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Jkov05

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Your patient is receiving ECMO and requires frequent medications. IV access is limited. The physician asks for your recommendations on ways to improve the ease of medication delivery. What would you suggest?
 
  a. Establish intraosseous (IO) access.
  b. Deliver the medications down the endo-tracheal tube.
  c. Utilize the infusion ports along the tubing.
  d. Aerosolize the medications.

Question 2

How is the ECMO system powered?
 
  a. A pump
  b. A piston
  c. A compressor
  d. Gravity


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tennis14576

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Infusion ports can be added along the tubing for infusing medications in patients who have lim-ited IV access. These ports can also be an option for access when Continuous Veno Venous He-mofiltration (CVVH) is required.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The ECMO system is powered by the blood pump. The pump function is to draw blood in, either from a venous reservoir (the bladder) or directly from the venous circulation, pump it through the oxygenator and then into the patient.


Jkov05

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!

mjenn52

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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