Week 1

Question 1

artificial airway of choice

Answer 1

Oral ET tube

Question 2

equipment for intubation

Answer 2

bag-valve mask
suctioning equipment
IV access

Question 3

Rapid sequence intubation (RSI)

Answer 3

rapid, concurrent admin of sedative/ paralytic agents

Question 4

successful chest x-ray insertion ET

Answer 4

2-6 cm above carina

Question 5

clinical signs of hypoexemia

Answer 5

change in mental status, anxiety, dusky skin, dysrhythmias

Question 6

process by which FIO2 is moved into and out of lungs by a mechanical ventilator

Answer 6

mechanical ventilation

Question 7

noninvasive ventilation that does not require an artificial airway

Answer 7

negative pressure ventilation

Question 8

ventilation used primarily in acutely ill pts

Answer 8

positive pressure ventilation (PPV)

Question 9

controlled ventilatory support

Answer 9

ventilator does all the WOB

Question 10

assisted ventilatory support

Answer 10

ventilator and pt share WOB

Question 11

positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)

Answer 11

positive pressure applied to airway during exhalation, preventing alveolar collapse

Question 12

continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Answer 12

pressure delivered continuously during spontaneous breathing

Question 13

automatic tube compensation (ATC)

Answer 13

used to overcome WOB associated with artificial airway

Question 14

Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)

Answer 14

delivers oxygen and two levels of positive pressure support