Exam Preview for 1187: Mechanical Ventilation: High Frequency Oscil

Mechanical Ventilation: High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) in Adult Critical Care Management

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1. What is HFOV? A volume cycled mode of ventilation only used with neonatal ventilation A pressure cycled mode of ventilation only used with adult ventilation Lung protective strategy mode used with acute lung injuries in a variety of patient populations None of the above
2. Indications for initiation of HFOV use includes: ARDS Ventilator Induced Lung Injury (VILI) Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) All of the above
3. If you increase or decrease the Hz, this equals an increase or decrease in? PaCO2 PaO2 HCO3 pH
4. Mean airway pressure is the pressure in the airway used to: Drive volume out of the airway Decrease the blood pumped to the rest of the body Decrease volume and pressure in the airway Increase compliance and surface areas of the lung for oxygenation
5. In order for the RT to monitor the chest wiggle factor (CWF), what areas of the body is assessed? Clavicles to third rib area Mid-thigh to lower extremities area Mid- thigh to upper extremities area Clavicles to mid-thigh area