ACCS Exam Questions and answers. 100% Accurate, verified.

ACCS Exam Questions and answers. 100% Accurate, verified. Urine Output - -40ml/hr Heart Rate - -60 - 100bpm Respiratory Rate - -12 - 20 bpm Blood pressure - -Systolic 90 - 140 Diastolic 60 - 90 WOB - -0.5 - 0.7 J/L or 0.05 - 0.07 Kg-m/l ETCO2 - -34 - 36 torr or 3 - 6% Physiological deadspace - -= Vd/Vt Normal Value 20 - 40% 20 %- 60% (Ventilated patients) Alveolar Air Equation (Short cut) - -PAO2 = (FiO2 * 7) - (PaO2 + 10) A - a Gradient - -25 - 65 torr on 100% A - a Gradient = 66 - 300 torr - -V/Q mismatch A - a Gradient 300 torr - -Shunting Arterial Oxygen Content (CaO2) - -17 - 20 vol% Good ABG = CaO2 17 Bad ABG = CaO2 15 Mixed Venous O2 Content (CvO2) - -12 - 16 Vol% List the 4 critical life functions - -Ventilation Oxygenation Circulation Perfusion Which of the 4 critical life function is the first priority - -Ventilation What assessments world determine how well a patient is ventilating - -Respiratory Rate Tidal volume Chest movement Breath sounds ETCO2, PaCO2 What assessments world determine how well a patient is oxygenating - -Heart rate Color Sensorium SaO2, PaO2 What information would help the adult critical care specialist determine if a patient's circulation is adequate - -Pulse Heart rate and strength Cardiac output