If an SVN or MDI is being delivered, it should be placed in the ___________ limb of the circuit?

The I:E ratio may be altered by manipulating any of the controls except:

What is the normal tidal volume range??

If the physician orders Pressure Control mode with a maximum PIP of 30cmH20 and the patient is on +5 of PEEP, what will you set the Inspiratory Pressure level (pressure control setting) at?

Dr orders a RR 30 and an I-time of 1.8 seconds: calculate the following  (1.5pts, .5pts per answer) TCT= ______________seconds _______ E-time= _________seconds _______ I:E Ratio ____________  _______

Dr orders a RR 28 and an I-time of .6 seconds: calculate the following   (1.5pts, .5pts per answer) TCT= ______________seconds _______ E-time= _________seconds _______ I:E Ratio ____________  _______

Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) is a mode of mechanical ventilation in which the patient’s electrical activity of the _________ is used to guide the optimal functions of the ventilator.

Explain what it means if a particular node in a Bayesian phylogenetic analysis has 90% posterior probability.

We have run a likelihood search for a molecular data set, and we find that a particular tree with branch lengths has a log-likelihood score of -2467.  What does this number mean? (note that ^ in the answers means ‘to the power of’)

Explain what is meant by ‘long branch attraction’, and why this happens.