PFT Flashcards
What pts are at risk for PPC?
Hx of significant pulmonary disease
Obesity
Aortic, thoracic, abdominal surgery
Long term smokers
Elderly (>70)
High risk PFT results: FEV1, FEV1/FVC, VC
<2L
<.5
< 40-50% predicted (15cc/kg in adults, 10cc/kg in children)
What % improvement in PFT is good?
15
How to treat bronchospasm and infections preoperatively
Bronchodilators
ABX, culture and senstivity
IE ratio for COPD pt
BIGGER
1:2 to 1:3!
What level to keep etco2 in co2 retainers? What if you dont?
Baseline, if not, you will cause metabolic alkalosis
What drugs to avoid in bronchospasm?
Histamine releasing drugs
STP (penthotal, barbituate for induction),
ABX,
neostigmine,
morphine/meperdine,
atracurium/succ/mivacurium,
Possibly aspirin, and if so then ketoralac
Only use albuterol, ketamine
If FEV1 is less than ___% of predicted, extubation will not be effected
50
If FEV1 is __% - __% of predicted, with some hypoxemia and hypercarbia, prolonged extubation is probably
25-50
If FEV1 is less than 25% what procedures should be done?
only life saving procedures
use regional if possible
Risk: inability to wean ventilator, trachestomy
Extubation criteria; RR, PaO2, PaCO2, MIF, VC
<30
>70 (on fio2 .4)
<55
less than -20cmH2o
>15cc/kg
Intubation criteria for acute respiratory failure; rr, vc, MIF, pao2, paco2, vd/vt, aa gradient, and clinical diagnosis’
> 35
<15cc/kg or 10cc/kg
-20cm h20
<70 on fio2 .4
55 (unless chronic)
.6
350mmHg on fio2 1.0
burns, AMS, rapid deterioration, fatigue
ABCs if CXR
airway
bone
cardiac
diaphragm
equal fields of lungs
gastric
hilum
invasive lines
How soon does an ABG need to be measured? What will happen if not?
15 minutes, glycolysis with lactic acid production, decreased ph, increased pco2
How long can i store abg on ice?
2h
What will heparin do to abg
lower PCO2 by dilution, especially in children with small samples
ABG normal values, ph, pco2, po2, hco2, base excess
7.35-7.45
35-45
70-105
22-27
-3 - 3
How does PCO2 effect ph
pco2 increase by 10, ph drop by .08
vice verse
Alveolar gas equation/ AA gradient equation
PAO2=(Pb-Ph2o)x(fio2)-(paco2/rq)
PaO2= from abg
What increases AA gradient?
GA
PTX
PE
shunt
VQ MM