Question 1

Current generation ventilators use programmed algorithms in the microprocessors to open and close the _______________ to mimic virtually any flow or pressure wave pattern.

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Question 2

_______________ is defined as the time interval between the start of inspiratory flow and the beginning of expiratory flow.

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Question 3

Automatic tube compensation is active both during inspiration and expiration, and may reduce air trapping and _______________.

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Question 4

_______________ alert the clinician to settings or parameters that are not within acceptable ranges or specifications, or they warn the clinician that the ventilator has failed some part of a self-diagnostic test.

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Question 5

Describe inspiration and expiration.

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Question 6

Explain the advantage of both pressure-controlled ventilation and volume-controlled ventilation.

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Question 7

Discuss how careful observation and assessment of waveforms during mechanical ventilation can provide useful information for the clinician.

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Question 8

Discuss Robert Chatburn's ventilator classification system.

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Question 9

Describe the four types of flow waveforms.

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Quiz 3: Classification of Mechanical Ventilators