The correlation of PtcO2 and PaO2 (PtcO2/PaO2 index) has been shown to be good for both neonates and critically ill adult patients.
False
What is the average total work of breathing for healthy persons?
0.3 to 0.5 J/L
Hypoxemic events in mechanically ventilated patients are most often associated with all of the following except ____.
increased peak pressures
____ occurs when an alveolus that is normally expanded is adjacent to one that is collapsed (atelectasis) and unstable. As airway pressure increases during inspiration, the normal alveolus inflates, but the collapsed unit does not.
Shear stress
Which of the following breathing patterns suggests respiratory muscle decompensation?
Rapid and shallow breaths
The term ____, in general, is used when referring to lung injury occurring in humans that has been identified as a consequence of mechanical ventilation.
VALI
Although it is generally used to trend oxygen saturations in neonates, pulse oximetry is not used to prescribe oxygen therapy in neonates because most neonatologists prefer to base oxygen therapy decisions on PaO2 rather than oxygen saturation.
True
Pulse oximeter saturations less than 80% should be confirmed with laboratory analysis of ABGs, including CO oximetry.
True
Which of the following conditions is associated with an increased lung compliance measurement?
