A patient develops acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to muscle fatigue. Which of the following modes of ventilatory support would you consider for this patient? (Multiple Answers)  Assist-control ventilation with adequate backup rate.  Continuous positive airway pressure.  Intermittent mandatory ventilation with adequate backup rate.  Airway pressure release ventilation.

A patient in the ICU has a blood drawn and analyzed.  The following data shows:  PB 860 mm Hg              Hb 18.6 gm/dL PaO2 50 mm Hg           SaO2 82%           PvO2 25 mm Hg           SvO2 45% PaCO2 60 mm Hg              What is this patient’s total arterial O2 content?

A patient with a 10-year history of chronic bronchitis and an acute viral pneumonia exhibits the following blood gas results breathing room air: pH = 7.22; PCO2 = 67 mm Hg; PO2 = 60 mm Hg; HCO3– = 26 mEq/L. Which of the following best describes this patient’s condition?

Which of the following patients are at greatest risk for developing auto-PEEP during mechanical ventilation?  Those with acute lung injury  Those with COPD   Those with congestive heart failure  Those with bilateral pneumonia

Sensory input to the dorsal respiratory neurons from the lungs, airways and peripheral chemoreceptors is provided via which nerves?  Glossopharyngeal  Vagus  Phrenic  Trigeminal

Which of the following can cause hypoxemia? (Multiple Answers)  V/Q mismatch  Diffusion impairment  Alveolar hypoventilation  Intrapulmonary shunting

Which of the following strategies can help reduce auto-PEEP in mechanically ventilated patients with obstructive lung disease? (Multiple Answers)1.  Use high inspiratory flows (70 to 100 L/min).2.  Apply extrinsic PEEP.3.  Use VT values (12 to 15 ml/kg).4.  Use high respiratory rates (>25/min).

What is the normal P(A–a)O2 range while breathing room air? 25 mm Hg to 50 mm Hg 10 mm Hg to 25 mm Hg less than 10 mm Hg greater than 25 mm Hg

Which of the following are common radiographic findings seen in patients with volume loss due to atelectasis?  Elevation of the hemidiaphragm.  Narrowing of the space between the ribs.  Increase in the retrosternal airspace.  Trachea shifts to the affected side.

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