Exam 7: Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup

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While initially ventilating a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),the extrinsic positive-end-expiratory pressure (PEEP_E)should be maintained using which of the following methods?

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Question 21

A humidifier used with a mechanical ventilator should deliver a minimum of how much humidity?

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Question 22

A patient receiving 60% oxygen from an air entrainment mask has a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 45 mm Hg.The patient is being intubated and the ventilator set up.What is the appropriate fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)to achieve a P_aO₂ of 60 mm Hg?

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Question 23

A patient is being ventilated with pressure controlled-synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (PC-SIMV)of 12 breaths/minute.The apnea alarm time setting should be which of the following?

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Question 24

The ventilator volume is set at 575 mL.The low exhaled tidal volume (V_T)alarm should be set at which of the following?

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Question 25

Essential capabilities of an adult intensive care unit (ICU)ventilator include all of the following except:

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Question 26

What fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)setting should be set on the ventilator when the patient currently has a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 53 mm Hg while receiving 50% oxygen and the desired P_aO₂ is 90 mm Hg?

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Question 27

Calculate the humidity deficit when a heat moisture exchanger (HME)provided 14 mg/L of water to the set tidal volume.

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Question 28

Methods to minimize air trapping in mechanically ventilated patients include which of the following?

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Question 29

A patient's baseline arterial blood gas (ABG)reveals a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 78 mm Hg while receiving 35% supplemental oxygen.What should the ventilator fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)be set at to obtain a target P_aO₂ of 95mm Hg?

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Question 30

The mechanical ventilator event that is considered potentially life-threatening or a level 2 event is which of the following?

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Question 31

Following successful cardiac resuscitation,a patient being placed on mechanical ventilation should have which of the following fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)settings?

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Question 32

The application of positive pressure for patients with left ventricular failure is beneficial because of which of the following?

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Question 33

The respiratory therapist in the intensive care unit (ICU)responds to a patient's room because the ventilator is alarming.The most appropriate immediate action is which of the following?

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Question 34

Sigh breaths could be beneficial during which of the following situations?

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While initially ventilating a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),the extrinsic positive-end-expiratory pressure (PEEP_E)should be maintained using which of the following methods?

A humidifier used with a mechanical ventilator should deliver a minimum of how much humidity?

A patient receiving 60% oxygen from an air entrainment mask has a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 45 mm Hg.The patient is being intubated and the ventilator set up.What is the appropriate fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)to achieve a P_aO₂ of 60 mm Hg?

A patient is being ventilated with pressure controlled-synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (PC-SIMV)of 12 breaths/minute.The apnea alarm time setting should be which of the following?

The ventilator volume is set at 575 mL.The low exhaled tidal volume (V_T)alarm should be set at which of the following?

Essential capabilities of an adult intensive care unit (ICU)ventilator include all of the following except:

What fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)setting should be set on the ventilator when the patient currently has a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 53 mm Hg while receiving 50% oxygen and the desired P_aO₂ is 90 mm Hg?

Calculate the humidity deficit when a heat moisture exchanger (HME)provided 14 mg/L of water to the set tidal volume.

Methods to minimize air trapping in mechanically ventilated patients include which of the following?

A patient's baseline arterial blood gas (ABG)reveals a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 78 mm Hg while receiving 35% supplemental oxygen.What should the ventilator fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)be set at to obtain a target P_aO₂ of 95mm Hg?

The mechanical ventilator event that is considered potentially life-threatening or a level 2 event is which of the following?

Following successful cardiac resuscitation,a patient being placed on mechanical ventilation should have which of the following fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)settings?

The application of positive pressure for patients with left ventricular failure is beneficial because of which of the following?

The respiratory therapist in the intensive care unit (ICU)responds to a patient's room because the ventilator is alarming.The most appropriate immediate action is which of the following?

Sigh breaths could be beneficial during which of the following situations?

Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation

How Ventilators Work

How a Breath Is Delivered

Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation

Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode

Initial Ventilator Settings

Initial Patient Assessment

Ventilator Graphics

Assessment of Respiratory Function

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Methods to Improve Ventilation in Patient-Ventilator Management

Improving Oxygenation and Management of Ards

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Sedatives,Analgesics,and Paralytics

Extrapulmonary Effects of Mechanical Ventilation

Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System

Troubleshooting and Problem Solving

Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Discontinuation and Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation

Long Term Ventilation

Neonatal and Pediatric Ventilation

Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support

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Exam 7: Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup

While initially ventilating a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),the extrinsic positive-end-expiratory pressure (PEEPE)should be maintained using which of the following methods?

A humidifier used with a mechanical ventilator should deliver a minimum of how much humidity?

A patient receiving 60% oxygen from an air entrainment mask has a partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)of 45 mm Hg.The patient is being intubated and the ventilator set up.What is the appropriate fractional inspired oxygen (FIO2)to achieve a PaO2 of 60 mm Hg?

A patient is being ventilated with pressure controlled-synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (PC-SIMV)of 12 breaths/minute.The apnea alarm time setting should be which of the following?

The ventilator volume is set at 575 mL.The low exhaled tidal volume (VT)alarm should be set at which of the following?

Essential capabilities of an adult intensive care unit (ICU)ventilator include all of the following except:

What fractional inspired oxygen (FIO2)setting should be set on the ventilator when the patient currently has a partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)of 53 mm Hg while receiving 50% oxygen and the desired PaO2 is 90 mm Hg?

Calculate the humidity deficit when a heat moisture exchanger (HME)provided 14 mg/L of water to the set tidal volume.

Methods to minimize air trapping in mechanically ventilated patients include which of the following?

A patient's baseline arterial blood gas (ABG)reveals a partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)of 78 mm Hg while receiving 35% supplemental oxygen.What should the ventilator fractional inspired oxygen (FIO2)be set at to obtain a target PaO2 of 95mm Hg?

The mechanical ventilator event that is considered potentially life-threatening or a level 2 event is which of the following?

Following successful cardiac resuscitation,a patient being placed on mechanical ventilation should have which of the following fractional inspired oxygen (FIO2)settings?

The application of positive pressure for patients with left ventricular failure is beneficial because of which of the following?

The respiratory therapist in the intensive care unit (ICU)responds to a patient's room because the ventilator is alarming.The most appropriate immediate action is which of the following?

Sigh breaths could be beneficial during which of the following situations?

Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation

How Ventilators Work

How a Breath Is Delivered

Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation

Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode

Initial Ventilator Settings

Initial Patient Assessment

Ventilator Graphics

Assessment of Respiratory Function

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Methods to Improve Ventilation in Patient-Ventilator Management

Improving Oxygenation and Management of Ards

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Sedatives,Analgesics,and Paralytics

Extrapulmonary Effects of Mechanical Ventilation

Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System

Troubleshooting and Problem Solving

Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Discontinuation and Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation

Long Term Ventilation

Neonatal and Pediatric Ventilation

Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support

Filters

While initially ventilating a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),the extrinsic positive-end-expiratory pressure (PEEP_E)should be maintained using which of the following methods?

A patient receiving 60% oxygen from an air entrainment mask has a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 45 mm Hg.The patient is being intubated and the ventilator set up.What is the appropriate fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)to achieve a P_aO₂ of 60 mm Hg?

The ventilator volume is set at 575 mL.The low exhaled tidal volume (V_T)alarm should be set at which of the following?

What fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)setting should be set on the ventilator when the patient currently has a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 53 mm Hg while receiving 50% oxygen and the desired P_aO₂ is 90 mm Hg?

A patient's baseline arterial blood gas (ABG)reveals a partial pressure of oxygen (P_aO₂)of 78 mm Hg while receiving 35% supplemental oxygen.What should the ventilator fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)be set at to obtain a target P_aO₂ of 95mm Hg?

Following successful cardiac resuscitation,a patient being placed on mechanical ventilation should have which of the following fractional inspired oxygen (F_IO₂)settings?