The therapist is preparing to ventilate a patient with the Hamilton Galileo using the adaptive support ventilation (ASV) mode. Which entry must the therapist provide before initiating ventilation on this patient?

A. anatomic dead space
B. physiologic dead space
C. ideal body weight
D. dead space-tidal volume ratio

?ANS: C
A. Incorrect response: The patient's anatomic dead space is calculated from the ASV algorithm, which uses a formula involving the patient's ideal body weight.
B. Incorrect response: The patient's physiologic dead space is not determined.
C. Correct response: The patient's ideal body weight is entered in the ventilator for the determination of the patient's anatomic dead space.
D. Incorrect response: The patient's dead space-tidal volume ratio is not included as part of the ventilator's entry data before using ASV.

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