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TEST BANK For Pilbeams Mechanical Ventilation 8th Edition by
Cairo| Verified Chapter's 1 - 23 | Complete
What is needed for air to flow through a tube or airway? - ANSWER:A pressure
gradient

1 mmHg is equal to? - ANSWER:1.36 cmH20

1 kPa is equal to? - ANSWER:7.5 mmHg

1 Torr is equal to? - ANSWER:1 mmHg

1 atm is equal to? - ANSWER:760 mmHg

760 mmHg is equal to? - ANSWER:1034 cmH20

The pressure in the potential space between the visceral and parietal pleurae? -
ANSWER:Intrapleural pressure

In a normal lung, what is Intrapleural pressure at the end of expiration? - ANSWER:-5
cmH20

In a normal lung, what is the Intrapleural pressure during the end of inspiration? -
ANSWER:-10 cmH20

How is the Esophageal pressure obtained? - ANSWER:By placing an Esophageal
balloon into the esophagus.

Transairway pressure (PTA) ? - ANSWER:The pressure difference between the airway
opening and the alveolus

Transthoracic pressure (Pw) ? - ANSWER:The pressure difference between the
alveolar space or lung and the bodies surface

Transpulmonary pressure (PL or PTP) ? - ANSWER:The pressure difference between
the alveolar space and the pleural space

What is measured during a breath hold maneuver during mechanical ventilation and
is a value read from the Manometer? - ANSWER:Plateau pressure (Pplat)

Transrespiratory pressure (PTR) ? - ANSWER:The pressure difference between the
airway opening and the body surface

What two forces oppose inflation of the lung? - ANSWER:Elastic forces and Frictional
forces

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