Deck 15: Rehabilitation After Critical Illness

Question 1

Long term immobility and critical illness can result in ______

A) Polyneuropathy
B) Myopathy
C) Muscle loss
D) All of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How long after discharge from critical care, must adults who have stayed in critical care for more than 4 days and were at risk of morbidity, have a review?

A) 2 to 3 months
B) 2 to 3 weeks
C) 4 to 6 months
D) 4 to 6 weeks

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the charity support group called who can help people and their relatives understand and support in their recovery from their stay in ICU?

A) ICU Steps
B) ICU Stay
C) ICU Stress
D) ICU Survivors

Answer 3

A

Question 4

How does NICE (CG83) define the 2 domains of recovery?

A) Physical and psychological
B) Physical and non-physical
C) Psychological and non-physical
D) Social and psychological

Question 5

Critical illness myopathy is ______

A) Loss of neurological function
B) Muscle weakness
C) Paralysis
D) Rhabdomyolysis

Question 6

Asheem has suffered from severe sepsis and has spent 4 weeks in intensive care. He has had respiratory, circulatory and renal failure. He is now beginning to recover and is starting to wean from his ventilator.
-What factors can help Asheem orientate to time and place?

A) Keeping the lights on all day and night
B) Constantly talking to him throughout the day and night
C) Letting him sleep all day
D) A constant reminder of time and day

Question 7

Asheem has suffered from severe sepsis and has spent 4 weeks in intensive care. He has had respiratory, circulatory and renal failure. He is now beginning to recover and is starting to wean from his ventilator.
-What prevents Asheem from mobilising early in his recovery?

A) The ventilator
B) Nothing
C) Monitoring
D) His intravenous lines

Question 8

Keema has been recovering from a prolonged stay in ICU. She is not sleeping well and although she feels better physically, she feels depressed and she can't believe what her family have said about her stay in ICU.
-What strategy could the ICU staff use to help her understand her illness and stay in ICU?

A) Counselling
B) Physical rehabilitation
C) Patient diaries
D) A visit to the ICU

Question 9

Keema has been recovering from a prolonged stay in ICU. She is not sleeping well and although she feels better physically, she feels depressed and she can't believe what her family have said about her stay in ICU.
-What community-based services may support Keema?

A) Clinical psychologist
B) Social worker
C) Community psychiatric nurse
D) All of these