Question 1

Tidal volume delivery during APRV is __________________

Accepted Answer

A) affected by lung compliance. 
B) affected by airway resistance. 
C) affected by Phigh and Plow. 
D) all of the above. 
A) affected by lung compliance. 
B) affected by airway resistance. 
C) affected by Phigh and Plow. 
D) all of the above.

Question 2

How does a respiratory care practitioner assess the patient's work of breathing?

Accepted Answer

Physical inspection,the observational as

Question 3

Current guidelines for use of inverse ratio ventilation recommend which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypoinflation of the alveoli should be managed with 300 mL tidal volume 
B) Do not use more than 50% O₂ to avoid hyperoxygenation 
C) Keep PIP less than 30 cmH₂O to avoid ventilator induced lung injury 
D) Avoid respiratory rates above 20 bpm to allow reduction of PIP 
A) Hypoinflation of the alveoli should be managed with 300 mL tidal volume 
B) Do not use more than 50% O₂ to avoid hyperoxygenation 
C) Keep PIP less than 30 cmH₂O to avoid ventilator induced lung injury 
D) Avoid respiratory rates above 20 bpm to allow reduction of PIP

Question 4

What are three problems that mandatory minute ventilation cannot prevent?

Accepted Answer

This mode may not prevent rapi

Question 5

Proportional assist ventilation will do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Provide better ventilator synchrony and application of pressure 
B) Adjust pressure support with changes in the patient's efforts 
C) Proportionally assist a patient's spontaneous ventilation 
D) All of the above 
A) Provide better ventilator synchrony and application of pressure 
B) Adjust pressure support with changes in the patient's efforts 
C) Proportionally assist a patient's spontaneous ventilation 
D) All of the above

Question 6

What is the key indicator of ventilation?

Accepted Answer

A) Tidal volume 
B) RSBI 
C) PaCO₂ 
D) PaO₂ 
A) Tidal volume 
B) RSBI 
C) PaCO₂ 
D) PaO₂

Question 7

What is proportional assist ventilation?

Accepted Answer

Proportional assist ventilation (PAV)is

Question 8

Rapid shallow breathing index is used _______________________

Accepted Answer

A) to measure effectiveness of oxygenation. 
B) to identify the settings used in high frequency ventilation. 
C) in assessment of neonates and infants. 
D) to quantify the relationship between tidal volume and respiratory rate. 
A) to measure effectiveness of oxygenation. 
B) to identify the settings used in high frequency ventilation. 
C) in assessment of neonates and infants. 
D) to quantify the relationship between tidal volume and respiratory rate.

Question 9

Which primary control variable will result in flow and pressure being variable in the presence of changing airway resistance or lung compliance?

Accepted Answer

A) Pressure 
B) Volume 
C) Flow 
D) Time 
A) Pressure 
B) Volume 
C) Flow 
D) Time

Question 10

Mandatory minute volume is described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a totally assist mode used to wean a patient from the ventilator. 
B) If patient does not breathe target minute volume ventilator will make up difference. 
C) It is a control mode that requires the patient to breathe a target minute volume. 
D) It uses set mandatory breaths with spontaneous tidal volume breaths. 
A) It is a totally assist mode used to wean a patient from the ventilator. 
B) If patient does not breathe target minute volume ventilator will make up difference. 
C) It is a control mode that requires the patient to breathe a target minute volume. 
D) It uses set mandatory breaths with spontaneous tidal volume breaths.

Question 11

APRV is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Airway Pressure Release Ventilation 
B) Continuous Positive Airway Pressure with two pressure levels 
C) Time triggered,pressure limited,time cycled with spontaneous breathing 
D) All of the above 
A) Airway Pressure Release Ventilation 
B) Continuous Positive Airway Pressure with two pressure levels 
C) Time triggered,pressure limited,time cycled with spontaneous breathing 
D) All of the above

Question 12

A respiratory care practitioner may use which of the following to eliminate the airway resistance caused by an artificial airway?

Accepted Answer

A) APRV 
B) Automatic tube compensation 
C) Inverse ratio ventilation 
D) Automode 
A) APRV 
B) Automatic tube compensation 
C) Inverse ratio ventilation 
D) Automode

Question 13

Dual control is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Switching from pressure to volume control 
B) Shared responsibility for ventilator changes between RTs and RNs 
C) When one knob adjusts two parameters like rate and flow 
D) Is also known as differential lung ventilation 
A) Switching from pressure to volume control 
B) Shared responsibility for ventilator changes between RTs and RNs 
C) When one knob adjusts two parameters like rate and flow 
D) Is also known as differential lung ventilation

Exam 26: Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation

Tidal volume delivery during APRV is __________________

How does a respiratory care practitioner assess the patient's work of breathing?

Current guidelines for use of inverse ratio ventilation recommend which of the following?

What are three problems that mandatory minute ventilation cannot prevent?

Proportional assist ventilation will do which of the following?

What is the key indicator of ventilation?

What is proportional assist ventilation?

Rapid shallow breathing index is used _______________________

Which primary control variable will result in flow and pressure being variable in the presence of changing airway resistance or lung compliance?

Mandatory minute volume is described by which of the following?

APRV is which of the following?

A respiratory care practitioner may use which of the following to eliminate the airway resistance caused by an artificial airway?

Dual control is which of the following?

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Basic Patient Assessment: Vital Signs and Breath Sounds

Advanced Patient Assessment: Inspection, Palpation, and Percussion

Radiologic Assessment

Pulmonary Function Testing

Electrocardiography

Phlebotomy

Arterial Blood Gas Sampling

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Noninvasive Monitoring

Documentation and Goals Assessment

Oxygen Supply Systems

Oxygen Administration

Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology

Humidity and Aerosol Therapy

Bronchial Hygiene Therapy

Hyperinflation Therapy

Bronchoscopy Assisting

Equipment Processing and Surveillance

Emergency Airway Management

Artificial Airway Care

Chest Tubes

Insertion and Maintenance of Intravenous Lines

Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation

Continuous Mechanical Ventilation

Wave Form Analysis

Weaning and Discontinuance of Mechanical Ventilation

Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation

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