Question 1

The clinical conditions leading to mechanical ventilation can be grouped into four areas: (1) acute ventilatory failure; (2) impending ventilatory failure; (3) _______________; and (4) prophylactic ventilatory support.

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Question 2

_______________ = PAO₂ - PaO₂

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Question 3

The three considerations in which mechanical ventilation should be terminated or should not be started are based on (1) patient's informed request, (2) _______________, and (3) reduction or termination of patient pain and suffering.

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Question 4

Prospective studies of patient outcome during mechanical ventilation indicate that hazards and complications are related to (1) _______________, (2) patient condition, (3) ventilator and artificial airway, and (4) medical professionals.

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Question 5

_______________ is the term used to describe lung tissue injury or rupture that results from the shearing force of alveolar overdistention.

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Question 6

How is MIP measured?

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Question 7

What are the five main goals of mechanical ventilation?

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Question 8

How do changes in flow rate and tidal volume affect I time, E time, and I:E ratio?

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Question 9

What are the five steps to determine circuit compressible volume?

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Question 10

Explain why COPD patients benefit from a reduced tidal volume setting.

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Quiz 8: Initiation of Mechanical Ventilation