A patient receiving time-triggered continuous mechanical ventilation at a preset rate of 10/min stops breathing. Which of the following will occur?
a. The high-pressure limit alarm will sound (if properly set).
b. The patient will continue to receive 10 breaths/min.
c. The low tidal volume (VT) alarm will sound (if properly set).
d. Ventilation will drop to zero and the ap-nea alarm will sound.
ANS: B
When triggering by time, a ventilator initiates a breath according to a predetermined time inter-val, without regard to patient effort.
You might also like to view...
________ cancer is the most common form of cancer in men age 15 to 35
A) Lung B) Bladder C) Prostate D) Testicular
The scope was introduced through the mouth and advanced to the second portion of the duodenum. Cannulation of the common bile duct was accomplished. The common bile duct and intrahepatics were normal. This operative note describes an ____________
a. EGD b. ERCP