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What are the advantages and disadvantages of PC?

A patient is on VC-CMV with a VT of 450 mL. The patient has frequent fluctuations in RAW as a result of secretions and bronchospasm. The high-pressure alarm is frequently activated. The physician is concerned about the risk of overdistension and a tension pneumothorax. What is the most appropriate recommendation?

What are four of the most common patient related ventilatory asynchrony issues?

In reference to NIV and the administration of aerosolized medication: if the leak port is in the circuit, where is the best placement for the nebulizer?

Your patient has been successfully resuscitated following cardiopulmonary arrest. The pulmonologist asks you to place the patient on a mode of ventilation that will reduce the patient’s WOB and provide a minute ventilation of at least 7 LPM. The most appropriate mode of ventilation is:

While on PC-CMV, your patient’s CS decreases from 45 mL/cmH2O to 30 mL/cmH2O. As a result, which of the following is most likely to occur?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of VC?

You have a patient on an AC mode with the following parameters: VT 600mL   PEEP 5 cmH2O   RR 10  FiO2 0.40   Ti 0.75 seconds One hour later, the ABG results are as follows: pH 7.29   PaCO2 50 mmHg   PaO2 78 mmHg   HCO3- 27 mEq/L    Which of the following would lower the CO2 to 40 mmHg?

List 5 disadvantages/complications of NIV:

List the 6 primary SBT/Weaning parameters and their acceptable value that you collect as a Respiratory Therapist. Which parameter is an immediate absolute contraindication to extubation?