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Which of the following joints produces uniaxial joint movement?

You are caring for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation when you observe the following airway graphics. Which of the following is the appropriate action? 

Using the above patient scenario 1: Task: 2.  Calculate the patient’s static compliance

Patient Scenario 1: You are managing a 65-year-old 5′ 10″ male patient with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who was admitted with acute respiratory failure. He is currently on a mechanical ventilator in volume control mode. Here are his ventilator settings and measurements: Mode: Volume Control (VC) Tidal Volume (Vt): 400 mL Respiratory Rate (RR): 16 breaths per minute Flow: 60 L/min PEEP: 10 cmH2O PIP: 40 cmH2O Plateau Pressure: 35 cmH2O FiO2: 40% Recent ABG Results: pH: 7.25 PaCO₂: 65 mmHg PaO₂: 90 mmHg HCO₃: 26 mEq/L SaO₂: 97% Task: 1. Calculate the patient’s ideal body weight  

When is applied PEEP advocated in the presence of auto-PEEP?

In severe cases of pneumothorax, the mediastinum and trachea:

An 80-kg (176-lb) patient is being ventilated in pressure control mode. During a ventilator check, the therapist notes that the compliance has decreased from 40 mL/cm H2O to 35 mL/cm H2O. What effect will this change in compliance have on volume?

A ventilator has separate rate and VT controls. If you set a VT of 600 ml and a respiratory rate of 12/min in the continuous mandatory ventilation mode, what will the minute ventilation be?

Using the above patient scenario 1: Task: 3.  Calculate the patient’s airway resistance

What variable is a parameter that starts the inspiratory phase of a positive pressure breath?