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Decks in this class (33)

Determining the need for ventilatory support
What kind of intervention is mech...,
When should ventilator support be...,
When should a patient be placed o...
23  cards
Required Equipment for Mechanical Ventilation
What are the two types of artific...,
Which artificial airway is a spec...,
What is the purpose of a cuff on ...
18  cards
Types of Mechanical Ventilators
How are ventilators classified,
How in negative pressure ventilat...,
What is the amount of negative pr...
17  cards
Commonly Monitored Ventilator Settings
What is the goal tidal volume for...,
What increases as tidal volume or...,
What is plateau pressure
51  cards
Noninvasive Alternatives for Mechanical Ventilation
How can the combination of positi...,
In what conditions would noninvas...,
What are two noninvasive alternat...
10  cards
High-Acuity Nursing
What is the confusion assessment ...,
How many levels are there for icu...,
What is the benefit of having int...
34  cards
Blood Transfusions
Two reasons for a blood transfusion,
Number one cause of an upper gi b...,
Who is prone to esophageal varices
36  cards
Holistic Care of the Patient and Family
What are the 5 stages of loss acc...,
What is the benefit of the denial...,
What are the stages of bargaining...
39  cards
Critical Care
What does the american associatio...,
Who composes a rapid response team,
How long before cardiac arrest do...
15  cards
Mechanical Ventilation
What do crackles indicate in the ...,
What does atria stand for when ta...,
What are the late symptoms of hyp...
79  cards
Restraint Use in ICU
What are the 3 types of restraints,
When is a behavioral physical res...,
What is the most common type of r...
15  cards
Nutrition and Medication Administration in the Critically Ill
What kind of state are icu patien...,
What is the foundational building...,
Which critically ill patient is a...
21  cards
Central Venous Catheters
Where do most central lines termi...,
What should be monitored once a c...,
Where are early signs of central ...
50  cards
Central Line Dressing Changes
Is a hickman tunneled or non tunn...,
Which line are dvts most frequent...,
What is one of the main contraind...
4  cards
Chest Tubes
Does the pleural cavity have posi...,
Does the lung and atmosphere pres...,
What direction do the lungs recoil
45  cards
Tracheostomy Basics
What is ostomy,
Why would a patient need a trache...,
What are reasons that patients ma...
19  cards
EKG
What do open sodium channels cause,
What happens when calcium is rele...,
What happens when potassium chann...
53  cards
Perfusion
What does the pulmonary circuit i...,
Why can an increase in pressure i...,
Which layer of a blood vessel pre...
78  cards
Hemodynamic Monitoring
The measurement of pressure flow ...,
If preload is unchanged and the h...,
Which drugs will increase or impr...
19  cards
Cardiac Drugs
What kind of drugs are prils,
What are pril drugs used for,
What kind of drug is spironolactone
51  cards
Alterations in Cardiac Function
What are 3 reasons that mitral va...,
What are 4 reasons that aortic va...,
3 reasons that regurgitation may ...
83  cards
Essential Concepts in Oxygenation
What is the process of o2 leaving...,
What does ventilation depend on 5,
Where are the sensors chemorecept...
81  cards
A-line Basics
Can an a line be used for a trans...,
What is an a line used for,
Why does an a line work
23  cards
Anemia
What is anemia,
What is neutropenia,
What is thrombocytopenia
22  cards
Neurology
How would an obtundated patient p...,
What kind of patient would presen...,
What scale is used to assess chan...
47  cards
High Acuity Fluid and Electrolytes
What is the difference between se...,
What kind of solution will shift ...,
What kind of solutions can be use...
4  cards
Burn Care
What is included in the primary s...,
How is a patient s temperature ma...,
Why are pediatric patients more s...
38  cards
Sepsis
5 components of the inflammatory ...,
Temp to fit sirs criteria,
Heart rate to fit sirs criteria
13  cards
Cancer
Which cancers commonly metastasiz...,
Which cancers commonly will metas...,
Which cancers commonly metastasiz...
100  cards
Death and Dying
What is a large reason that palli...,
How is hospice delivered,
What is included in the five wishes
23  cards
Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant
Where does hematopoiesis occur in...,
What types of blood cells are der...,
What is leukemia
46  cards
Organ transplant
What is a heterograft,
What is an isograft,
What is an allograft
33  cards
Shock/MODS
What are the objective parameters...,
What is the most common type of s...,
What are the 3 types of distribut...
9  cards

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