Ventilatory Support Strategies Likely to Result in Auto-Positive End-Expiratory Pressure

question 23

Multiple Choice

Ventilatory support strategies likely to result in auto-positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) include all of the following except:

• A)continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV) assist-control
• B)inverse ratio ventilation (IRV)
• C)low-rate intermittent mandatory ventilation
• D)low inspiratory flows

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Definitions:

Z-score

An indicator that shows the number of standard deviations a particular value is away from the average.

Standard Normal Curve

A symmetric bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a standardized variable, with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Area

The extent or measurement of a surface; the size of a two-dimensional space.

Z-score

A statistical measure that indicates the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean.