The level of hypoxemia in a value 92% SpO2:
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What is the most appropriate ventilator VT setting on a 75kg…
What is the most appropriate ventilator VT setting on a 75kg ARDS patient?
A patient on a 60% aerosol mask has the following ABG values…
A patient on a 60% aerosol mask has the following ABG values: pH 7.47 PaCO2 34 mm Hg PaO2 58 mm Hg HCO3 24 mEq/L BE +1 mEq/L Which of the following is the most appropriate recommendation at this time?
_______________ is defined as an absence of ventilatory supp…
_______________ is defined as an absence of ventilatory support 48 hours following extubation.
The therapist is preparing to mechanically ventilate a patie…
The therapist is preparing to mechanically ventilate a patient using a lung protective strategy. Which of the following approaches to mechanical ventilation should be used? I. high lung volumes and high pressures II. low lung volumes and low PEEP III. permissive hypercapnia IV. high lung volumes and low pressures
A COPD patient receiving mechanical ventilation is most susc…
A COPD patient receiving mechanical ventilation is most susceptible to which of the following types of ventilator-induced lung injury?
Ventilator discontinuance may not be possible when:
Ventilator discontinuance may not be possible when:
What is the role of postextubation NPPV for patients with CO…
What is the role of postextubation NPPV for patients with COPD exacerbations who are intubated because they were not initially candidates for NPPV? I. earlier extubation to NPPV II. reduced incidence of nosocomial infection III. decreased length of stay in hospital IV. shortened duration of positive-pressure mechanical ventilation
Aerosol treatments may aid in the function of the mucociliar…
Aerosol treatments may aid in the function of the mucociliary transport system in the tracheobronchial tree, this action would be considered a
Which of the following statements refers to the theory assoc…
Which of the following statements refers to the theory associated with biotrauma as a mechanism of VILI?