Safely Ventilating the Sick Lung

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Post-Test Quiz

Volume ventilation has traditionally been used with neonates.*

TrueFalse

Pressure regulated volume control (PRVC) is described as having what type of breath delivery?*

VolumeBi-LevelSIMVPressure

According to Rich Kallet, a rule of thumb for using PRVC is “if your peak pressure on someone who is very sick is less than 20, you need to take a closer look.”*

TrueFalse

When talking about increasing PEEP levels what can we assume about the lung?*

The lung is not openThe patient needs to ventilateLung parenchyma is healthyThe patient has ARDS

Clinical outcomes are better when you use a high PEEP versus a low PEEP strategy.*

TrueFalse

The process of Open Lung concept involves all of the following steps except:*

While using an open lung concept to determine best PEEP, the patient can be spontaneously breathing.*

TrueFalse

When determining best PEEP, clinicians should be aware of the following:*

Mean Airway PressureTidal Volume and CompliancePeak Inspiratory Pressure and ResistanceCompliance and Plateau Pressure

Which of the following is the only measurement that directly affects mortality outcome in ARDS patients according to Amato etal (2015)?*

Tidal volume set < 6 mL/kgPEEP set >8cmH2ODriving pressureCompliance

A large part of a patient's minute ventilation while set to APRV is the:*

Patient's own spontaneous breathingNumber of "drops" that occur in a minuteLevel of pressure that is setExhaled tidal volume

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