Exam Preview for 1731: Key Concepts in the Management of Respirator

Key Concepts in the Management of Respiratory Failure Series: Extracorporeal Support (ECMO) and Adjunct Treatment

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1. VV-Venovenous ECMO is typically initiated for: Respiratory failure Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal Hypercarbia primarily Cardiac failure
2. VA-Venoarterial ECMO is typically initiated for: Cardiac failure/shock Respiratory failure Hypercarbia Mixed failure
3. Guidelines for ARDS prevention include a Pplat setting: Less than 30 cmH20 Greater than 40 cmH20 Equal to 35 cmH20 Greater than 20 cmH20
4. What is an adjunct therapy fo respiratory failure? Esophageal manometry Neuromuscular Blockers Inhaled pulmonary vasodilators All of the above
5. What factors influence alveolar distending pressures? Morbid obesity Abdominal compartment syndrome Circumferential burns All of the above