You are assisting in the PFT lab and are performing a spirom…
You are assisting in the PFT lab and are performing a spirometry test on a patient. After the patient performs the test, you notice their flow-volume loop looks like the image below. The solid black line shows the patient’s effort while the blue dash line shows a “normal” flow-volume loop.Based on the image of the flow-volume loop, what do you assume is going on with your patient?
Read DetailsYou have an intubated patient with the following ventilator…
You have an intubated patient with the following ventilator settingsVC/ACf=16VT=450Flow=60FiO2=40%PEEP=5Peak=20Plat=19Comp=30VTe=455Ve=7.28PETCO2=30On the current settings the ABG is as followspH=7.40PaCO2=40PaO2=90HCO3=24Based on this information, calculate the patient’s VD/VT Ratio. Remember to convert decimal to a percent.
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During rounds, the ICU team comes to you and asks you for your patient’s peak and plateau pressures throughout the day. Below is the data based on the time you saw the patient:0800PIP=20 cmH2OPlat=15 cmH2O1200PIP=25 cmH2OPlat=15 cmH2O1600PIP= 30 cmH2OPlat=15 cmH2OBased on the data, what can you conclude is going on with your patient?
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