High peak airway pressure suggests a problem with what?
Airway - bronchospasm, secretions, etc
High plateau pressure suggests a problem with what?
Compliance - pulmonary edema, ARDS, PTX, PNA
What four vent parameters are written for in simple orders?
Mode & Rate, Tidal Volume, FiO2, PEEP
What two vent parameters affect CO2? Which is most important?
Rate & Tidal Volume
Tv > Rate
What two vent parameters affect O2? Which is most important?
FiO2 & PEEP
FiO2 > PEEP
Continuous high FiO2 puts a patient at risk for what?
Bronchitis
High PEEP puts a patient at risk for what?
Hypotension (poor venous return)