Your patient is being ventilated in Pressure Control A/C with the following settings:      IP – 45      Rate – 12      I-time – 0.8      PEEP – 5      FiO2 – 70% Upon a routine ventilator check you notice the high-pressure alarm has been activated.  What could have caused this?

A patient has a respiratory rate of 15 and a tidal volume of 550 mL. Calculate the RSBI and determine readiness for extubation.

When continuous mechanical ventilation is to be initiated for a patient and no settings are specified, which of the following would be the most acceptable initial tidal volume setting?

When setting an initial PSV, what do you want to ensure the patient has? Desired Vt in mL/kg Desired frequency Desired PaCO2 Desired PaO2 Patient toleration

Describe three (3) factors that contribute to the selectivity of the blood-brain-barrie

Identify the cranial nerve by Name and Number that has the following function:Major sensory nerve for the face: Name and Number Regulates movements of the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles: Name and Number Innervation of thoracic and abdominopelvic structures: Name and Number Sense of smell: Name and Number Raise upper eyelid: Name and Number

Identify the labeled structures in the figure. (Be sure to provide responses in proper order.) A. B. C. ______ filled with _____ (tissue)  

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the brain?

Identify the labeled peripheral nerves in the figure.  (Be sure to provide responses in proper order.) A. B. C. D.  

Indicate two (2) MOTOR functions of the Facial Nerve, including one somatic and one autonomic.