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TMC - Mechanical Ventilation C. - During a routine ventilator parameter check on a patient, you notice the low pressure alarm is being briefly activated prior to each breath. Which of the following is most likely the cause? A. the patient is fighting the ventilator B. the flow rate is set too fast C. the alarm delay is set too short D. the peak pressure limit is set too high C. - A 52-year-old, 5' 9" tall male patient weighing 85 kg (187 lb) is being mechanically ventilated. An ar...

ENA Exam 1 Module 4 Questions with Complete Solutions 2024/2025 The ventilator mode that delivers a set tidal volume in response to every patient inspiratory effort is called: A. volume control ventilation B. SIMV C. CPAP D. assist/control - ANSWERSD When preparing to wean patients from the ventilator, it is important to assure the patient is adequately educated and prepared. True False - ANSWERSTrue When caring for your patient with an arterial line, which of the follow...

The nurse notes each time the mechanical ventilator delivers a breath to a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the peak inspiratory pressure alarm sounds. What is the nurse’s best intervention?A client has a new tracheostomy, on a mechanical ventilator with the following settings: SIMV, rate of 12, TV 800, FIo2 80% and PEEP of 5 cmH20. Which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?The nurse palpates the posterior chest while the client says “99” an...

TMC Practice Exam - B Questions with complete solution 2023/2024 A patient with a PBW of 55 kg (121 lb) is receiving VC, A/C ventilation. Ventilator settings and blood gas analysis results are: FIO2 0.70Mandatory rate 14VT 350 mLPEEP 5 cm H2O pH 7.35PaCO2 35 mm HgPaO2 40 mm HgHCO3- 19 mEq/LBE -6 mEq/LSO2 (calc) 74% A respiratory therapist should recommend A. changing to SIMV mode. B. increasing to 10 cm H2O PEEP. C. changing to 5 cm H2O CPAP. D. increasing to 400 mL VT. - correct answ...

TMC Exam B Questions Correctly Answered 2024. A patient with a PBW of 55 kg (121 lb) is receiving VC, A/C ventilation. Ventilator settings and blood gas analysis results are: FIO2 0.70 Mandatory rate 14 VT 350 mL PEEP 5 cm H2O pH 7.35 PaCO2 35 mm Hg PaO2 40 mm Hg HCO3- 19 mEq/L BE -6 mEq/L SO2 (calc) 74% A respiratory therapist should recommend A. changing to SIMV mode. B. increasing to 10 cm H2O PEEP. C. changing to 5 cm H2O CPAP. D. increasing to 400 mL VT. -...

TMC EXAM / 160 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 LATEST GUIDE. 2 / 37 1. A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles.These findings are consistent with: heart failure 2. A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a hyperresonant percussion note.The trachea is shifted to the ...

A 36 weeks gestation, 4 hour post-delivery neonate has the following ABG results while on a 35% oxyhood: pH: 7.34 PaCO2: 47 mmHg PaO2: 57 mmHg HCO3: 25 mmHg The RT should recommend: Maintain current therapy and continue to monitor A pt with AIDS is to be given treatment for the prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Which of the following is most appropriate therapy for this pt? Pentamidine (NebuPent) via Respigard once every 4 weeks Brainpower Read Mor...

A 32 week gestation age infant is receiving mechanical ventilation with a time cycled, pressure limited ventilator at the following settings: Mode SIMV PIP 28 RR 22 FiO2 0.60 PEEP +6 Flow 6 I-time 0.6 sec The RT notices the TcPO2 reading suddenly drops to 39. There have been no changes in vent settings, however the patient is cyanotic, the trachea is deviated to the right and the BS are absent on the left. A tympanic percussion note is detected over the left thorax. The RT should rec...

Lindsey Jones Final TMC Questions and Answers Already Passed Condensation has developed on the fuel cell of a galvanic oxygenation analyzer. Which of the following is true? A. The fuel cell should be replaced B. The analyzer will still function properly C. The gold grid in the analyzer should be replaced D. The reading will be erroneous D. The reading will be erroneous Condensation on the fuel cell of a galvanic-type oxygen analyzer may result in an erroneous reading of oxygen p...

Who is considered to be the "father of medicine"? correct answers Hippocrates In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure. What was the chemist's name? correct answers Robert Boyle Who discovered oxygen in 1774 and described it as "dephlogisticated air"? correct answers Joseph Priestley Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture? correct answers John Dalton Who was the first scien...