Exam Preview for 1310: Mechanical Ventilation in Status Asthmaticus

Mechanical Ventilation in Status Asthmaticus: A Strategic Approach To Ventilator Management And Monitoring

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1. A change in the difference between these two parameters signifies the magnitude of unequal ventilation and time-constant distribution: P2 - P4 P2 - P3 P1 - P2 P1 - P3
2. Which of the following is a possible implication for using external PEEP? More likely to cause further elasticity More likely to cause further pleural effusion More likely to cause further hyperinflation More likely to cause further popcorn lung damage
3. For the initial ventilator settings in status asthmaticus, what is the recommended PEEPi setting? less than or equal to 5 cmH2O above set PEEP greater than or equal to 10 cmH2O above set PEEP greater than or equal to 15 cmH2O above set PEEP greater than or equal to 20 cmH2O above set PEEP
4. Pendelluft motion or “stress adaptation” is typically detected with ventilator graphics only in severe _______. Obstructive airways disease Restrictive airways disease Combination of both restrictive and obstructive airways disease None of the above
5. Which parameters may be the most sensitive signifiers of global overdistention? P2 and Pplat P1 and P3 Pplat and P3 P1 and P2