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1. Setting flow rates high will cause which of the following to occur? a. Improve gas exchange b. Lengthen inspiratory time c. Increase air trapping d. Increase peak pressures - ️️D Increase peak pressures 2. The most appropriate tidal volume setting for a 6'3" male ventilator patient with normal lungs is which of the following? a. 300 mL b. 500 mL c. 700 mL d. 900 mL - ️️B 500 mL 3. A 90kg patient was placed on a mechanical ventilator following a major thoracic surgery. A ...

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. Calculate the tubing compliance (CT) when the measured volume is 150 mL and the static pressure is 53 cm H2O. a. 0.003 mL/cm H2O b. 0.35 cm H2O/mL c. 2.8 mL/cm H2O d. 7.95cm H2O/mL → -:- C 2.8 mL/cm H2O → Calculate tubing compliance (CT) by dividing measured volume by measured static pressure. 2. When initially setting up a ventilator the plateau pressure (PPlateau) is measured at 47 cm H2O with a set volume of 100 mL. After applying the ventilator to the patient, the average ...