Introduction of ICU

Intensive care unit (ICU) also known as:

• Intensive therapy unit
• Intensive treatment unit (ITU)
• Critical care unit (CCU)
• All of the above

Which of the following facilities are not available in ICU?

• Higher staff-to-patient ratio
• Lower staff-to-patient ratio
• Highly trained staff
• Advanced medical equipment

Intensive care unit is for:

• Every emergency case
• For unconscious patient
• Critically ill patients
• All of the above

Critically ill patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) includes all of them EXCEPT?

• One or more vital organ failure(s)
• Arm fracture
• Primary burn
• BothB&C

An individual with renal failure can not be considered as a critically ill patient in ICU.

• True
• False

Choose the correct example of critical illness for patients in ICU.

• Shock circulatory failure
• Hepatic failure
• Dyspnea
• Both A&B

Choose the services not provided in ICU.

• Interpretation of cardiac output measurements
• Interpretation of chest x-rays
• Pulse oximetry
• None of the above

When giving an electric shock to the patient where we have to position the pad?

• 1 on right side below clavicle, 2 on left side below clavicle
• 1 on right side below chest, 2 on left side below chest
• 1 on sternum, 2 on apex
• 1 on sternum, 2 on middle of lower back

Point out the correct positions of the pad during electric shock in ICU.

• Sterno-apical
• Anterio-posterior
• BothA&B
• None of the above

Intensive care unit for a newborn baby is called :

• Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
• Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
• Surgical intensive care unit (SICU)
• BothA&B