NUR 408 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE |COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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1. tracheostomy requires _____ oxygen: humidified
2. an uncuffed tracheostomy is used when a patient can: protect their own airway
3. a fenestrated tracheostomy allows for: speech
4. limit each pass of suctioning to: 10-15 seconds
5. ____ total suctioning passes allowed: 3
6. set suction to ____mmhg: 80-120
7. before suctioning preoxygenate for: 30s-3min
8. complications of tracheostomy: decannulation, obstruction, subcutaneous emphysema, stenosis
9. ARDS is acute respiratory failure characterized by dyspnea, tachypnea, _____, and non
cardiogenic bilateral pulmonary edema: refractory hypoxemia
10. ARDS is a result of injury to the: alveoli
11. common causes of ARDS: sepsis, PE, shock, pneumonia
12. TRALI is a form of ARDS that is onset within ____ of trnasfusion: 6 hours
13. ____ ratio (PaO2 over FiO2) guides treatment in ARDS: P/F
14. severe ards is when P/F is less than or equal to: 100
, 15. exudative phase of ARDS: early, alveoli fill with fluid, pulmonary shunting and atelectasis,
support ventilation
16. fibrosing alveolitis phase of ARDS: gas exchange continues to worsen, pulmonary
hypertension, fibrosis, risk for MODS, support lungs
17. resolution phase of ARDS: after 14 days, possible recovery or chronic illness
18. onset of ARDS is within ____ of clinical insult (trauma, sepsis, aspiration): 1 week
19. P/F ratio 200-300: mild ARDS
20. chest-xray with ARDS may show: diffuse haziness "white out" lungs
21. key finding of ARDS is increased O2 needs with little ___ improvement: PaO2
22. with ARDS an ekg is usually: normal
23. always assess _____ before machine: patient
24. for patient on mechanical ventilator oral care and repositioning every: 2 hours
25. oxygenation markers (labs): PaO2, Spo2
26. ventilation markers (labs): PaCO2
27. ideal tidal volume: 6-8 ml/kg
28. TV too high may result in ___ and too low may result in ____: barotrauma, hypoventilation
29. typical respiratory rate for mechanical ventilator: 10-14
30. fio2 should be as low as can maintain spo2 of ___ or greater: 92
2026 LATEST UPDATED| 100% RATED CORRECT | GET A+!!
1. tracheostomy requires _____ oxygen: humidified
2. an uncuffed tracheostomy is used when a patient can: protect their own airway
3. a fenestrated tracheostomy allows for: speech
4. limit each pass of suctioning to: 10-15 seconds
5. ____ total suctioning passes allowed: 3
6. set suction to ____mmhg: 80-120
7. before suctioning preoxygenate for: 30s-3min
8. complications of tracheostomy: decannulation, obstruction, subcutaneous emphysema, stenosis
9. ARDS is acute respiratory failure characterized by dyspnea, tachypnea, _____, and non
cardiogenic bilateral pulmonary edema: refractory hypoxemia
10. ARDS is a result of injury to the: alveoli
11. common causes of ARDS: sepsis, PE, shock, pneumonia
12. TRALI is a form of ARDS that is onset within ____ of trnasfusion: 6 hours
13. ____ ratio (PaO2 over FiO2) guides treatment in ARDS: P/F
14. severe ards is when P/F is less than or equal to: 100
, 15. exudative phase of ARDS: early, alveoli fill with fluid, pulmonary shunting and atelectasis,
support ventilation
16. fibrosing alveolitis phase of ARDS: gas exchange continues to worsen, pulmonary
hypertension, fibrosis, risk for MODS, support lungs
17. resolution phase of ARDS: after 14 days, possible recovery or chronic illness
18. onset of ARDS is within ____ of clinical insult (trauma, sepsis, aspiration): 1 week
19. P/F ratio 200-300: mild ARDS
20. chest-xray with ARDS may show: diffuse haziness "white out" lungs
21. key finding of ARDS is increased O2 needs with little ___ improvement: PaO2
22. with ARDS an ekg is usually: normal
23. always assess _____ before machine: patient
24. for patient on mechanical ventilator oral care and repositioning every: 2 hours
25. oxygenation markers (labs): PaO2, Spo2
26. ventilation markers (labs): PaCO2
27. ideal tidal volume: 6-8 ml/kg
28. TV too high may result in ___ and too low may result in ____: barotrauma, hypoventilation
29. typical respiratory rate for mechanical ventilator: 10-14
30. fio2 should be as low as can maintain spo2 of ___ or greater: 92
