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A patient with acute respiratory failure requires NPPV. The patient is very dyspneic. Which of the following patient interfaces is most appropriate?

The ventilator mode where every breath is patient triggered, pressure targeted, and flow cycled is which of the following?

The ventilator mode where the optimal breathing frequency that the ventilator delivers is determined by delivering a test breath to the patient is which of the following?

Which of the following could cause hypercapnic respiratory failure?1. Smoke inhalation2. Opiate drug overdose3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease4. Hypoxemia

Which of the following NPPV settings produces the greatest tidal volume, with all other variables being equal (i.e., airway resistance and lung compliance)?

A patient who has a decrease in lung compliance due to acute respiratory distress syndrome during volume-limited ventilation will have which of the following?  1:3:2      

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for managing dialectical tensions?

If you feel pressure to agree with your group’s decision and fear being branded as disloyal if you do not, you are feeling the pressure

The goal of selecting a specific oxygen concentration is to try to achieve clinically acceptable arterial oxygen tensions within which of the following ranges?

A ____________ is a one-sentence version of your thesis.