The Respiratory Care Practitioner Is Assessing a Pressure Versus Volume

Multiple Choice

The respiratory care practitioner is assessing a pressure versus volume loop and notices that it starts at zero and moves upward and to the left in a clockwise direction.Which of the following statement is true?

A) This is normal for a positive pressure breath
B) This is normal for a spontaneous breath
C) This is abnormal. The therapist should manually ventilate the patient
D) This occurs when there is a leak in the endotracheal tube cuff