TESTING TIPS

Question 1

If a patient just had recent surgery and their blood pressure starts to drop, what is most likely the cause?

Answer 1

They’re most likely bleeding from somewhere.

Hemorrhaging

Question 2

When in doubt, ASSESS your patient.

Answer 2

If you don’t know enough to conclude a diagnosis, next step should be an assesment of your patient.

Question 3

If a patient has marked or severe stridor, what should be your next step?

Answer 3

Intubation pretty much always. Airway is CLOSING OFF fast.

Question 4

If a patient has mild or light inspiratory stridor, what should be your next step?

Answer 4

Cool mist bland aerosol

Question 5

Regardless of the x-ray type, determine whether the abnormality is supraglottic or subglottic!!

Answer 5

LTB (croup) is SUBGLOTTIC (below the glottis).
Egiglottitis is SUPRAGLOTTIC (upper airways).

Super serious = SUPRAGLOTTIC

Question 6

Know that with A/C mode, you are the one that controls the VT, which can in turn, manipulate the _____.

Answer 6

CO2!

If a patient is acidotic on SIMV or any other partial support mode, switching to A/C can help fix CO2 by controlling the VT.

Question 7

Narrowing of the airway on ANY xray film is consistent with what disease process?

Answer 7

LTB (croup)

Steeple sign is described as the narrowing of the airway