O2 extraction or decreased O2 delivery (decreased O2 sat, decreasedCO, malignant hyperthermia)
Wedge may be thrown off by
Pulm HTN Aortic regurgitation Mitral stenosis Mitral regurgitation High PEEP Poor LV compliance
Swan-Ganz cath placement
Zone III (lower lung)
R SCV 45 cm L SCV 55 cm
R IJ 50 cm L IJ 60 cm
PVR can be measured only with Swan-Ganz (not Echo)
Wedge pressure should be measured at end-expiration
What do you do if there is hemoptysis after flushing Swan-Ganz cath?
Increase PEEP to tamponade pulmonary artery bleed
Mainstem intubate non-affected side
Fogarty balloon down mainstem on affected side
May need thoracotomy and lobectomy
What are the relative contraindications to Swan-Ganz cath?
Previous pneumonectomy
Left bundle branch block
Primary determinants of myocardial O2 consumption
Ventricular wall tension and HR
Increase can lead to MI
Normal alveolar-arterial gradient
10-15 mm Hg in normal nonventilated patient
What blood has the lowest venous saturation?
Coronary sinus blood (30%)
Shock definition
Inadequate tissue oxygenation
Adrenal insufficiency MCC
Withdrawal of exogenous steroids
Adrenal insufficiency manifestations
CV collapse, unresponsive to fluids and pressors
nausea, emesis, abdominal pain, fever, lethargy, decreased glucose, hyperkalemia
Tx: dexamethasone
Steroid potency
1x cortisone, hydrocortisone
5x prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone
30x dexamethasone
Neurogenic shock symptoms and treatment
Loss of sympathetic tone
Spine or head injury
Decreased HR, BP, warm skin
Tx: Give volume first, then phenylephrine
Hemorrhagic shock initial alteration
Increased diastolic pressure
Cardiac tamponade mechanism of hypotension
Decreased ventricular filling
Echo: impaired diastolic filling of RA
Beck’s triad
Hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac tamponade tx
Fluid resuscitation
Pericardial window or pericardiocentesis
Early sepsis triad
Hyperventilation
Confusion
Hypotension
Blood glucose in sepsis
Hyperglycemia often occurs just before clinically septic
Early GN sepsis: increased glucose, decreased insulin (impaired utilization)
Late GN sepsis: increased glucose and insulin (insulin resistence)
Hypovolemia neurohormonal response
Rapid: adrenergic release -> vasoconstriction and increased cardiac activity
Sustained: RAS -> renin from kidney -> vasoconstriction and water resorption; ADH from pituitary -> water reabroprtion; ACTH from pituitary -> cortisol
Sudan red stain
May show fat in sputum and urine in fat embolism
Where do most PEs arise from?
Iliofemoral region
If PE patient is in shock despite massive pressors and inotropes?
After heparin and Coumadin, consider open or percutaneous (suction catheter) embolectomy
Air emboli tx
Trendelenburg, role to left (keeps air in RV and RA), then aspirate air out with central line or PA catheter to RA/RV
IABP mechanism
- Inflates on T wave (diastole): improves diastolic BP, improves diastolic coronary perfusion
- Deflates on P wave (systole): decreases afterload