BCCCP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM || UPDATED QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| RATED A+

BCCCP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM || UPDATED QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| RATED A+ What to do with sedation and analgesia during an SAT - Correct Answer Hold continuous sedative and analgesic infusions and bolus opioids for breakthrough pain (continuous opioid infusions allowed to continue while stopping sedatives if presence of active pain) What to do with sedation and analgesia if SAT fails - Correct Answer Bolus opioids before restarting infusion. Re initiate sedative infusion, if necessary, at half the previous dose and titrate to goal If a patient is delirious, which classes of medications should be scrutinized for need and appropriate dosage? - Correct Answer 1. Anticholinergics 2. BZDs 3. Opiates 4. Antipsychotics 5. Antispasmodics 6. Anticonvulsants 7. Corticosteroids What are precipitants of delirium to keep in mind and try to treat - Correct Answer 1. Infection 2. Dehydration or malnutrition 3. Sleep deprivation 4. Centrally acting medications (benzodiazepines, opiates, anticholinergics) 5. Lack of exposure to sunlight 6. Lack of personal interaction 7. Physical restraints or insertion of catheters or tubes