Silent aspiration and VAP can occur with a cuffed ETT as a r…

Silent aspiration and VAP can occur with a cuffed ETT as a result of which of the following? I injury to the mucosa during insertion and manipulation of the tube following insertion II. interference with the normal cough reflex III. aspiration of contaminated secretions that pool above the cuff IV. rupture of the ETT cuff

The RT reviews their ventilator parameter sheet and finds th…

The RT reviews their ventilator parameter sheet and finds that the peak inspiratory pressure has been gradually increasing for the past several hours.  Which of the following could be the cause for this change? I. Bronchospasm II. Decreasing pulmonary compliance III. Increasing airway resistance IV. Accumulation of secretions