You initiate BIPAP on a patient with the following settings: IPAP 10 EPAP 5.30 mins later you obtain the following ABG.pH        7.30PaCO2   50PaO2      50HCO3     24What changes would you make to the patient’s settings?

Which of the following are goals and benefits of noninvasive ventilation in the acute care setting?   1.  Reduces need for endotracheal intubation   2.  Relieves symptoms of respiratory distress   3.  Reduces length of time on ventilator   4.  Shortens stay in the intensive care unit and hospital stay

Fully interpret the following ABG. pH         7.23PaCO2   68PaO2      65HCO3     30

A patient has been utilizing BiPAP for several hours. Current settings are IPAP 16, EPAP 10.You obtain an ABG that states the followingpH        7.51PaCO2   27PaO2      88HCO3     24What would you recommend next?

NIV is initiated on spontaneous mode with FiO2 0.40, IPAP 8 cm H20, and EPAP of 2cm H20.  ABGs reveal pH 7.29, PaCO2 54, PaO2 52, and HCO3 30.  The respiratory therapist should recommend what change to address the carbon dioxide levels?

Noninvasive ventilation cannot be utilized on critical care ventilators.

Soon after endotracheal tube extubation, an adult patient exhibits a high-pitched inspiratory noise, heard without a stethoscope.  Which of the following actions would you recommend?

Chronic disease processes for which NIV may be indicated include:     1.  COPD Exacerbation     2.  Pneumonia     3.  Hypercapnic respiratory failure     4.  Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

You have a patient in the ER who is exhibiting pink, frothy secretions. The doctor orders NIV. What initial settings would you suggest?

Complicating anatomic factors in oral intubation include all of the following except?