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Which of the following major organ(s) is considered to be the first to form? correct answer: Heart What is the name of the gelatinous substance which makes up the composition of the umbilical cord that helps protect the vessels and prevents the cord from kinking? correct answer: Wharton's jelly A fetus is considered viable at what specific gestational range in weeks according to our textbook, Walsh, B.? correct answer: 22-26 weeks Name the vessel in which oxygenated blood leaves the...

early mobilization of patients on vent can decrease what correct answer: decreased ICU weakness Single best indicator of alveolar ventilation correct answer: PACO2 When CO2 rises by 10, pH will decrease by correct answer: .8 It is important that patients on a ventilator receives appropriate management of correct answer: PACO2 Minute volumes of _____ are required to maintain a normal PACO2 correct answer: 80-100 What are the three scalars commonly seen on ventilator displays? ...

Airway resistance is an important concept in mechanical ventilation, because when the airway radius is reduced by 50% airflow resistance increases by ? correct answer: 16 times Pressure Support Ventilation is useful to compensate for the increased WOB due to what? correct answer: Airflow resistance and to augment spontaneous breathing A higher than normal lung compliance is often seen in patients with ? correct answer: Emphysema The equation corrected tidal volume/(peak inspiratory p...

Which substance is a known substitute for Methacholine? correct answer: Histamine True or False? Raw and sGaw are excellent indicators of an obstructive Disorder? correct answer: True True or False? sGaw is usually better indicator of Restrictive disorder than Raw. correct answer: False True or False? sGaw may actually be a more sensitive test of obstruction than FEV1/FVC. correct answer: True (FEV1/FVC are always constant whereas conductance is more sensitive to changes) Tru...

Ventilation correct answer: movement of air into and out of the lungs; brings fresh air in for gas exchange and allows for exhalation of CO2 Internal Respiration correct answer: CO2 moves out of cells and into blood and O2 moves from blood into cells at a cellular level External Respiration correct answer: O2 moves into the blood stream from the lungs and CO2 moves out of blood into lungs to be exhaled Transairway pressure (Pta) correct answer: gradient between airway opening and al...

which of the following are indications for terminating a cardiopulmonary exercise test? 1. progressive chest pain 2. A 2-mm downsloping ST depression 3. Tachycardia > 160 4. Monitoring system failure correct answer: 1, 2, 4 it is important to make a child feel safe and comfortable when performing a PFT, there are ways to make a PFT fun for the child. True or false correct answer: True which of the following are contraindications for performing an exercise test? correct answe...

Anatomic Alterations of the Lung correct answer: - interstitial and intra-alveolar edema and hemorrhage - alveolar consolidation - intra-alveolar hyaline membrane formation - pulmonary surfactant deficiency or abnormality - atelectasis Other name for ARDS? (boards) correct answer: Adult hyaline membrane disease Common causes of ARDS in adults correct answer: - sepsis (most common) - aspiration - central nervous system disease - cardiopulmonary bypass - disseminated intravascular...

The ventilator mode that is either patient triggered or time triggered and allows the patient to breathe spontaneously between mandatory ventilator breaths is known as ____. a. pressure-support ventilation b. continuous mandatory ventilation c. intermittent mandatory ventilation d. synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation correct answer: d. synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation A 75-kg ideal-body-weight male patient on mechanical ventilation has the followin...

What are the indications for pulmonary function testing? correct answer: Identify and quantify changes in pulmonary function. Evaluate the need and quantification of therapeutic effectiveness. Perform epidemiological surveillance for pulmonary disease. Assess patients for post-operative pulmonary complications. Determine pulmonary disability. What does a spirometer measure? correct answer: Volume's and Flow Rate's What is a peak flow? What does it measure? What disease is i...

According to the 2005 ATS-ERS repeatability standards, of the three following tracings, the two largest FVC values and the two largest FEV1 values should be within how many milliliters? correct answer: 150 Before bronchodilator studies, inhaled B-adrenergic agents should be withheld for how long? correct answer: 4-12 hours for regular of long-acting preparations The FEF25-75% depends on which of the following correct answer: FVC Back extrapolation is the method used to determine "ti...