Newer ventilators allow neonates to use what type of trigger for ...

[mynx]

Newer ventilators allow neonates to use what type of trigger for better synchronization with the ventilator?
 
  a. Time
  b. Flow
  c. Pressure
  d. Volume

Question 2

A 5-year-old patient diagnosed with tracheomalacia after a long intubation has had numerous failures to wean and extubate.
 
  What should the respiratory therapist recommend to help alleviate spontaneous breathing prob-lems associated with tracheomalacia until a stent can be placed in the airway?
  a. BiPAP
  b. Nasal HFV
  c. Nasal SiPAP
  d. Tracheostomy and CPAP

[kxciann]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Patients can trigger breaths based on a pressure or flow change that is sensed by the ventilator. In neonates, flow sensing is more sensitive and allows better synchronization than pressure trigger-ing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Tracheomalacia can make weaning from ventilation and extubation difficult. A tracheotomy and CPAP would be appropriate for this patient (24 hours a day) until surgery to place a stent in the airway can be performed.

[mynx]

Great answer, keep it coming

[Liddy]

Excellent