The Practitioner Wants to Improve the Gas Exchange and Reduce

question 22

Multiple Choice

The practitioner wants to improve the gas exchange and reduce sedation for a patient on pressure control ventilation.The therapist should consider ________________

• A) decreasing plateau pressure.
• B) switching to volume assist control ventilation.
• C) changing to APRV.
• D) increasing the PEEP.

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Definitions:

CVS

Short for Chorionic Villus Sampling, a prenatal test that involves taking a sample of the chorionic villi to test for fetal abnormalities.

Prenatal Test

Medical tests conducted during pregnancy to assess the health and development of an unborn baby.

Phenotype

The observable characteristics or traits of an organism, resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism or individual, consisting of both the genes that are visible in traits and those that are not.