Mechanical ventilation (A+ guaranteed)

Mechanical Ventilation correct answers A machine used to provide adequate ventilation and oxygenation to a patient who is unable to adequately ventilate or oxygenate Goals of Mechanical Ventilation correct answers Improve ventilation,Improve oxygenation,Decrease the work of breathing (support/res...

Normal tidal volume ( Vt) correct answers 5-8 mL-kg Norma VC - Vital Capacity correct answers 65-75 mL/kg or (10 x Vt) Normal Respiratory Rate (f) correct answers 12-20 /min Acceptable: 8 - 20/min Normal Ve - Minute Ventilation correct answers 5 - 6 L/min Acceptable: < 10 L/min Norm...

What is ventilation? correct answers It is the movement of air into and out of the alveoli. What are the mechanics of ventilation? correct answers Elasticity, compliance, resistance, pressure, and gravity. What is Boyles Law? correct answers Air flows from a region of higher pressure to a regi...

Mechanical Ventilation correct answers • Mechanical ventilation is the process by which the FIO2 (21% [room air] or more) is moved in and out of the lungs by a mechanical ventilator. • Mechanical ventilation is not curative. • It is a means of supporting patients until they recover the abil...

What does the mode of ventilation describe? correct answers The breath type and the pattern of breath delivery to a patient. What 3 factors determine the mode? correct answers 1. Type of breath 2. Targeted control variable 3. Timing of breath delivered What are the different types of breath...

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation should not be transported under which of the following conditions? 1. Patient is hemodynamically unstable 2. It is not possible to monitor cardiac function 3. Patient is nasally intubated 4. Patient has multiple IV lines correct answers 1 & 2 Evidenc...

The power source used by the ventilator provides the energy to perform the work of ventilating the patient. Ventilator power sources include what? correct answers 1) electrical 2) pneumatic 3) dual electrical-pneumatic Early ventilators such as the tank ventilator and chest cuirass were designe...

What are the two levels of Non- invasive support? correct answers IPAP & EPAP What is the primary purpose of applying non-invasive ventilation? correct answers Increase Vt, correct ABG, decrease WOB What is EPAP? And when adjusted what does is alter? correct answers Decrease PEEP, ABG (O2) ...

Indication of mechanical ventilation correct answers when the patient cannot maintain spontaneous ventilation to provide adequate oxygenation or carbon dioxide removal examples of indications for mechanical ventilation correct answers -acute ventilatory failure -impending ventilatory failure -s...