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Calculate 3 time constants (tau) based on the following values:PIP 36,  Pplt  30,  Set Vt 700 mL, exhaled Vt  680 mL,  PEEP  8,  Flow  40 Lpm (constant flow pattern)

The inspiratory phase of breath #1 on the PB980 screen shown here will end when  

You are called to the bedside to respond to a ventilator alarm. You note that the low PIP and low Vt alarms have been triggered and the ventilator is audibly alarming. The ventilator is in VC-AC mode. The most likely cause for these alarms is

What mode(s) could the RRT choose to provide APC (adaptive pressure control) ventilation? (Consider the Hamilton G-5, GE CareScape, Drager Infinity, and PB 840.)

Where should the Aerogen adaptor be placed on the ventilator circuit when the patient is receiving heated humidification and continuous nebulized Flolan?

Normal rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) value to recommend extubation is less than ________.

The PB 840 ventilator requires high pressure oxygen and air sources in order to operate.  What is the normal pressure delivered from the gas outlets to the ventilator via the high pressure hoses? Answer: _________ PSI  

You place a patient on VC-AC mode of ventilation via the PB840 ventilator and obtain the following data:Set Vt   700 mL                                    Set Rate                        12 bpmPEEP   7 cm H2O                                 Total Min. Volume        4 LPIP       32 cmH2O                                Plateau Pressure            26 cmH2O Based on the information above, apnea parameters should be set at

A patient is being mechanically ventilated with a PB840 ventilator in the SIMV-VC mode. His IBW is 70 kg. You obtain the following ABG: pH 7.52, PaCO2 28, PaO2 85, HCO3 23, SaO2 98%Ventilator settings are:   Which of the following settings could the RRT adjust to correct the ventilation problem on the ABG? Decrease the PS Decrease the Pinsp Decrease the set rate Decrease the inspiratory flow  

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