Anesthesia Ventilators Quiz: Trivia Test!

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Anaesthesia ventilators quiz: trivia test! Ventilators are used in the medical field for different purposes. Some help a patient to breathe when they cant on their own while others help to give a patient continuous flow of medical gases that keep them sedated. Which gas is commonly used in anaesthetic ventilators, and how do you regulate the gas as well as a machine while a patient is under? This quiz will help refresh your memory.

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1.

The following are all types of controls (drive mechanisms) except for:
- A.
  
  Pneumatic
- B.
  
  Galvanic
- C.
  
  Fluidic
- D.
  
  Electronic
2.

All current anesthesia ventilators are powered by _________ gas.
3.

In an ascending bellows during exhalation, the driving gas will vent to:
- A.
  
  Scavenging System
- B.
  
  Breathing Bag
- C.
  
  Atmosphere
- D.
  
  Descending Bellows
4.

In an ascending bellows, during exhalation, the __________ will open and vent excess gas from the _____________.
5.

Bellows are classified by their motion during inspiration.
6.

Which of the following statements are true:
- A.
  
  If you have a machine driven by air and a leak occcurs in the bellows you will get an increase in FiO2
- B.
  
  If you have a machine driven by oxygen and a leak occurs in the bellows you will get a decreased FiO2
- C.
  
  If you have a machine driven by air and a leak occurs in the bellows you will have no change in FiO2
- D.
  
  If you have a machine driven by air and a leak occurs in the bellows you will have a decrease in FiO2
7.

Which of the following statements are false:
- A.
  
  A piston is similar to an ascending bellows in the fact that they both move up during inspiration.
- B.
  
  The Fabius GS is a continuous flow anesthesia machine in which gas delivery is purely pneumatic and electronically measured.
- C.
  
  In event of an electrical power failure, an anesthetic can still be given to the patient using the Fabius GS.
- D.
  
  An air entrainment valve protects the patient from negative pressures.
8.

The S-ORC Assembly is responsible for:
- A.
  
  Protecting the patient from extremely high breathing pressures
- B.
  
  Eliminating the APL valve during ventilatory modes.
- C.
  
  Ensuring that the hypoxic mixtures are not given to the patient
- D.
  
  Calibrating the O2 sensor