You are preparing a respiratory care plan to minimize or prevent trauma caused by artificial tracheal airways. Which of the following would least likely reach this goal?

What are some sources of increased work of breathing in intubated patients? a small endotracheal tube sizean HMEauto-PEEP

You have been asked to monitor a patient who has just been extubated. Which of the following parameters would you monitor? breathing patternbreath soundsSpO2voice / phonation

When applying the 5 steps of the patient-ventilator interaction, which step requires you to interpret the patient’s physiology?

What is the correct sequence of steps to extubate an orotracheally intubated patient?

What happens to the P(A-a) O2 with mismatch and shunt?

Which of the following provides clinicians with measured or calculated data related to ventilatory support over time?

An adult patient who weighs 62 kg (136 Lbs) requires a minute ventilation of 15L/min to maintain a PaCO2 of 36 while receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following could explain these ventilatory requirements? excessive caloric intakeincreased dead space ventilationfebrile patientincreased intrapulmonary shunt

What is the purpose of the tracheostomy tube obturator?

Which of the following modes of ventilatory support would you recommend for a hypoxemic patient with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure?