Triggering
Inspiratory Time & Rise Time
PRVC
BiPAP
Automode
100

This trigger requires the patient to create a negative pressure below baseline before a breath is delivered. 

What is a pressure trigger?

100

Normal adult inspiratory time is:

What is 0.9-1.1 seconds?

100

PRVC is classified as this type of ventilatory mode.

What is a dual-control mode?

100

CPAP is equivalent to this BiPAP setting.

What is EPAP?

100

Automode is best described as a bridge between assist-control and this type of mode.

What is a spontaneous mode?

200

The typical adult flow trigger setting is approximately:

What is 2L/min?

200

Rise time refers to the time required to reach this parameter.

What is peak inspiratory flow?

200

PRVC targets this parameter while regulating this parameter 

What is tidal volume while regulating pressure?

200

To improve oxygenation on BiPAP, adjust FiO2 or this setting.

What is EPAP?

200

Automode is available only on this brand of ventilator.

What is Servo?

300

On a Servo ventilator, this flow trigger setting is the most sensitive.

What is 10?

300

Rise time should generally be no more than this fraction of the inspiratory time.

What is one-third?

300

The first breath delivered in PRVC is given as this mode.

What is volume control ventilation?

300

To improve ventilation and reduce PaCO2, adjust this setting.

What is IPAP?

300

The adult trigger timeout range before switching back to assist-control mode is:

What is 7-12 seconds?

400

Adults generally require this pressure change below baseline to trigger a breath.

What is -1 to -2 cmH2O?

400

A long rise time generally results in a _____ peak inspiratory pressure.

What is a lower PIP?

400

PRVC adjusts pressure by this amount per breath. 

What is 3 cmH2O?

400

A patient is on CPAP +7 and pressure support of 8. The equivalent BiPAP IPAP would be:

What is 15 cmH2O?

400

In Automode, AC/PC transitions to this spontaneous mode.

What is CPAP with Pressure Support?

500
This type of trigger measures the amount of bias flow the patient must inhale before a breath is delivered. 

What is a flow trigger?

500

A patient has an inspiratory time of 0.1 seconds and a plateau time of 0.3 seconds. Total inspiratory time is:

What is 1.3 seconds?

500

The high-pressure alarm should generally be set this many centimeters of water above the PIP.

What is 10 cmH2O?

500

When EPAP is increased, this setting must also be increased to maintain the same pressure gradient. 

What is IPAP?

500

When documenting a patient on Automode, clinicians should chart:

What is the mode the patient is currently in?

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