Pilbeam’sMechanicaLVentlation:PhysiologicalandClinicalApplications,6th Edition

Chapter 01: Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation
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1. Thevjbody’svjmechanismvjforvjconductingvjairvjinvjandvjoutvjofvjthevjlungsvjisvjknownvjasvjwhichvjofvjt
hevjfollowing?
a. Externalvjrespiration
b. Internalvjrespiration
c. Spontaneousvjventilation
d. Mechanicalvjventilation
ANS:v j C
Thevjconductionvjofvjairvjinvjandvjoutvjofvjthevjbodyvjisvjknownvjasvjventilation.vjSincevjthevjquestionvjas
ksvjforvjthevjbody’svjmechanism,vjthisvjwouldvjbevjspontaneousvjventilation.vjExternalvjrespirationvjin
volvesvjthevjexchangevjofvjoxygenvj(O2)vjandvjcarbonvjdioxidevj(CO2)vjbetweenvjthevjalveolivjandvjthevj

, pulmonaryvjcapillaries.vjInternalvjrespirationvjoccursvjatvjthevjcellularvjlevelvjandvjinvolvesvjmovemen
tvjofvjoxygenvjfromvjthevjsystemicvjbloodvjintovjthevjcells.

REF:v j v j pg.vj2
2. Whichvjofvjthevjfollowingvjarevjinvolvedvjinvjexternalvjrespiration?
a.Redvjbloodvjcellsvjandvjbodyvjcells
b.Scalenesvjandvjtrapeziusvjmuscles
c.Alveolivjandvjpulmonaryvjcapillaries
d.Externalvjobliquevjandvjtransversevjabdominalvjmuscles
ANS:v j C
Externalvjrespirationvjinvolvesvjthevjexchangevjofvjoxygenvjandvjcarbonvjdioxidevj(CO2)vjbetweenvjthe
vj alveolivjandvjthevjpulmonaryvjcapillaries.vj Internalvjrespirationvjoccursvjatvjthevjcellularvjlevelvjandvjin

volvesvjmovementvjofvjoxygenvjfromvjthevjsystemicvjbloodvjintovjthevjcells.vjScalenevjandvjtrapeziusvj
musclesvjarevjaccessoryvjmusclesvjofvjinspiration.vjExternalvjobliquevjandvjtransversevjabdominalvjmu
sclesvjarevjaccessoryvjmusclesvjofvjexpiration.

REF:v j v j pg.vj2

3. Thevjgraphvjthatvjshowsvjintrapleuralvjpressurevjchangesvjduringvjnormalvjspontaneousvjbreathingvji




svjdepictedvjbyvjwhichvjofvjthevjfollowing? a.

, b.




c.




d.




ANS:v j B
Duringvjspontaneousvjbreathing,vjthevjintrapleuralvjpressurevjdropsvjfromvjaboutvj
5vjcmvjH2Ovjatvjendvjexpirationvjtovjaboutvj
10vjcmvjH2Ovjatvjendinspiration.vjThevjgraphvjdepictedvjforvjanswervjBvjshowsvjthatvjchangevjfromvj
5vjcmvjH2Ovjtovj 10vjcm vjH2O.

REF:v j v j pg.vj3

4. Duringvjspontaneousvjinspirationvjalveolarvjpressurevj(PA)vjisvjabout:vj . a.
1vjcmvjH2O
b.v j v j +1vjcmvjH2O
c. 0vjcmvjH2O
d. 5vjcmvjH2O
ANS:v j A
1vjcmvjH2Ovjisvjthevjlowestvjalveolarvjpressurevjwillvjbecomevjduringvjnormalvjspontaneousvjventilati
on.vjDuringvjthevjexhalationvjofvjavjnormalvjspontaneousvjbreathvjthevjalveolarvjpressurevjwillvjbecomev
j 1vjcmvjH2O.




REF:v j v j pg.vj4

5. Thevjpressurevjrequiredvjtovjmaintainvjalveolarvjinflationvjisvjknownvjasvjwhichvjofvjthevjfollowing? a.
Transairwayvjpressurevj(PTA)
b. Transthoracicvjpressurevj(PTT)
c. Transrespiratoryvjpressurevj(PTR)
d. Transpulmonaryvjpressurevj(PL)

, ANS:v j D
Thevjdefinitionvjofvjtranspulmonaryvjpressurevj(PL)vjisvjthevjpressurevjrequiredvjtovjmaintainvjalveolarvj
inflation.vjTransairwayvjpressurevj(PTA)vjisvjthevjpressurevjgradientvjrequiredvjtovjproducevjairflowvjinvj
th
evjconductingvjtubes.vjTransrespiratoryvjpressurevj(PTR)vjisvjthevjpressurevjtovjinflatevjthevjlungsvjandvja
irwaysvjduringvjpositivepressurevjventilation.vjTransthoracicvjpressurevj(PTT)vjrepresentsvjthevjpressu
revjrequiredvjtovjexpandv jorvjcontractvjthevjlungsvjandvjthevjchestvjwallvjatvjthevjsamevjtime.

REF:v j v j pg.vj4

6. Calculatevjthevjpressurevjneededvjtovjovercomevjairwayvjresistancevjduringvjpositivepressurevjventil
ationvjwhenvjthevjproximalvjairwayvjpressurevj(PAw)vjisvj35vjcmvjH2Ovjandvjthevjalveol
arvjpressurevj(PA)vjisvj5vjcmvjH2O.
a. 7vjcmvjH2O
b. 30vjcmvjH2O
c. 40vjcmvjH2O
d. 175vjcmvjH2O
ANS:v j B
Thevjtransairwayvjpressurevj(PTA)vjisvjusedvjtovjcalculatevjthevjpressurevjrequiredvjtovjovercomevjairwa
yvj resistancevjduringvjmechanicalvjventilation.vjThisvjformulavjisvjPTAvj=vjPawvj-vjPA.

REF:v j v j pg.vj4

7. Thevjtermvjusedvjtovjdescribevjthevjtendencyvjofvjavjstructurevjtovjreturnvjtovjitsvjoriginalvjformvjaftervjbei
ngvjstretchedvjorvjactedvjonvjbyvjanvjoutsidevjforcevjisvjwhichvjofvjthevjfollowing? a. Elastance
b. Compliance
c. Viscousvjresistance
d. Distendingvjpressure
ANS:v j A
Thevjelastancevjofvjavjstructurevjisvjthevjtendencyvjofvjthatvjstructurevjtovjreturnvjtovjitsvjoriginalvjshapevjaf
t
ervjbeingvjstretched.vjThevjmorevjelastancevjavjstructurevjhas,vjthevjmorevjdifficultvjitvjisvjtovjstretch.vjThe
vjcompliancevjofvjavjstructurevjisvjthevjeasevjwithvjwhichvjthevjstructurevjdistends vjorvjstretches.

Compliancevjisvjthevjoppositevjofvjelastance.vjViscousvjresistancevjisvjthevjoppositionvjtovjmovementvj
offeredvjbyvjadjacentvjstructuresvjsuchvjasvjthevjlungsvjandvjtheirvjadjacentvjorgans.vjDistendingvjpressu
revjisvjpressurevjrequiredvjtovjmaintainvjinflation,vjforvjexample,vjalveolarvjdistendingvjpressure.

REF:v j v j pg.vj5

8. Calculatevjthevjpressurevjrequiredvjtovjachievevjavjtidalvjvolumevjofvj400vjmLvjforvjanvjintubatedvjpatie
ntvjwithvjavjrespiratoryvjsystemvjcompliancevjofvj15vjmL/cmvjH2O.
a. 6vjcmvjH2O
b. 26.7vjcmvjH2O
c. 37.5vjcmvjH2O
d. 41.5vjcmvjH2O
ANS:v j B