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Which of the following would meet body humidity when providing heated humidification on ventilatory support?   I. Temperature of 32c II. 47 mmHg water pressure III. 24 g/dl of water vapor IV. 44 g/dl of water vapor

An unstable post code patient comes to the ER. You wish to put on  the ventilator. Which settings would you use? Patient data: 77 y/o female, 50 kg (PBW), possible COPD, blood pressure 70/40 pulse 135.

A patient is assessed with SOB is currently on CPAP 7 cm H2O and 60% FIO2. The following information is available.   HR – 130 bpm pH – 7.16 Urine output – 20 ml/hr RR – 37 breaths/min PaCO2 – 25 torr BUN 40 BP – 145/90 mmHg PaO2 – 200 torr Creatinine 4.5 SpO2 – 92% HCO3 13 mEq/L Blood glucose of 105 g/dl Temp – 37c BD – (-5) Hb 14 g/dl   What is causing this patient’s respiratory distress?

An ABG was obtained with the following results:   pH – 7.23 PaCO2 – 60 mmHg PaO2 – 65 mmhg HCO3 – 25 mEq/L   This ABG represents:

A patient with history of ALI due to smoke inhalation has continued worsening of lung compliance. The patient is currently on ventilatory support on the current settings: Mode – AC/PC Total Rate – 20 breaths/min Rate – 14 breaths/min Exhaled VT – 400 ml Pressure – 35 cm VE – 8.0 L/min PEEP – 15 cm H2O PIP – 50 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.80 Her physician wants to place the patient on APRV. What ventilator settings should be recommended?

Respiratory failure type I is also known as:  

A patient on mechanical ventilation has the following ventilator waveform when an inspiratory hold maneuver was performed.  What should the respiratory therapist suspect?

Which of the following mode of ventilation is classified as, time and patient triggered, flow limited and volume cycled?

The respiratory therapist observes the pressure–time scalar seen below. Wave A was generated at 1300 hour and wave B at 1600 hour. The action that is most appropriate for this situation is which of the following?