The section Daily MCQ for EDAIC covers a different topic each day with the intent that candidates can prepare one small topic each day, making steady progress in their exam preparation.

Regarding VAP

  • 1. 50% of all hospital acquired pneumonias are caused in critical care settings
  • 2. Infilterates devloping within 24 hours of intubation and mechanical ventilation are almost always VAP.
  • 3. Supine nursing and heavy sedation are risk factors for VAP
  • 4. H2 antagonists have no proven role in VAP
  • 5. Antibiotic treatment should be guided by clinical picture initially and modified as per culture report.

1.TRUE 2.FALSE 3.TRUE 4.FALSE 5.TRUE

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Explanation: VAP is defined as the development of pneumonia in ventilated patients 48-72 hours post commencement of mechanical ventilation.

Criteria: > 48 hours should have elapsed between the development of diagnostic criteria and the commencement of mechanical ventilation.

  • leucocytosis
  • fever
  • new infiltrates or worsening of existing lung infiltrates
  • purulent tracheobronchial secretions

risk factors:

  • supine nursing
  • prolonged ventilation
  • heavy sedation
  • inadequate cuff pressure
  • inadequate cuff pressure
  • H2 antagonists

 

 

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