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Advantages of closed suctioning include which of the following?1. No need to prehyperoxygenate or posthyperoxygenate.2. No need to watch saturations during suctioning.3. Decreased risk of infection for caregiver and/or patient.4. No loss of PEEP during the procedure.

Which of the following is the most appropriate PEEP level for the patient whose information is in the table below? Time 0140 1050 0155 0200 0205 0210 PEEP (cm H2O) 5 8 10 12 15 18 Cardiac Output (L/min) 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.2 Mixed venous PO2 (mm Hg) 28 39 43 45 42 27 BP 140/90 133/90 124/90 120/80 115/78 100/70

In the APRV mode, which of the following is considered baseline (where the patient spends most of the time breathing)?

During mechanical ventilation of a patient with COPD, the PaCO2 = 55mm Hg and the minute ventilation = 4.5 L/min. The desired PaCO2 for this patient is 40 mm Hg. To what should the minute ventilation be changed?

During HFOV, oxygenation can be improved by making which of the following changes?1. Increasing the FIO22. Decreasing the amplitude3. Increasing the MAP4. Increasing the frequency

Thirty minutes after intubation and initiation of mechanical ventilation, a patient’s PaO2 = 55 mm Hg and the FIO2 = 0.5. To what should the FIO2 be set to obtain to best get a PaO2 of 80 mm Hg?

Which of the following is/are true?  (1)

Which of the following is the negation of the statement?

(1) The negation of the statement “If I am a STEM major, then I am good at math” is [a1] (2) The inverse of the statement “If , then ” is [a2] (3) The converse of the statement “If I understand the HW problems, then I do well on the quizzes” is [a3] (4) The contrapositive of the statement “If it rains, then we won’t have band practice” is [a4]

Dr. Josef Mengele