During volume-controlled ventilation, the ________is variable depending on the compliance and airflow
resistance characteristics of the patient's lungs.
A. peak inspiratory pressure
B. tidal volume
C. peak flow
D. inspiratory time - ANSWER: ✔✔A. peak inspiratory pressure
The ventilator is a _______controller if the pressure waveform does not change when airflow resistance
and compliance are changed.
A. pressure
B. flow
C. volume
D. A or B - ANSWER: ✔✔A. pressure
Immediately after intubation, the therapist must:
, A. confirm the endotracheal tube placement with a chest radiograph.
B. tilt and place the head into a sniffing position.
C. displace the patient's tongue to the left side.
D. inflate the cuff and check for bilateral breath sounds. - ANSWER: ✔✔D. inflate the cuff and check for
bilateral breath sounds.
When the ventilator delivers a breath every 5 sec, and the patient cannot initiate a breath, it is operating
under the_____ mode and the breaths are considered ______
A. SIMV; time-triggered
B. SIMV; pressure-triggered
C. control; time-triggered.
D. control; pressure-triggered - ANSWER: ✔✔C. control; time-triggered.
In mechanical ventilation, pressure is required to overcome the:
A. airflow resistance.
B. lung compliance.
C. chest wall compliance.
D. all of the above. - ANSWER: ✔✔D. all of the above.
What is the most basic and most important intervention in healthcare?
A. IV fluids
B. oxygen
C. albuterol
D. establishment of a patent airway - ANSWER: ✔✔D. establishment of a patent airway
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