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What are the indications for IPV?         1. Bronchopneumonia        2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease        3. Cystic Fibrosis        4.  Post thoracic and abdominal surgery

Independent lung ventilation (ILV) is a technique that allows the gas flow to each lung to be controlled separately. It is also called unilateral lung ventilation. ILV is delivered by using a specialized double-lumen ET tube.

What value must be limited to prevent against over-inflation when delivering Heliox?

The rate control on a ventilator is frequently used to regulate the . If this value is too high, the rate can be_______to make compensation.

Low tidal volume strategy is done to reduce the risk of _______ and the target volume is reached when _______

Inverse ratio ventilation (IRV) is accomplished mainly by:

Which of the following vacuum settings would you use to perform nasopharyngeal or nasotracheal suctioning of a 6month-old child?

The major cation(postive Ion) in the intracellular fluid (ICF) is

The primary goals of mechanical ventilatory support in newborn and pediatric patients include all of the following except ____.

ILV is intended to increase functional residual capacity and increase effective ventilation in the more damaged lung, thereby reducing the possibility of barotrauma or volutrauma of the less damaged or more compliant lung.