When the maximum safety pressure setting on an adult ventilator ...

[dejastew]

When the maximum safety pressure setting on an adult ventilator is reached, which of the fol-lowing occurs?
 
  a. Inspiration is triggered.
  b. Flow begins to decrease.
  c. Inspiration ends prematurely.
  d. Pressure is held until the target volume is delivered.

Question 2

The flow, volume, and pressure waveforms characteristic of a pressure-limited, time-cycled breath are represented in which column of the figure?
 
  a. A c. C
  b. B d. D

[mmpiza]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
When the maximum safety pressure is reached, the ventilator will sound an alarm, limit the pres-sure, and cycle out of inspiration, ending inspiration early.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The pressure waveform shown in column C has the characteristic flat top of a pressure limit. Be-cause the breath does not end when the pressure limit is met, the breath is time cycled.

[dejastew]

Excellent

[cassie_ragen]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it