Modes of Ventilation
This method of ventilation prevents airway pressures from becoming dangerously high.
What is Pressure Control Ventilation (PCV)?
This is the initial tidal volume range for a patient with normal lungs.
What is 6-8 ml/kg IBW?
Calculation for estimated minute ventilation (Ve) for a male.
What is 4 x BSA?
This is the low-pressure alarm setting.
What is 10 cmH20 below PIP?
This special consideration is needed for COPD patients.
What is increased expiratory time to prevent air trapping?
This mode allows the patient to breathe spontaneously between mandatory breaths.
What is SIMV?
This level of PEEP is considered physiologic PEEP?
What is 3-5 cmH20?
This is the calculation for airway resistance/initial Pressure Support level.
What is PIP-Plateau pressure?
This is the high-pressure alarm setting.
What is 10 cmH20 above PIP?
This ARDSnet protocol is used for lung protection.
What is low Vt, increased RR?
This mode is used for weaning patients off of the ventilator.
What is CPAP?
This is the initial setting for peak inspiratory flow.
What is 40-80 lpm?
This is how to calculate Ideal Body Weight (IBW) for a female patient.
What is 105 + 5(H-60)?
This alarm is important in a patient who is breathing spontaneously during weaning.
What is the apnea alarm?
This special consideration is used with CHF/Pulmonary edema patients.
What is increased PEEP levels?
This is used with spontaneous breaths to reduce the WOB and improve tidal volumes.
What is Pressure Support?
If there is no information about a patient's oxygenation status, this is the initial FiO2 setting.
What is 50-100% FiO2?
This is how to calculate static lung compliance?
What is Vt/Plateau - PEEP?
This would alarm if a patient was disconnected from the ventilator.
What is low pressure, low PEEP, low tidal volume, low minute ventilation?
This is the name of the technique used with asthma exacerbations, where we give low Vt and low RR to protect the lungs.
What is permissive hypercapnia?
This mode allows the patient to breathe spontaneously at a high level of pressure, then drops to a low pressure to release CO2.
What is APRV?
This is one of three methods to set the initial inspiratory pressure when using Pressure Control Ventilation (PCV).
What is:
1. Use the plateau pressure if in VCV
2. Start at 10-15 cmH20 and adjust to achieve desired Vt.
3. Use PIP-5 cmH20
This is how to calculate Total Cycle Time (TCT)?
What is 60/f?
This alarm would sound if a patient coughed or was in need of suctioning.
What is the high-pressure alarm?
This is the special consideration used with head trauma to reduce intracranial pressure (ICP).
What is iatrogenic hyperventilation - deliberately target a low PaCO2 level to cause cerebral vasoconstriction?