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What is the purpose of placing a patient on mechanical ventilators?
What is the purpose of placing a patient on mechanical ventilators?
- To speed up the recovery process for patients with respiratory diseases
- To replace the function of the respiratory drive in patients with drug-induced respiratory depression
- To provide comfort to patients with stable respiratory conditions
- To support patients with inadequate ventilatory and/or gas exchange capabilities (correct)
When should attention be placed on removing the ventilator from a patient?
When should attention be placed on removing the ventilator from a patient?
- When the patient's family insists on ventilator removal
- When the medical staff determines it is time to remove the ventilator
- When the conditions that warranted placing the patient on the ventilator stabilize and begin to resolve (correct)
- When the patient requests to have the ventilator removed
Who facilitated the collective task force for the evidence-based guidelines on weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support?
Who facilitated the collective task force for the evidence-based guidelines on weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support?
- The American Medical Association
- The American College of Chest Physicians, the American Association for Respiratory Care, and the American College of Critical Care Medicine (correct)
- The American Thoracic Society
- The American Academy of Pulmonary Medicine
What is the role of tracheotomy in ventilator-dependent patients?
What is the role of tracheotomy in ventilator-dependent patients?
What is the focus of the writing committee mentioned in the text?
What is the focus of the writing committee mentioned in the text?
When are patients generally intubated and placed on mechanical ventilators?
When are patients generally intubated and placed on mechanical ventilators?
What percentage of a patient's time on a mechanical ventilator is potentially higher for patients with slower resolving lung diseases during the discontinuation process?
What percentage of a patient's time on a mechanical ventilator is potentially higher for patients with slower resolving lung diseases during the discontinuation process?
Who charged McMaster University to conduct an evidence-based review of ventilator weaning/discontinuation issues?
Who charged McMaster University to conduct an evidence-based review of ventilator weaning/discontinuation issues?
What is crucial for optimal medical management according to the text?
What is crucial for optimal medical management according to the text?
What did the ACCP, SCCM, and AARC form a task force to produce?
What did the ACCP, SCCM, and AARC form a task force to produce?
What do unnecessary delays in ventilator discontinuation lead to, according to the text?
What do unnecessary delays in ventilator discontinuation lead to, according to the text?
What is needed to identify patients capable of ventilator discontinuation?
What is needed to identify patients capable of ventilator discontinuation?
Which of the following is a factor that can worsen compliance?
Which of the following is a factor that can worsen compliance?
What is a common characteristic of patients who fail to respond to ventilator withdrawal attempts?
What is a common characteristic of patients who fail to respond to ventilator withdrawal attempts?
Which factor can impair ventilatory muscle function due to electrolyte imbalances?
Which factor can impair ventilatory muscle function due to electrolyte imbalances?
What can develop during ventilatory support reductions due to ventilation-perfusion imbalances and shunts?
What can develop during ventilatory support reductions due to ventilation-perfusion imbalances and shunts?
What kind of breathing patterns tend to be displayed by patients who are ventilator-dependent?
What kind of breathing patterns tend to be displayed by patients who are ventilator-dependent?
What can induce ischemia or heart failure during the transition from mechanical ventilation to spontaneous breathing in patients with limited cardiac reserve?
What can induce ischemia or heart failure during the transition from mechanical ventilation to spontaneous breathing in patients with limited cardiac reserve?
What may lead to ventilator dependence according to the text?
What may lead to ventilator dependence according to the text?
What has been shown to benefit attitudes in long-term ventilator-dependent patients?
What has been shown to benefit attitudes in long-term ventilator-dependent patients?
What may help decrease weaning time in patients having difficulty withdrawing from ventilatory support?
What may help decrease weaning time in patients having difficulty withdrawing from ventilatory support?
What begins the process of discontinuing mechanical ventilatory support?
What begins the process of discontinuing mechanical ventilatory support?
What should be avoided due to higher odds of nosocomial pneumonia and increased mortality risk?
What should be avoided due to higher odds of nosocomial pneumonia and increased mortality risk?
What do observational studies on ventilator discontinuation face in terms of methodological problems?
What do observational studies on ventilator discontinuation face in terms of methodological problems?
What is the primary cause of ventilator dependence according to the text?
What is the primary cause of ventilator dependence according to the text?
What is the role of the ventilatory pump controller in the brainstem in ventilator dependence?
What is the role of the ventilatory pump controller in the brainstem in ventilator dependence?
What is a function of the load on the ventilatory muscles?
What is a function of the load on the ventilatory muscles?
What is emphasized as crucial in the ventilator discontinuation process?
What is emphasized as crucial in the ventilator discontinuation process?
What contributes to putting ventilatory muscles in a mechanically disadvantageous position?
What contributes to putting ventilatory muscles in a mechanically disadvantageous position?
What is the within-group variability in respiratory muscle strength too large to justify?
What is the within-group variability in respiratory muscle strength too large to justify?
Flashcards
Ventilator Purpose
Ventilator Purpose
To support patients with inadequate breathing or gas exchange.
Weaning Consideration
Weaning Consideration
When the initial conditions requiring ventilation have stabilized and are improving.
Weaning Task Force
Weaning Task Force
ACCP, AARC, and ACCM.
Tracheotomy Role
Tracheotomy Role
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Writing Committee Focus
Writing Committee Focus
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Intubation Trigger
Intubation Trigger
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Weaning Time Impact
Weaning Time Impact
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Evidence Review Sponsor
Evidence Review Sponsor
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Optimal Management
Optimal Management
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Task Force Output
Task Force Output
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Delayed Weaning Impact
Delayed Weaning Impact
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Discontinuation Need
Discontinuation Need
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Worsened Compliance
Worsened Compliance
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Failure Breathing Pattern
Failure Breathing Pattern
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Muscle Impairment Electrolyte
Muscle Impairment Electrolyte
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Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch
Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch
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Ventilator-Dependent Breathing
Ventilator-Dependent Breathing
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Cardiac Afterload Increase
Cardiac Afterload Increase
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Ventilator Dependence Factors
Ventilator Dependence Factors
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Ambulation Benefit
Ambulation Benefit
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Reduced Weaning Time
Reduced Weaning Time
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Discontinuation Start
Discontinuation Start
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Extubation Risk
Extubation Risk
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Observational Study Problems
Observational Study Problems
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Dependence Primary Cause
Dependence Primary Cause
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Ventilatory Pump Failure
Ventilatory Pump Failure
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Ventilatory Muscle Load
Ventilatory Muscle Load
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Discontinuation Emphasis
Discontinuation Emphasis
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Muscle Disadvantage Factor
Muscle Disadvantage Factor
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Respiratory Muscle Variability
Respiratory Muscle Variability
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Study Notes
Pathophysiology of Ventilator Dependence
- Patients require mechanical ventilatory support when their respiratory system fails, due to issues within the lung, central nervous system, or cardiovascular system.
- Ventilator-dependent patients need mechanical ventilation beyond 24 hours or have failed to respond during discontinuation attempts.
- It is crucial to search for all possible causes contributing to ventilator dependence in patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours.
- Specific reasons for ventilator dependence include neurologic issues, respiratory system muscle/load interactions, ventilatory muscle fatigue, and other factors.
- The ventilatory pump controller in the brainstem can fail due to structural or metabolic factors, leading to ventilator dependence.
- Ventilatory muscles may be weak due to atrophy, remodeling from inactivity, injury from overuse, critical illness neuropathy, myopathy, drug usage, and metabolic derangements.
- Dynamic hyperinflation can put ventilatory muscles in a mechanically disadvantageous position, contributing to ventilator dependence.
- Patients who failed to respond to withdrawal from mechanical ventilation tended to be weaker, but the within-group variability in respiratory muscle strength was too large to justify general conclusions.
- Ventilatory muscle fatigue could contribute to poor muscle performance, but its role in ventilator dependence is not well understood.
- The load on the ventilatory muscles is a function of ventilation demands and respiratory system mechanics, primarily compliance and resistance.
- The search for underlying causes of ventilator dependence is crucial, especially if previously unrecognized, but reversible, conditions are discovered.
- Reversing all possible ventilatory and nonventilatory issues should be an integral part of the ventilator discontinuation process.
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