C&S TMC Exam 1 | 158 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

- An infant is being mechanically ventilated via a time-cycled, pressure-limited ventilator. Which of the following would occur if PEEP were increased without a corresponding increase in peak pressure? - The tidal volume would decrease - A physician requests the respiratory therapist to assess the upper airway function of a patient with a fenestrated tracheostomy tube. The therapist should: - Remove the inner cannula, deflate the cuff, plug the outer cannula - A patient receiving sustained maximal inspiratory (SMI) treatments with a volumeoriented incentive spirometer device begins to inhale through the device 18 times per minute. Which of the following best explains this situation? - The patient needs reinstruction regarding the SMI therapy - After initiating mechanical ventilation in the A/C mode for an adult male patient, the respiratory therapist observes that the patient is agitated and having difficulty in cycling the ventilator. Which of the following should the therapist do? - Increase the sensitivity setting - Data recorded for a 52 kg (110 lb) mechanically ventilated patient who has a long standing history of chronic hypercapnia are as follows: Ventilator Settings Arterial Blood Gases Mode: SIMV