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A ventilator is set to deliver a 600 mL tidal volume. The flow rate is set at 40 L/min and the frequency is set at 10 breaths/min. If the flow rate is doubled and the patient is not assisting, which of the following will occur?                                                    2:6:7

The condition that is associated with an increase in airway resistance is which of the following?                                                                                           1:1:5

Gas exchange between the air in the alveoli and the blood in nearby capillaries occurs by the process of  


 A newborn infant may have some defense against digestive and respiratory disturbances because of IgA obtained from its mother’s  


Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure may be caused by which of the following?               2:4:2

The pectoralis minor and the sternocleidomastoid muscles are useful in aiding forced expiration.  

The is the value of a variable that can not be exceeded.  

The condition that causes pulmonary compliance to increase is which of the following?

The walls of the alveoli are composed of  


The level of PEEP that is most appropriate for a patient with the information shown below is which of the following? Time 0725 0730 0742 0748 0755 0800 PEEP (cm H2O) 5 8 10 12 15 18 Cs (mL/cm H2O) 27 28 34 29 29 25 P(a-et)CO2 (mm Hg) 8.8 6.2 4.8 4.9 6.5 10 PaO2/FIO2 159 190 237 237 221 204