You observe that a ventilator reaches a preset pressure early in inspiration but holds it for a spe-cific time, after which inspiration ends. What mode of ventilatory support is in force?
a. Time cycled
b. Pressure limited
c. Pressure cycled
d. Volume limited
ANS: A
Time cycling occurs when the inspiratory time has elapsed.
You might also like to view...
________ are NOT a component of HIPAA training
a. Privacy regulations b. Security regulations c. Credit standards d. Transaction standards
You have been dispatched to a farm for a person trapped in a grain silo. You should anticipate the need for which of the following resources?
A) Confined space rescue B) Helicopter transport C) High-angle rescue D) All of the above
A healthy person breathing 100% O2 at sea level would have PAO2 of approximately what level?
a. 149 mm Hg b. 670 mm Hg c. 713 mm Hg d. 760 mm Hg
Some patients with a severe case of ________ must be kept on a ventilator until the paralysis resolves
A) Guillain-Barré syndrome B) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis C) muscular dystrophy D) multiple sclerosis