Mike's final

PPV decreases mesenteric blood flow and may contribute to gastric mucosal ischemia. The last change contributes to which of the following?

Assesment of a mechanically ventilated patient reveals accessory muscles and a rr of twenty six. The mode is cpap with five and an fio2 of forty percent. What should you do?

Preservation of spontaneous breathing during mechanical ventilation favors the distribution of gas where?

Lung injury by opening and closing of alveoli is called?

Which of the following is not a side effect of o2?

Acidosis can result in?

When should iatrogenic hyperventilation be considered?

A bacterial infection would be suspicious if a patient had an increase in?

Which respiratory diseases should be suspected if a patient had elevated eosinophil count?

Why would a heart rate in excess of 180 result in a decrease in CO?

Normal stroke volume is what?

Atrial kick is what percent of CO?

Mitral valve does what?

What is the ability of mycoardial tissue to propagate electrical impulses?

What is the primary pacemaker in the heart?

The QRS complex on ekg represents?

What is represented by the p wave of ECG tracing?

A patient who has atrial fibrilation is at risk for which of the following?

A normal pr interval is?

What are the squiggly lines between qrs intervals indicative of?

All of the following would increase ventilatory demand except?

An alert patient has been receiving simv at the rate of 8/min and vt of 600 ml. Stable vital signs and good abg at 45 percent o2. What would you do?

An alert patient is receiving vent suport with vc-simv has increase wob you try decreasing the mandatory rate to 6. In order to aid in the weaning process what would you do?

What does plat need to be in order to avoid VILI?