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RESPIRATORY CRITICAL CARE |  |  |  | 3 | 17 | 39 | 59 |\n| A. Manage Airways |  |  |  | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |\n| 1. Airway clearance techniques |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2. Difficult airway recognition and techniques |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3. Advanced techniques during intubation, for example,\u003Cbr>• cricoid pressure • specialty visualization\u003Cbr>• tube changers devices |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4. Artificial airways |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| a. specialty endotracheal tubes, for example,\u003Cbr>• subglottic suction • double lumen\u003Cbr>• wire-reinforced |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| b. exchanging endotracheal tubes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| c. specialty tracheostomy tubes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| B. Administer Specialty Gases |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |\n| 1. Nitric oxide, for example,\u003Cbr>• initiation • withdrawal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2. Helium-oxygen, for example,\u003Cbr>• indications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| C. Manage Ventilation/Oxygenation |  |  |  | 0 | 8 | 28 | 36 |\n| 1. Initial settings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2. Advanced modes , for example,\u003Cbr>• techniques to enhance ventilation\u003Cbr>• techniques to enhance oxygenation\u003Cbr>• techniques to enhance synchrony |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3. Noninvasive, for example,\u003Cbr>• high flow nasal cannula\u003Cbr>• mask CPAP |  | • NPPV | |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4. Waveform analyses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5. Rescue techniques |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| a. recruitment maneuvers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| b. inhaled vasodilators, for example,\u003Cbr>• nitric oxide • prostacyclin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| c. high frequency ventilation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| d. prone patient positioning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| e. extracorporeal life support, for example,• ECMO |  |  | |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n\n| | Adult Critical Care Specialty Examination Detailed Content Outline\u003Cbr>Multiple-choice items are linked to open cells. |  |  | Items |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  | \u003Cbr>Ethics | Cognitive\u003Cbr>Levels |  |  | Total |\n|  |  |  |  |  | Recall | Application | Analysis |  |\n| 6. Strategies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| a. liberation (weaning) from mechanical ventilation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| b. prevention of lung injury from mechanical ventilation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| c. management of ARDS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| d. treatment of patients with traumatic injuries, for example, |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |\n| • head\u003Cbr>• cervical spine\u003Cbr>• chest |  | • abdomen\u003Cbr>• long bone fractures\u003Cbr>• burn/inhalation |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| e. exercise and rehabilitation while receiving ventilatory support |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| f. PEEP management, for example,\u003Cbr>• mild hypoxemia • severe hypoxemia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7. Differential / independent lung ventilation, for example,• indications • techniques |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8. Intrahospital transport of unstable and high-risk patients |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9. 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