Is there a problem on the expiratory flow curve?
Last update: Tuesday, 07 Jan 2020 at 00:45
A 76-yeard-old man with acute respiratory failure was mechanically ventilated on volume controlled ventilation (VCV). The respiratory therapist noted the following curves and parameters on the ventilator display.
Source: Marcelo A Holanda ICU Monte Klinikum Hospital Fortaleza, Brazil
1.What type of problem was present in the curves?
a) Air leaks
b) Auto-peep
c) Air trapping
d) Flow asynchrony
2.What was the most probable the cause?
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