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 ____.

The PaO2 value reflects the amount of oxygen _______ and its clinical application is limited in cases where hypoxia is due to severe _______

As the pressure increases in the multiplace hyperbaric chamber, the set tidal volume should be ____.

What are the indications for IPV?         1. Bronchopneumonia        2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease        3. Cystic Fibrosis        4.  Post thoracic and abdominal surgery