Which of the following indicators are useful in assessing respiratory muscle strength? maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV)forced vital capacity (FVC)respiratory rate (RR)maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP)

What are some sources of increased work of breathing in intubated patients? endotracheal tubeventilator circuitauto-PEEP

How does pressure support decrease the patient’s spontaneous respiratory rate?

Primary drive mechanisms used by modern ventilators include which of the following? compressed gashydraulic or fluidic compressorelectrical motor

A diagnosis of respiratory failure can be made if which of the following are present? Pao2 55mmHg, FiO2 0.21, PB 760mmHgPacO2 57mmHg, FiO2 0.21, PB 760mmHgP(A-a)O2 45mmHg, FiO2 1.0, PB 760mmHg4. PaO2/FiO2 400, PB 750mmHg

A respiratory therapist is evaluating a patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation in the VC, SIMV mode. The following patient data are obtained: FiO2 = 0.40Set Rate = 12Tidal Volume = 450mLPEEP = +5pH 7.27PaCO2 55PaO2 94HCO3 25SaO2 97%Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?

Which of the following is FALSE about CPAP mode?

What happens to the P(A-a)O2 with mismatch and shunt?

At what pH level are intubation and ventilatory support generally considered when patients are suffering from ACUTE respiratory acidosis?

Make sure each of the question spaces has a different Big Five trait, with its accompanying five words. Use the following format: Big Five trait, Metatrait, Aspect 1 (descriptor), Aspect 2 (descriptor)