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A “ventilator bundle” may include which of the following? 1. Keeping the head of the bed at 30 degrees from the horizontal 2. Changing the ventilator circuits every 48 hours 3. Using a Heat Moisture exchange 4. Using noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) whenever possible

Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide provides a test of:

The initial recommendation for Tidal Volume with someone with ARDS is:

In hemodynamic monitoring, catheters may be placed directly in all of the following locations except

A mechanically ventilated patient is being assessed for her level of sedation. Patient is asleep and has a brisk response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus. What score on the Ramsay Sedation Scale should be assigned to this patient?

During transport of a mechanically ventilated patient, _______ is the only alternative in the event of ventilator malfunction. 

Which waveform is most likely to determine a sensitivity setting problem? 

A mode of ventilation in which every breath is a mandatory breath refers to:

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?