Which of the following are global monitoring indexes? 1. APACHE ...

[madam-professor]

Which of the following are global monitoring indexes? 1. APACHE 2. APS 3. TISS 4. ATS
 
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 2 and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 2

Which of the following are used to determine a patient's neurologic status? 1. Measuring VD/VT ratio 2. Pupillary response and eye movement 3. Corneal and gag reflex 4. Respiratory rate and pattern
 
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 3 and 4 only
  d. 2, 3, and 4 only

[soda0602]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
These indices (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation APACHE 1, 2, 3 and 4, Acute Physiology Score APS, Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System TISS, and Burns Weaning Assessment Program BWAP) are determinations of scores from a number of monitored values obtained from snapshots of the patient's condition, usually during the first 24 hr after hospital admission.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Neurologic examinations include evaluation of the following: mental status, pupillary response, eye movements, corneal responses, gag reflex, respiratory rate and pattern, motor evaluation, and sensory evaluation.

[madam-professor]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[mammy1697]

Gracias!