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To protect the lungs from excessive airway pressures, the peak inspiratory pressure should be kept ________ , and the plateau pressure should be kept ______. 

A patient in the ICU has the following blood pressure measurements: systolic blood pressure 100 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure 65 mm Hg. The calculated pulse pressure is ______. Is the pulse pressure within normal range?

Following initiation of volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) ventilation, the patient’s average peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) is 28 cm H2O. The high pressure limit alarm should be set at which of the following?

Mr. Robinson, a patient in the ICU, is having a central venous catheter inserted. This is done to measure the _______ for evaluation of the ______.  

Which of the following I:E ratios reflects an I time percent (I time %) of 25%?

During assessment of Mr. Fagan, the therapist obtained these systemic blood pressure readings: systolic 95 mm Hg, diastolic 49 mm Hg. the therapist should report the finding to his physician as:

The normal systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) ranges from _______ mm Hg and the diastolic PAP ranges from _______ mm Hg.

Calculate the stroke index using the following data: cardiac output = 4.7 L/min, heart rate = 90 beats/min, and body surface area = 1.7 m2.

What does a shift downward indicate on a pressure-volume loop? 

The size of the endotracheal (ET) tube corresponds to the: