The Amount of Force Needed to Overcome Opposition to Airflow

question 36

Multiple Choice

The amount of force needed to overcome opposition to airflow in the lungs during mechanical ventilation is known as:

• A) peak pressure.
• B) airway pressure.
• C) maximal airway resistance.
• D) positive end-expiratory pressure.

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that we would have foreseen it. (Also known as the I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon.)

Double-Blind Procedure

An experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies.

Placebo Effect

Experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the recipient assumes is an active agent.

Overconfidence

The tendency to be more confident than correct—to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments.