Exam 13: Monitoring and Life Support Equipment

The pulmonary artery end-diastolic pressure measured by a Swan-Ganz catheter is essentially equal to which of the following cardiac pressures?

Which of the following reasons is given for a reduced infection rate with tunneled catheters for long-term use as compared to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)lines?

Which of the following modes of mechanical ventilation would provide an augmentation to a spontaneously breathing patient with weakened respiratory musculature such as in Guillain-Barré syndrome?

The term cardiac index is BEST defined by which of the following statements?

A patient in the ICU who is posttraumatic brain injury has an intracranial pressure monitoring device that reads 55 mm Hg at rest when the physical therapist enters the room to begin a treatment session.Based on the intracranial pressure reading,what should the physical therapist do next?

Which of the following masks is typically used in conjunction with a nebulizer to humidify the gas being administered?

Which of the following ventilation systems is MOST likely used when there is a need to disconnect the patient from mechanical ventilation for a prolonged period of time for ambulation training?

Using a simple mask and an oxygen flow rate of 9 L/min,the patient is inspiring close to a 100% of oxygen fraction.

Which of the following is an indicator for mechanical ventilation?

Which of the following statements provides the MOST appropriate rationale for inserting a tracheostomy as opposed to an endotracheal tube?

Which of the following ventilator modes allows a patient to take spontaneous breaths between minimum minute ventilation provided mechanically?

Which of the following invasive ventilator devices provides an airway and is LESS likely to stimulate a gag reflex in the semiconscious or alert patient?