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What is set to eliminate the pressure overshoot?

PIP is not influenced by the amount of airway resistance present.

One of the goals of mechanical ventilation is to improve pulmonary mechanics. The target for this to happen is to reduce airway resistance and improve compliance.

How is the patient level of consciousness assessed?

If the C02 production is elevated or the physiologic dead space is increased, the minute volume required to normalize the PaC02 will need to be decreased.

What are the three indications for prophylactic support?

List two early clinical signs that indicate impending respiratory failure.

This is not a test question but a reminder: Also remember that the exam is over at 2:45 pm and no additional work can be completed in the exam tab at that time even if your time left indicates you have more time.   If needed, I will manually close your exam after 2:45 pm.  You should then upload your scratch paper work to the exam 1 work folder in the assignment tab (any work submitted after 2:55 pm will not be considered)

All of the following aspects of cancer progression are typically used to determine cancer stage, EXCEPT:

A given cancer patient’s prognosis is usually very precise because it is based on population statistics for their cancer.