Exam 18: Mechanical Ventilation in Non-Traditional Settings

HMV should not be initiated if the patient has any unstable medical condition that requires complicated procedures or involves specialized health care personnel such as ____.

Which of the following is exclusion criteria for ventilator access?

What are the safety requirements for defibrillation in a multiplace hyperbaric chamber?

____ is the primary clinical feature of COPD patients.

COPD is a group of lung impairments that includes chronic asthma, chronic bronchitis, _______________, and bronchiectasis.

What are the four needs assessment questions that should be thoroughly evaluated before HMV?

In severe high-altitude illness, ____ or pulmonary edema could develop, and these conditions are potentially fatal.

Capability, _______________, weight, dimensions, and alarms of the portable ventilator are crucial factors in making a travel plan.

Patients with ventilatory muscle dysfunction include those afflicted with pulmonary fibrosis and atelectasis.

Patients with central hypoventilation syndrome often exhibit ____ or variable periods of hypoventilation due to failure or dysfunction of the autonomic control of breathing.