Please select the best response for each question.

1: Increased mean airway pressure is a primary advantage of the ________ mode.

volume control
pressure control
pressure support

2: The primary purpose of _______ has been to assist the patient in overcoming the imposed work of breathing from the endotracheal tube.

volume control
pressure control
pressure support

3: Which of the following modes combines volume and pressure control/support to achieve the advantages of each type?

volume assured pressure support
pressure augmentation
pressure regulated volume control
all of the above

4: Which of the following ventilators includes a mode that delivers breaths described by the following: The patient triggers a pressure support breath and the ventilator measures its output to adjust to a minimum preset tidal volume during the breath.
I. Siemens 300a II. Bear 1000 III. Bird 8400 STI

I, II only
II, III only
I, III only
I, II, III

5: For which of the following ventilators does the dual control NOT operate in the IMV mode?

Hamilton Galileo
Draeger Evita 4
Cardiopulmonary Venturi
Siemens 300a

6: Which of the following modes will ventilate a patient at a constant tidal volume, adjusting the output to achieve the minimum peak airway pressure?

pressure regulated volume control
autoflow
variable pressure control
all of the above

7: Which ventilator includes a mode that adjusts the ventilator output to achieve the optimal breathing pattern, adjusted to estimated deadspace and measured pulmonary mechanics?

Siemens 300a
Draeger Evita 4
Hamilton Raphael Silver
Tbird

8: Which of the following correctly apply to airway pressure release ventilation?

It is available on the Puritan-Bennett 840 ventilator
It is indicated for emphysema
It does not permit spontaneous breathing
It is associated with severe circulatory effects

9: Lung protective strategies include which of the following?

permissive hypercapnea
ventilation with tidal volume 6-7 ml/kg
prone positioning
all of the above

10: The purpose of tracheal gas insufflation is to __________.

increase alveolar PO2
dilate pulmonary vasculature
wash out CO2
prevent aspiration