Which of the following ventilators is generally only used for chronic noninvasive ventilation (NIV)?
a. Critical care
b. Portable
c. Noninvasive
d. Negative pressure
Q. 2 Which of the following is required for noninvasive ventilators to work properly?
a. Exhalation valve
b. Pressure alarm
c. Leak
d. Blender
Q. 3 Which of the following is the most important advantage of noninvasive ventilators over other types of ventilators?
a. Cost
b. Ability to trigger and cycle appropriately when small-to-moderate air leaks are pre-sent
c. Ability to remove CO2
d. Ability to oxygenate
Q. 4 Compared with nasal masks, full-face masks are associated with all of the following, except:
a. increase in dead space.
b. risk of aspiration.
c. claustrophobia.
d. hypocapnia.
Q. 5 Which of the following interfaces should be used in greater than 90 of the patients with hypoventilation?
a. Full-face mask
b. Nasal mask
c. Nasal pillows
d. Oral mask
Q. 6 Which of the following interfaces that improve ventilation appears to be more tolerated?
a. Nasal pillows
b. Full-face mask
c. Nasal mask
d. Oral mask
Q. 7 Which of the following interfaces appear to be more efficient to improve ventilation? 1. Nasal pillows 2. Full-face mask 3. Nasal mask 4. Oral mask
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1, 2, 3, and 4
d. 1 and 4 only
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