VCRT Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Understands

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FULL EXAM REVIEW CRT/RRT (NBRC) 100% Correct Questions and Answers Ascites - accumulation of fluid in the abdomen caused by LIVER FAILURE Venous distention - -occurs with CHF -seen with obstructiv... e patients (seen in exhalation phase) Capillary refill - -indication of peripheral circulation -Normal < 3 seconds Jaundice skin color - -increase in bilirubin. -mostly in face and trunk Bradypnea (oligopnea) - -decreased respiratory rate (<12bpm) variable depth and irregular rhythm Hyperpnea - -increased rate, depth, with regular rhythm Cheyne-Stokes - -gradually increasing then decreasing rate and depth in a cycle lasting from 30 - 180 secs, with apnea up to 60 secs -increased ICP, meningitis, overdose Biots - -increased rate and depth with irregular periods of apnea -CNS problem, head/brain injury Kussmaul's - -increased rate, depth, irregular rhythm, breathing sounds labored -Raspy voice Apneustic - prolonged gasping inspiration followed by extremely short, insufficient expiration -respiratory center problems, trauma, tumor cachectic - muscle atrophy/loss of muscle tone retractions - -chest moves inward during inspiratory efforts instead of outward -blocked airway in adults = INTUBATE -RDS in infants Character of cough - -dry, non-productive cough may indicate tumor in the lungs or asthma -productive cough may indicate infectionevidence of difficult airway - -short receding mandible (chin) -enlarged tongue (macroglossia) -bull neck -limited neck range-of-motion pulsus paradoxus - -pulse/blood pressure varies with respiration. may indicate severe air trapping (status asthmaticus or cardiac tamponade) tactile fremitus - -vibrations felt by hand on chest wall -vocal fremitus: voice vibrations on the chest wall -pleural rub fremitus: grating sensation due to roughened pleural spaces -Rhonchial fremitus(palpable rhonchi): secretions in airways [Show More]

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