FCCS Test Study Guide | 100% Correct
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
DIRECT Methodology - ✔✔
Detection
Intervention
Reassessment
Effective Communication
Teamwork
____ is the greatest contribution to diagnosis. - ✔✔History
____ is the single most important indicator of critical illness. - ✔✔Tachypnea
Kussmall Breathing (or change in depth of respiration) usually indicates - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (or periodic breathing with apnea or hypopnea usually indicates - ✔✔Severe
brainstem injury or cardiac dysfunction
Biot Respiration (or ataxic breathing) usually indicates - ✔✔Severe neuronal damage
____ is one of the most important indicators of critical illness. - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis
____ is one of the most useful tests in an acutely ill patient. - ✔✔ABG
An acute deterioration may seem to occur more abruptly in: young or elderly? - ✔✔Young
, What are the two most important predictors of risk in a critically ill patient? - ✔✔Tachypnea and
Metabolic acidosis
Oropharyngeal airway is not used if ____. - ✔✔Airway reflexes are intact
Nasopharyngeal airway is contraindicated in patient with ____ and ____. - ✔✔Suspected basilar skull
fracture or coagulopathy
____ is the most common cause of airway obstruction. - ✔✔Tongue
SOAP ME (Airway Mneumonic) - ✔✔Suction
Oxygen
Airways
Position
Monitoring/Medications
Equipment
Airway Evaluation - ✔✔Neck Mobility
External Face
Mouth Tongue and Pharynx
Jaw
After tracheal intubation, significant alterations in hemodynamics should be anticipated. -
✔✔Hypertension and Tachycardia
Although, you can also have Hypotension and decreased CO due to reduced venous return associated
with positive airway pressure.
Maximum dose of Lidocaine in airway: - ✔✔4 mg/kg (Max: 300 mg)
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
DIRECT Methodology - ✔✔
Detection
Intervention
Reassessment
Effective Communication
Teamwork
____ is the greatest contribution to diagnosis. - ✔✔History
____ is the single most important indicator of critical illness. - ✔✔Tachypnea
Kussmall Breathing (or change in depth of respiration) usually indicates - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (or periodic breathing with apnea or hypopnea usually indicates - ✔✔Severe
brainstem injury or cardiac dysfunction
Biot Respiration (or ataxic breathing) usually indicates - ✔✔Severe neuronal damage
____ is one of the most important indicators of critical illness. - ✔✔Metabolic acidosis
____ is one of the most useful tests in an acutely ill patient. - ✔✔ABG
An acute deterioration may seem to occur more abruptly in: young or elderly? - ✔✔Young
, What are the two most important predictors of risk in a critically ill patient? - ✔✔Tachypnea and
Metabolic acidosis
Oropharyngeal airway is not used if ____. - ✔✔Airway reflexes are intact
Nasopharyngeal airway is contraindicated in patient with ____ and ____. - ✔✔Suspected basilar skull
fracture or coagulopathy
____ is the most common cause of airway obstruction. - ✔✔Tongue
SOAP ME (Airway Mneumonic) - ✔✔Suction
Oxygen
Airways
Position
Monitoring/Medications
Equipment
Airway Evaluation - ✔✔Neck Mobility
External Face
Mouth Tongue and Pharynx
Jaw
After tracheal intubation, significant alterations in hemodynamics should be anticipated. -
✔✔Hypertension and Tachycardia
Although, you can also have Hypotension and decreased CO due to reduced venous return associated
with positive airway pressure.
Maximum dose of Lidocaine in airway: - ✔✔4 mg/kg (Max: 300 mg)
