CPAP Protocol
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Quiz on LVRS CPAP Protocol and use of device.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What does CPAP stand for?
- A.
Continued Positve Airway Pressure
- B.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- C.
Continuous Preload Advance Pressure
- D.
Capillary Pressuring Airway Procedure
Correct Answer
B. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure -
- 2.
A contraindication of CPAP use is:
- A.
Pneumothorax
- B.
Patients over 18 years old
- C.
Severe respiratory distress
- D.
Patients who can maintain an open airway
Correct Answer
A. Pneumothorax -
- 3.
Patients with severe respiratory distress whose respirations are 25 or more and ___________ are candidates for CPAP.
- A.
Use of accessory muscles
- B.
SPO2 of less than 94%
- C.
Both A and B
- D.
Cyanosis
Correct Answer
C. Both A and B -
- 4.
What is the maximum cm H2O of PEEP you can use?
- A.
7
- B.
15
- C.
10
- D.
5
Correct Answer
C. 10 -
- 5.
You should initiate CPAP at ___ cm H2O PEEP for COPD patients & ____ cm H2O PEEP for CHF patients per protocol.
- A.
5; 10
- B.
5; 7
- C.
7; 10
- D.
5; 5
Correct Answer
B. 5; 7 -
- 6.
You should monitor the patient's SPO2 every _____min(s) for the first 3 minutes, then every ______ mins thereafter.
- A.
1; 5
- B.
2; 5
- C.
5; 10
- D.
2; 7
Correct Answer
A. 1; 5 -
- 7.
CPAP is designed to keep a slightly elevated baseline pressure within the lungs throughout the respiratory cycle, which provides for alveolar inflation, increases oxygenation, & decreases the patient's work of breathing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
CPAP is a ventilator.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 9.
A patient who is breathing 30 times per minute, with a history of CHF, who presents with crackles in the bases, a pulse ox of 87%, and who has vomitted twice prior to your arrival is a candidate for CPAP.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 10.
Please state the procedure for CPAP use, there are 11 steps. This is not open book. However, I am not looking for verbatim answers, but an answer that shows that you know how to apply the device.
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Jan 18, 2010Quiz Created by
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