Intermediate care sites are not as expensive as acute care sites and provide somewhat more patient independence and quality of life. These sites include all of the following except ____.

A(n) ____ of 35 to 50 mm Hg for 2 to 12 hours indicates a need for ECMO therapy.

____ is the primary clinical feature of COPD patients.

Home Mechanical Ventilation should not be initiated if the patient has any unstable medical condition that requires complicated procedures or involves specialized health care personnel such as ____.

The goal of the discharge planning team for a patient going home on the ventilator is to identify all patient care issues that need to be addressed prior to discharge and develop a plan of care to facilitate transfer.

Since the tidal volume (VT) control is not available when using pressure-controlled ventilation, an estimated VT can be calculated by multiplying the inspiratory time (I time) and ____.

Bubble CPAP is a technique of delivering CPAP via a simple free-standing system. It has been discovered that “bubbling” gas through a humidifier produces vibrations or oscillations, which may have an actual ventilatory effect that may further enhance gas exchange.

The appropriate equation to calculate the respiratory rate of the patient is ____.

The education component for the family members of a patient going home on the ventilator should include all of the following except ____.

Appropriate adjustment of PSV level can be done at the bedside. The goals of adjusting PSV include all of the following except ____.