Ventilators and O2 Delivery Devices
- Previous year questions on Ventilators and O2 Delivery Devices for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anaesthesia section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 32 live questions in Ventilators and O2 Delivery Devices.
- 3 of 32 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Anaesthesia is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.VAT in mechanical ventilation stands for ?
- AVentilator associated trauma
- BVentilator associated treatment
- CVentilator associated tracheobronchitis✓ Correct answer
- DNone of the above
Q2.Which of the following systems can be used to produce PEEP
- ASpring system
- BBall valve system
- CPneumatic system
- DAll the above✓ Correct answer
Q3.APRV stands for:
- AAdult pressure release ventilation
- BAirway pressure release ventilation✓ Correct answer
- CAir pressure reverse ventilation
- DAirway pressure reduction ventilation
Q4.Which of the following can deliver 90% oxygen?
- AVenturi mask
- BRebreathing O2 mask✓ Correct answer
- CNasal prongs
- DNon-rebreathing mask with O2reservoir bag
Q5.Highest concentration of oxygen is delivered through?
- ANasal cannula
- BVenturi mask
- CBag and mask✓ Correct answer
- DMask with reservoir
Q6.A patient of head injury is intubated and ventilated. The ideal mode of ventilation in him would be:
- ACMV✓ Correct answer
- BCPAP
- CAMV
- DSIMV
Q7.Which is not an obvious advantage of high pressure oxygen through cannula:
- ABypassing nasopharyngeal dead space✓ Correct answer
- BDecreases need for intubation
- CPEEP
- DHot and Humidification of air
Q8.Which of the following is a controlled delivery device which is used to deliver a fixed concentration of oxygen?
- AVenturi mask✓ Correct answer
- BNasal cannula
- CNasal mask
- DNon breathing mask
Q9.High air flow oxygen enriched devices
- AAre variable performance devices
- BDeliver constant concentrations of oxygen✓ Correct answer
- CRequire oxygen entrainment
- DRequire closed face masks.
Q10.Which of the following is not a role of PEEP
- AImproves oxygenation
- BDecreases cardiac output
- CDecreases atelectasis
- DDecreases the risk of pneumothorax✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: C. Ventilator associated tracheobronchitis; Q2: D. All the above; Q3: B. Airway pressure release ventilation; Q4: B. Rebreathing O2 mask; Q5: C. Bag and mask; Q6: A. CMV; Q7: A. Bypassing nasopharyngeal dead space; Q8: A. Venturi mask; Q9: B. Deliver constant concentrations of oxygen; Q10: D. Decreases the risk of pneumothorax.
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