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Which of the following is a type of divestiture? 

This class has proctored assessments.

You are a respiratory therapist working the emergency room and go to shock room one to perform a ventilator-patient assessment on Mr. Smith, who is on PC AC mode.  You note that Mr. Smith looks a bit uncomfortable and see the following on the ventilator: rise time_.png What can be done to help Mr. Smith become more comfortable with the ventilator?

You have an intubated patient with the following ventilator settingsVC/ACf=16VT=450Flow=60FiO2=40%PEEP=5Peak=20Plat=19Comp=30VTe=455Ve=7.28PETCO2=30On the current settings the ABG is as followspH=7.40PaCO2=40PaO2=90HCO3=24Based on this information, calculate the patient’s VD/VT Ratio. Remember to convert decimal to a percent.

During rounds, the ICU team comes to you and asks you for your patient’s peak and plateau pressures throughout the day.  Below is the data based on the time you saw the patient:0800PIP=25 cmH2OPlat=20 cmH2O1200PIP=30 cmH2OPlat=25 cmH2O1600PIP= 35 cmH2OPlat=30 cmH2OBased on the data, what can you conclude is going on with your patient?

You are a respiratory therapist working in the ICU. While performing a ventilator-patient assessment, you notice the following waveform seen on the Volume-Time Scalar.Based off of the image, what do you assume is going on with your patient?

True or False: When there is a decrease in compliance there will be an increase in plateau pressure

True or False: Auto PEEP is defined as an incomplete emptying of the lungs that may occur during the expiratory phase if insufficient expiratory time is not provided.

Your patient is currently on a ventilator with the following settings:VC AC f=20VT=500Flow=60 L/minFiO2=40%Peep=5PIP=30Plat=15I:E=1:3With the given information, calculate the patient’s Dynamic Compliance

You are working as an ICU Respiratory Therapist and are performing a ventilator-patient assessment. Upon assessment you notice the following issue on the flow-time scalarautopeep_.pngBased on the waveform, which of the following best describes what is going on with your patient?