Chapter 3 - How a Breath is Delivered Flashcards
What are the Two types of pressures?
Muscle and Ventilation
What characteristics is volume dependent on?
Compliance and Resistance
What does Pressure, Volume, and Flow equate to?
The Equation of Motion
What is the starting point where the breath begins?
Baseline
What are the two types of Triggers?
Time and Patient
How is Patient Trigger “Triggered”?
Flow, Pressure, Volume
How is Time Trigger “Triggered”?
Vent delivers breath at set intervals
What is Trigger Dyssynchrony?
When a pt wants to trigger a breath, but cannot
What is Flow Dyssynchrony?
When a pt wants to get a breath of 40 LPM, but the vent is set at 30 LPM
What percentage of Intrinsic Peep do we set Extrinsic Peep?
Either on a CPAP or other vent modes
We set Extrinsic Peep to 80% of Intrinsic Peep
Which is about 4-10 cm H20
Which is more sensitive, Flow or Pressure Triggering?
Flow
What ventliator has Volume Triggering?
Babylog
What terminates a breath?
Cycling
What are two examples of pressure limiting modes?
Pressure ventilation & Pressure Support
What does Pressure Limiting modes do?
- Allows pressure to rise to a preset level
- Vents excess pressure from the circuit
- Used frequently with infant ventilators
Volume Cycled Ventilation
- Breath is terminated when the set vol is delivered
- In most cases the vol is not affected by changes in lung characteristics
- If an inspiratory puase is used the ventilator is considered volume limited but time cycled
Time Cycled Ventilation
- If the breath terminates at a preset interval
- The vol is not affected by changes in lung characteristics
- If used with a fixed time interval, Vt=Flow x IT
Time Cycled - Pressure Ventilation
- Vol and Flow are variable
- Most common is Pressure Control Ventilation (PCV)