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Anesthesia Ventilators
CRNA Aneshesia Ventilators Dorsch and Dorsch
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05/25/2009

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Term
The two major categories of anesthesia ventilators are: _____ cycled and ____ cycled.
Definition
pressure, volume
Term
Ventilators can also be classified by _____, _____ mechanism, _____ mechanism and ______ classification.
Definition
power source, drive, cycling, bellows
Term
"double circuit" refers to what type of drive mechanism?
Definition
Cycling
Term
"Pneumatic" refers to what type of ventilator classification?
Definition
Drive mechanism
Term
"ascending vs. descending" refers to what type of ventilator classification?
Definition
Bellows
Term
Piston-driven ventilators are single/double circuit?
Definition
single
Term
Pressure or volume cycled type of ventilators: required frequent adjustments of tidal volume to compensate for changes in lung volume.
Definition
Pressure cycled
Term
Pressure or volume cycled: Compensates for the non-compliant lung.
Definition
Volume cycled
Term
The Narkomed 6000 and Fabius GS are double-circuit/piston ventilators?
Definition
piston
Term
The earliest ventilators were pressure/volume ventilators, and the _______ is an example of this.
Definition
volume, Ohmeda 7000
Term
The most common mode of ventilation is IMV/pressure control/volume control/SIMV, PSV?
Definition
volume control (oldest type of ventilation, as exemplified by the Ohmeda 7000)
Term
The Datex-Ohmeda 7900 has volume control/pressure control/both mode(s) of ventilation.
Definition
both
Term
With volume control ventilation, _____, ____ and ____ are set by the anesthesia provider.
Definition
TV, MV, RR
Term
T/F Volume control is dependent of pt effort.
Definition
F
Term
With volume control, the flow rate is _____ at a constant amount during _____.
Definition
fixed, inspiration
Term
With volume control on a low flow rate, incomplete excursion of the bellows/high peak pressure may occur.
Definition
incomplete excursion of the bellows
Term
High peak pressure can be seen on a volume control mode of ventilation due to too low/too high of flow settings?
Definition
too high
Term
With pressure control, the provider sets the ________, and the ventilator quickly _____ pressure and ______ it until ______.
Definition
inspiratory pressure, increases, maintains, exhalation
Term
Anesthesia ventilators have a variable/fixed I:E ratio, so increasing the RR will cause increased/decreased inspiratory/expiratory time and an increased/decreased TV.
Definition
Fixed, decreased, inspiratory, decreased
Term
What mode of ventilation might be useful for a pt with one-lung ventilation or an uncuffed tube to help improve oxygenation and TV?
Definition
Pressure control. Dorsch and Dorsch p. 317
Term
This mode of ventilation is often used to help wean pts from the ventilator.
Definition
IMV (intermittent mandatory ventilation). CPAP too.
Term
With IMV, the ____ is preset and allows for pts to ______ between breaths.
Definition
rate, breathe spontaneously
Term
This mode is used when you're waking up a pt from anesthesia.
Definition
SIMV.
Term
This mode of ventilation has a spontaneous breathing time and a trigger time in which the vent checks to see that the airway pressure has dropped by a minimum amount.
Definition
SIMV
Term
With SIMV, the operator sets the TV/MV and _____.
Definition
TV, RR
Term
PSV must be used with ______ for PSV to function correctly.
Definition
SIMV
Term
With PSV, the operator sets the trigger _____ and ______ to ___ - ____ cmH2O
Definition
sensitivity, inspiratory pressure, 5-10
Term
Two types of ventilation that sense pt inspiratory effort.
Definition
SIMV and PSV
Term
If PSV alone is used, what is a possible detrimental complication?
Definition
If the pt does not initiate a breath, the vent will not give a breath, and the pt may become apneic and die.
Term
This ventilator mode decreases the work of breathing, increases the FRC and compensates for leaks around an LMA.
Definition
PSV
Term
"Double circuit" refers to the _______ circuit and the ______ circuit.
Definition
pt's breathing, driving gas
Term
The bellows act as an _____ between the _____ system and the __________.
Definition
interface, breathing system, ventilator driving gas
Term
A chamber is where the _____ resides.
Definition
bellows
Term
At the beginning of inspiration, the _____ pressurizes the bellows, and closes both the _____ and the _____.
Definition
driving gas, spill valve, exhaust valve
Term
The spill valve/exhaust valve vents gas to the atmosphere. The spill valve/exhaust valve vents gas to the scavenger system.
Definition
exhaust, spill
Term
After the bellows expand completely during inspiration/expiration, excess gas from the driving gas/breathing system vents to the scavenger system/atmosphere through the exhaust valve/spill valve.
Definition
expiration, breathing system, scavenger system, spill valve
Term
The power gas supply system uses _____ to connect it to the anesthesia machine.
Definition
DISS
Term
The Power gas supply, AKA ______ is _____ powered, but ____ controlled and usually uses ______.
Definition
driving gas, pneumatically, electrically, oxygen
Term
The driving gas supply has a standard psig of ____ + ____% or - ____%
Definition
55 psig
+20%
-25%
Term
Venturi mechanism or Bernoulli principle: A drop in lateral pressure is caused by the rapid flow through a constricted tube.
Definition
Bernoulli principle
Term
The ventilator controls regulate the ____, ____, ____ and ____ of the bellows or piston.
Definition
flow, volume, time, pressure
Term
A maximum limited pressure mechanism is AKA a ______ valve
Definition
safety relief, or a pressure limiting valve or a driving gas pressure relief valve
Term
The safety relief valve is located outside the ____ but inside the ____.
Definition
bellows, chamber
Term
The preset pressure limits on the safety relief valve are between _____ and ____ cmH2O/psig
Definition
65-80 cmH2O
Term
On a driving gas pressure relief valve, once the ______ is activated, the inspiratory phase ceases.
Definition
diaphragm
Term
With a pressure limiting valve, a _______ mechanism causes a disc to lift and vent excess pressure into the atmosphere.
Definition
spring-loaded
Term
This type of safety relief valve on a ventilator causes the lungs to remain inflated until the cycling mechanism terminates inspiration.
Definition
spring-loaded
Term
Bellows are classified according to the direction the bellows move during ______.
Definition
exhalation
Term
The ______ circuit is inside the bellows and the ______ circuit is outside the bellows.
Definition
pt breathing, driving
Term
Standing, upright and floating bellows is AKA
Definition
ascending bellows
Term
Hanging and inverted bellows are AKA _____
Definition
Descending
Term
This type of bellows is used with contemporary electronic ventilators.
Definition
Ascending
Term
Pressure in the bellows may be negative.
Definition
Descending bellows
Term
Pressure in the bellows is always positive
Definition
Ascending bellows
Term
The low pressure alarm may not activate with this type of bellows.
Definition
Descending
Term
Air from the room may be drawn into the system at the site of disconnect with this type of bellows.
Definition
Descending
Term
This type of bellows system has a PEEP value of 2-4 cmH2O
Definition
Ascending
Term
T/F: The housing or canister of a bellows assembly gives a rough estimate of the TV.
Definition
T
Term
A disconnection or leak with this type of bellows will not allow the bellows to fill and provides a visual alarm.
Definition
Ascending
Term
Size of the pt gas port.
Definition
22 mm
Term
Size of the Exhaust port
Definition
30 mm
Term
Size of the drive gas port.
Definition
17 mm
Term
Size range of the exhaust gas port adapter.
Definition
30 mm-19 mm
Term
The exhaust valve (ventilator relief valve and 3 other synonyms) communicates with the pt breathing system/canister, is open/closed during inspiration and is open/closed during exhalation.
Definition
canister, closed, open
Term
The _____ vents excess gas into the scavenging system through the _______ outlet during end inspiration/end exhalation
Definition
spill valve/pop off valve, expired gas outlet, exhalation
Term
The exhaust valve/spill valve is located outside the bellows and the exhaust valve/spill valve is located within the bellows.
Definition
exhaust, spill
Term
T/F: A piston ventilator does not have a use for an exhaust valve.
Definition
T
Term
A spill valve is necessary on both a bellows and a piston design ventilator because the ______ valve is closed or isolated during ventilator use.
Definition
APL
Term
An ascending bellows design has a minimum opening pressure of ___ to ____ cmH2O before the spill valve is activated. This applies ____ in the pt breathing system.
Definition
2-4cmH2O, PEEP
Term
T/F: PEEP is not applied with a descending or piston ventilator system.
Definition
T
Term
This connects the ventilator to the breathing system and may contain a filter.
Definition
Ventilator hose connection
Term
Size of the fitting connecting the ventilator to the breathing system.
Definition
22mm male fitting
Term
Most ventilators allow for direct setting of TV. However, if this is unavailable, how might you derive the TV?
Definition
Set the MV and the RR. TV = MV/RR
Term
TV control may be separate from other controls and part of the ______.
Definition
bellows assembly
Term
Time-cycled ventilators tidal volume is set directly/indirectly by varying ______ and _____.
Definition
indirectly, inspiratory time, flow
Term
The minute volume can be set indirectly how?
Definition
By setting the TV and RR (MV = TV x RR)
Term
The minute ventilation is accurate to + or - _____%?
Definition
15. This is a standard
Term
The frequency is set indirectly by varying the _____ time and _____ pause.
Definition
inspiratory, expiratory
Term
The standard for frequency regulation is that it is accurate to within ____breath(s) per minute or ___%, whichever is smaller/larger.
Definition
1, 10, smaller
Term
Insufficient inspiratory time does not allow the bellows to make a full ______, while insufficient exhalation time does not allow the bellows to make a complete ______.
Definition
excursion, expansion
Term
The inspiratory flow rate may be set indirectly by setting the TV/MV, _____ and _____.
Definition
MV, RR, I:E ratio
Term
The inspiratory flow rate is set with volume control/pressure control.
Definition
volume control
Term
This pressure limit may limit the pressure during the inspiratory phase and may decrease TV.
Definition
Inspiratory pressure limit
Term
A too low/too high inspiratory flow rate (set from the MV, RR and I:E ratio) may cause an inspiratory pause, elevated peak airway pressures and decreased TV.
Definition
too high
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