Vital signs

Question 1

what are the 6 vital signs?

Answer 1

BP, pulse, Temp, RR, Sat O2 and GCS

Question 2

what are the 6 vital signs?

Answer 2

BP, pulse, Temp, RR, Sat O2 and GCS

Question 3

which vital sign is the most important to critical illness?

Answer 3

RR

Question 4

What is a really alarming RR? Why? what might we do acutely>

Answer 4

RR of 30 bc cost of ventilation–> leads to respiratory muscle fatigue and failure. At rest, the respiratory muscles take up about consider mechanical ventilation in an acute setting

Question 5

What is a really alarming RR for tachypnoea? Why? what might we do acutely>

Answer 5

RR of 30 bc cost of ventilation–> leads to respiratory muscle fatigue and failure. At rest, the respiratory muscles take up about consider mechanical ventilation in an acute setting

Question 6

What is an alarming RR for slow breathing?

Answer 6

RR of

Question 7

BP is proportional to what?

Answer 7

CO and TPR

Question 8

BP is proportional to what?

Answer 8

CO and TPR

Question 9

MAP most closely relates to what?

Answer 9

organ perfusion pressure

Question 10

How do you calculate MAP?

Answer 10

(SBP-DBP) /3 + DBP

Question 11

In sepsis, which out of diastolic or systolic pressure drops?

Answer 11

diastolic pressure

Question 12

what are some surrogates of perfusion that we can use for diagnosing shock?

Answer 12

BP, cap refill, temp, colour, urine output, GCS, lactate

Question 13

what’s a good MAP?

Answer 13

Normal people MAP > 70

Question 14

In what is a setting can you see a high CO?

Answer 14

anaemia, sepsis, burns, trauma

Question 15

In what setting can you see a low CO?

Answer 15

haemorrhage, heart pump failure

Question 16

If you see bradycardia in an elderly patient- what should you think?

Answer 16

complete heart block

Question 17

what is the best position you’d put a patient with raised ICP?

Answer 17

Positioned at 30 degrees

Question 18

What can a temperature >40 and

Answer 18

Hyperthermia- denatures proteins, rhadomyolysis, systemci failure

Question 19

Malignant hyperthermia can be caused by=

Answer 19

volatile anaesthetics

Question 20

What can a temperature >40 and

Answer 20

Hyperthermia- denatures proteins, rhadomyolysis, systemic failure

Question 21

What can a temperature >40 and

Answer 21

Hyperthermia- denatures proteins, rhadomyolysis, systemic failure
Hypothermia- cardiac conduction slows down, increased risk of arrhythmias.

Question 22

Malignant hyperthermia can be caused by=

Answer 22

volatile anaesthetics

Question 23

what colour nail polish interferes with the sat oxygen monitor?

Answer 23

blue, black, green

Question 24

Carbon monoxide poisoning- what does the patient look like? Why might the Sat O2 be elevated?

Answer 24

Cherry red appearance. CO can also be detected. so need to do an ABG