There is a 3-L/min leak around the nasal prongs during nasal continuous positive airway pressure on the Maquet Servoi Ventilator. This will cause which of the following?
a. Bias flow will drop to 7.5 L/min.
b. Disconnect alarm will become active.
c. Flow will automatically increase.
d. Expiratory sensitivity will decrease.
Q. 2 The range of noninvasive ventilation nasal continuous positive airway pressure on the Maquet Servoi Ventilator is _____ cm H2O.
a. 1 to 10 c. 3 to 25
b. 2 to 20 d. 4 to 30
Q. 3 What is the minimum ideal body weight for ventilating an infant with a Puritan Bennett 840 with the NeoMode option?
a. 0.5 kg c. 1.5 kg
b. 1 kg d. 2 kg
Q. 4 Use of the Drger E-4 nebulizer in the Neo setting will do which of the following?
a. Increase the base flow from 6 L/min to 11 L/min
b. Cause a 6 decrease in the oxygen con-centration in any mode
c. Divert 6 L/min away from the patient cir-cuit to the nebulizer
d. Decrease oxygen concentration signifi-cantly with rates greater than 12 breaths/min
Q. 5 Which of the following statements concerning the use of AutoFlow for neonates on the Drger E-4 is true?
a. AutoFlow is an adult mode and should not be used with neonates.
b. The ventilator's internal flow sensor is al-ways used with neonates on AutoFlow.
c. Two test breaths determine the appropriate pressure to deliver volume in AutoFlow.
d. In AutoFlow, the highest pressure to de-liver the volume is the high-pressure limit setting.
Q. 6 While a patient is being ventilated with NeoFlow on a Drger E-4, an audible and visual alarm is active, and all breaths are being time-triggered. What is the most appropriate action for the res-piratory therapist to take?
a. Suction the endo-tracheal tube c. Dry out the flow sensor
b. Change the venti-lator out d. Switch to Au-toFlow
Q. 7 On a Drger E-4 operating in NeoFlow, which of the following trigger ranges is recommended for neonatal and pediatric ventilation?
a. 0.1 to 0.5 L/min c. 0.5 to 3.5 L/min
b. 0.3 to 3 L/min d. 1 to 4 L/min
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