Which of the following indicate an increased work of breathing? Active exhalation Paradoxical chest movement Accessory muscle use Spontaneous tidal volume of 6 ml/kg

Describe in detail the Pressure Control Mode:

Which of the following measures taken on adult patients indicate unacceptably high ventilatory demands or work of breathing?

Calculate the pa02/fi02 ratio if the pa02 from an arterial blood gas is 80 torr, the delivered fi02 is 45% and the PEEP is 5 cmH20.

A patient is intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation.  List 4 possible reasons an air leak would develop around the endotube cuff.

What types of monitored parameters/symptoms would alert you that the patient could benefit from a higher level of pressure support?           I.        high respiratory rate           II.       low tidal volume           III.      increased work of breathing

True or False:   An example of ventilator dyssynchrony which could lead to increased work of breathing is an improper PEEP level on a patient with airtrapping.

An adult patient is in the SIMV mode with pressure support on a PB 840.  The ventilator shows the total respiratory rate of 34/min and a minute ventilation of 12.0 L/min.  Abg’s on an fi02 of 0.28 are as follows:  ph 7.47, paC02 30 torr, pa02 110 torr.  This scenario indicates:             I.   the patient is breathing fast due to hypoxemia           II.   the patient is tachypneic                     III.   the patient is hyperventilating IV.   the ventilator may be autotriggering

When looking at the ETC02 tracing of a patient on mechanical ventilation, you see a slow climb in C02 before the plateau is reached on the tracing.  This indicates:

A patient is on 02 – NRM.  Abg’s are: pH 7.50, paC02 28 torr pa02 42 torr, HC0323meq/L, PA02-Pa02 375 mmHg.  What type of respiratory failure does this qualify as?