All the following statements are true regarding the use of static compliance measurements in monitoring the ARDS patient except:
A) Is indicative of lung stiffness only
B) Is obtained with the following formula: Cst = Vt / (Pstat-PEEP)
C) Is obtained using a short inspiratory hold after a volume-limited breath
D) Plateau pressures of <30 cwp are usually indicative of acceptable static compliance in the adult
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Q5: Which of the values below for f/Vt
Q6: Which of the following is a common
Q7: All of the following are side effects
Q8: Your patient presents with bilateral pulmonary edema
Q9: What plateau pressure should you accept while
Q11: Your ARDS patient is being mechanically ventilated
Q12: What is the normal static compliance?
A)60-100 cm
Q13: All of the following are indicative of
Q14: Which of the following is NOT true
Q15: Initial ventilatory strategy includes all of the
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