The demand curve for a purely competitive firm and the demand curve for a purely competitive industry are both downsloping.

You are performing a ventilator check and notice that the ventilator is auto triggering. The current ventilator settings are as follows:PC AC modeRate=14Inspiratory Pressure= 20 I-Time=1.0 secFiO2= 50%Peep=8Flow Trigger= 0Which of the following would you do to correct the auto triggering issue?

*Continuation From Previous Question* You are an ICU respiratory therapist that is performing a ventilator-patient assessment. You check the patient’s pressure-volume loop which looks like the following: overdistention.jpg   Based on the image, what needs to be adjusted to fix this issue?

Six days after receiving chemotherapy, the patient reports that, “My mouth feels like it’s on fire!” Which of the following is the priority nursing action?

What is DMR?  What do the letters mean and what is the definition of this concept?

For a purely competitive firm, MC = MR, but price is greater than MR.

By using the capnograph waveform below, what would you say the patient’s PETCO2 is?

You are a ICU Respiratory Therapist working in the Medical ICU. You were in the middle of your rounds when you Mr. Campbell’s ventilator alarming continuously. You turn towards the commotion and see that Mr. Campbell, who was intubated a minute ago, has self-extubated. Once you reach the bedside, you assess that the patient is exhibiting mild stridor symptoms and has an elevated respiratory rate. Which of the following would you do based on Mr. Smith’s condition?

A patient is brought to the surgical unit after a TURP. He has a three- way Foley catheter. The nurse notices very dark red output in the catheter. What is the appropriate nursing intervention that the nurse should perform first?

You have a patient who is on PC AC mode with the following settings. The patient has an IBW of 60 kg.  Vent Data:PC/ ACf=18 Inspiratory Pressure= 12Ti= 0.8 secondsFiO2=60%Peep=8Flow Trigger= 2 Patient DataPatient Rate=24Vte= 220 mlsVe=5.28 L/minI:E=1:4Peak=24Plateau=20Compliance=40The physician requested you draw an ABG to see how well the patient is doing with the current settings. The results are as followspH=7.27PaCO2=50PaO2= 100HCO3= 34SaO2=99%From the information provided, what ventilator changes, if any, would you make to correct the patient’s ABG?