BiPAP/CPAP Questions || with Accurate Answers 100%.
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BiPAP/CPAP
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BiPAP/CPAP
CPAP stands for? correct answers Continuous positive airway pressure
What type of mask can you use to administer CPAP? correct answers Nasal Mask
Full Face Mask
Nasal Pillow
Do you set a respiratory rate in this mode? correct answers No
What if the patient starts exhibiting hypoventilati...
BiPAP/CPAP Questions || with Accurate Answers 100%.
CPAP stands for? correct answers Continuous positive airway pressure
What type of mask can you use to administer CPAP? correct answers Nasal Mask
Full Face Mask
Nasal Pillow
Do you set a respiratory rate in this mode? correct answers No
What if the patient starts exhibiting hypoventilation? What adjustments would you make? correct
answers Switch the patient to BiPAP.
CPAP provides pressure during the entire OR inspiratory phase of the spontaneous breath.
correct answers Entire
The total amount of work of breathing the patient is experiencing while wearing CPAP is the
result of... patient effort OR machine assistance? correct answers Patient effort
CPAP is indicated for what type of sleep apnea? correct answers Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Can you place a nasal trumpet in a patient while wearing CPAP? What about BiPAP? correct
answers You can place a nasal trumpet with CPAP/BiPAP
Can you place an oral airway in a patient while wearing CPAP? What about BiPAP? correct
answers No; the patient has to be unconscious for this airway.
Provide some clinical examples of contraindications to using CPAP. correct answers
Claustrophobia
Apnea
Neuromuscular diseases
Facial trauma
Unable to protect airway
Hypoventilation syndrome
If the patient is experiencing respiratory failure should you use CPAP? correct answers No
What does IPAP stand for? What's a starting pressure for IPAP? correct answers Inspiratory
positive airway pressure
Starting pressure: 10-12 cm H2O
What does EPAP stand for? What's a starting pressure for EPAP? correct answers Expiratory
positive airway pressure
, Starting pressure: 5 cm H2O
IPAP and EPAP are recorded in what units? correct answers cm H2O
If you want to increase the ventilation, you would increase the IPAP or EPAP? correct answers
IPAP
If you want to increase the oxygenation, you would increase the IPAP, or EPAP? correct answers
EPAP
Mechanical breaths are provided by IPAP or EPAP? correct answers IPAP
If I increased IPAP and EPAP in the same amount, would this change the tidal volume? correct
answers No; they need to be different to increase tidal volume.
What does NPPV stand for? correct answers Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
Which type of mask is more likely to develop a significant leak during NPPV? correct answers
Nasal prongs/nasal mask
Which type of mask should you use if the patient exhibits SOB with an increase in RR? correct
answers Full face mask
Helmet
(must cover nose and mouth)
What are some possible complications when wearing a full-face mask? correct answers Pressure
sores
Aspiration
Claustrophobia can lead to agitation
How do you determine the correct mask size? correct answers Measure from bridge of the nose
to the center of the chin.
(some packages have measuring holes)
How can you determine if the patient is tolerating the NPPV settings? correct answers
Improvement in vitals
Decreased WOB
Relaxed patient
ABG improvement
What if the patient develops redness around the mask site/nose/forehead area, what should you
do? correct answers Document the redness and let everyone know (nurse, charge therapist,
physician)
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