Mr. Jones is 68-year-old male.  He was admitted to the step down unit two days ago due to altered mental status (AMS) and a urinary tract infection (UTI).  He is currently on a 55% venti mask and is lethargic, with labored and shallow breathing.  His current labs and vital signs are as followed:   Vital Signs: HR 125 RR 28 BP 64/47 Sa02 90%   BBS: decreased aeration X-ray: no acute changes   ABG: pH 7.02 PCO2 88 PO2 52 HCO3 12 S02 88%   What mode of ventilation would you recommend for Mr. Jones?

A patient’s minute volume is 8.5 L/min and the respiratory rate is 13.  What is the tidal volume?

A breath that is triggered, limited, and cycled by the mechanical ventilator is which of the following?

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The respiratory therapist in the intensive care unit (ICU) responds to a patient’s room because the ventilator is alarming. The most appropriate immediate action is which of the following?

Setting flow rates too high will cause which of the following to occur?

During your afternoon vent assessments, you notice that Mr. Clark is making spontaneous inspiratory efforts in A/C mode.  What should you recommend to prevent respiratory muscle fatigue?

An intubated patient begins  experiencing severe respiratory distress, and the respiratory therapist auscultates no breath sounds and determines that there is no gas flow passing through the end of the ETT.  The high pressure alarm is sounding on the ventilator.  What is the most appropriate action?

What type of breath delivery occurs when the ventilator controls the timing, tidal volume, or inspiratory pressure?

The term “motility” refers only to involuntary contractions (not voluntary contractions) that mix and move materials through the GI tract.