Respiratory Therapist

Category - Initiation and Modification of Interventions

An infant is on CPAP at 7cmH2O and a drop in pressure is noted.

The most likely cause for this is:
  1. The nasal prongs have an obstruction.
  2. The tubing has a kink.
  3. The pressure setting is too high.
  4. The infant is crying.
Explanation
Answer: D-A low pressure alarm would be triggered by an infant crying while on CPAP.
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