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Oxygenation in COPD Patient

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What are the goals of mechanical ventilation?

Maintain alveolar ventilation, correct hypoxemia, maximize oxygen transport (correct)

Reduce patient's heart rate and relax muscles

Stabilize patient's oxygen saturation and reduce blood pressure

Increase blood pressure and body temperature

Which physiological principle does a ventilator utilize when using positive pressure?

Maintaining a neutral gas flow

Blowing gas into the lungs (correct)

Alternating gas exchange without any pressure

Drawing gas out of the lungs

Which condition is NOT part of the 73-year-old patient's medical history?

Hypertension

CHF

COPD

Diabetes (correct)

What blood pressure was recorded for the patient on arrival?

115/95 (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT an objective that students should achieve regarding mechanical ventilation?

Increase patient's body temperature (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the patient's oxygen saturation on 8L via nasal cannula?

89% (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an essential role of the critical care nursing team for a patient on mechanical ventilation?

Monitor ventilatory parameters (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a mechanical ventilator?

Deliver & control flow of gas to a patient (D) Signup and view all the answers