Egan's Ch.45 WORKBOOK EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

Egan's Ch.45 WORKBOOK EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED Breath initiated by the ventilator - mandatory breath causes a breath to end - cycle variable manipulated by machine to cause inspiration - Control variable controls the magnitude of inspiration - Limit variable combination of machine and spontaneous breaths - intermittent mandatory ventilation machine breaths only—no spontaneous - CMV spontaneous breaths only- no machine breaths - CSV causes a breath to begin - Trigger variable breath initiated and ended by the patient - spontaneous breath What is a ventilator? - Simply a machine; a machine is a system designed to alter, transmit, and direct energy to perform useful work. describe the desired output of the ventilator in terms of the pt - Augments or replaces the patient's muscles in performing the work of breathing. 2 settings where ventilators can use rechargeable battery power sources - transport home setting How are most modern intensive care ventilators powered? - pneumatically