A respiratory therapist is treating a neonatal patient with extremely noncompliant lungs. To maintain adequate minute ventilation, the indicated ventilation rate is greater than 150 BPM. Which of the following should be used on this patient?
A) adult ventilator
B) high frequency oscillatory ventilation
C) conventional neonatal ventilator
D) Mechanical ventilation should be discontinued in this case.
Question 2
Which two ventilator parameters most directly affect tidal volume?
1. expiratory time (ET)
2. inspiratory time (IT)
3. peak inspiratory pressure (PIP)
4. positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 4
C) 2 and 4
D) 3 and 4
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