A 80 kg (176 lb) male suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome is being mechanically ventilated at the following settings:Mode: VC, A/CTidal Volume: 500 mLSet Rate: 10 br/minTotal Rate: 10 br/minPIP: 68 cm H2OFIO2: 0.45PEEP: 8 cm H2OBlood Gasses:pH: 7.37PaCO2: 44 torrPaO2: 89 torrHCO3-: 22 mEq/LThe respiratory therapist should:

Based on clinical data, which of the following therapeutic interventions would be most beneficial for COPD patients who develop respiratory failure after extubation?

During ventilation with PC-CMV, pleural drainage leaks sometimes can be compensated for by increasing which of the following?

An SBT should not continue for longer than _____ .

The therapist is about to institute NPPV on a patient who is experiencing respiratory distress. At the same time, the therapist would like for this patient to verbally communicate when possible. Which of the following interfaces would most likely accommodate this form of communication?

Which of the following provides the best clinical indicator of adequate ventilation?

A respiratory therapist reviews a ventilator parameter sheet and finds that the peak inspiratory pressure has been gradually rising for the past several hours. Which of the following could be the cause for this change?I. BronchospasmII. Increasing pulmonary complianceIII. Accumulation of secretionsIV. Increasing airway resistance

Which of the following signs and symptoms indicate that the application of NPPV is being successful? I. improvement of vital signs II. absence of respiratory muscle effort III. gas exchange improvement within 1 hour IV. decreased patient agitation and anxiety

Which of the following drugs is considered a paralytic?

The presence of systemic and pulmonary inflammatory mediators from mechanical lung injury further contributing to the development of VILI and MODS is termed __________.