An 18-year-old patient who is having a severe asthmatic episode is being mechanically ventilated. The pressure limit alarm is sounding frequently. The patient is very agitated and his respiratory rate is 36 bpm. Bilateral breath sounds with minimal wheezing are noted. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend? 

A patient in severe acute lung injury (ALI) is currently on the following ventilator settings: Mode – AC/VC Total Rate – 20 breaths/min Rate –  20 breaths/min Exhaled VT – 340 ml VT – 350 ml VE – 6.8 L/min PEEP – 15 cm H2O PIP – 45 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.80 Plateau – 40 cm H2O The patient’s physician wants to place the patient on APRV. What P-High should be started on the new mode?

During mechanical ventilation, which classification causes a breath to end? 

A  5 feet 5 inch male patient needs ventilatory support after intubation? What set tidal volume should  be initiated on AC volume control ventilation?

Increase in Inspiratory time Improves oxygenation by:

Which of the following are indications for ventilator discontinuance:       I.      Disease is resolved      II.      Spontaneous VT 5ml/kg      III.      VE  >10 L/min      IV.      NIF of -28

Which of the following is agent is used for this cardiac arrhythmia with a faint pulse?   

Based on the end-tidal CO2 waveform, C-D represent?

The patient is on the following ventilator setting and parameters:   Mode – AC/PCV PIP – 22 cm H2O Rate – 14 breaths/min Total rate – 20 breaths/min Pressure – 22 cm H2O VE – 8 L/min PEEP – 5 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.60   What kind of pressure control is driving this mode?

A patient is in the ICU intubated due to metabolic acidosis and respiratory muscle fatigue: pH – 6.98 WBC – 9,500 PaCO2 – 30 torr Hct – 42% PaO2 – 98 torr  Hb – 14 g/dl HCO3 – 10 mEq/L Plt – 250 SaO2 – 97% Glucose – 850 g/dl Which of the following would you recommend based on these results?