An adult male patient is intubated with a 7.5 ETT. Current settings are as follows   Mode – AC/VC Total Rate – 15 breaths/min Rate – 15 breaths/min PIP – 10 cm H2O VT – 500 ml Exhaled VT – 300 ml PEEP – 10 cm H2O SpO2 – 85% FIO2 – 1.0   What should the therapist do?

What mode of ventilation is this patient on:  

Autopeep due to air trapping on continuous mechanical ventilation is also known as:

Based on the end-tidal CO2 waveform, C-D represent?

What are some causes of respiratory alkalosis?       I.       Anxiousness      II.      Fearfullness      III.     Pain          IV.     Emphysema

The patient is on the following ventilator setting and parameters:   Mode – AC/PCV PIP – 22 cm H2O Rate – 14 breaths/min Total rate – 20 breaths/min Pressure – 22 cm H2O VE – 8 L/min PEEP – 5 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.60   What kind of pressure control is driving this mode?

A patient with peripheral edema has the following ABG? pH  –  7.15 PaC02  –  32 torr Pa02   –  85 torr HCO3   –  15 mEq/L What pathology does this match?

Calculate the VD/VT ratio given the following:      PaO2 = 65 torr      PVO2 = 40 torr      PaCO2 = 65 torr      PECO2 = 30 mm Hg      Tidal volume = 550 ml

A patient is being admitted to the ICU from the ER for severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Assessment reveals tachypnea, tachycardia, chest retractions with clear breath sounds and MARKED stridor. The patient is awake and alert with a SpO2 of 99%. what should the RCP recommend at this time?

Initial respiratory rate on CMV that should be set for obstructive disease/disorder patients is: