An asthma patient on AC/VC and you notice the patient has diffuse wheezing throughout both lung fields. The doctor orders 2.5mg Albuterol QID and Q4hr PRN. After administering the first dose of Albuterol via vibrating mesh nebulizer (Aerogen), what ventilator parameter should the respiratory care practitioner expect after delivering the treatment?

*Please reference this for questions 19-21* A patient on ventilatory support has the following ventilator waveform.  What should the respiratory therapist suspect?

Use the simple interest formula ( I = Prt ) to find the interest rate (per year) for the following situation. $73 dollars in interest earned on an initial investment of $2300 over the course of one half of a year. (round to the nearest tenth)

Which of the following MIP measures taken on an adult patient indicates inadequate respiratory muscle strength, requiring immediate intubation and continuous mechanical ventilation?

7 ounces = _____ mL

what variable initiates the inspiratory phase?

Based on the IBW for the patient from the previous question, what would be appropriate initial tidal volume setting range?

You have just started you new job and now you need to think about retirement.  You are planning on retiring at 65 and you are currently 25 years old.   Your current salary is $4000 per month.  You plan on putting 5% of that salary into your 401k each month.  You can figure on an average annual return of 10% for your invested money in your 401k over the time invested compounded monthly.   If you continue contributing that same dollar amount each moth until you retire, how much will you have in your 401k at retirement? Don’t worry about the taxes for this problem. 

Which of the following would change RAW? I. Length of the ETT II. composition of the ETT III. Diameter of the ETT IV. The cuff of the ETT V. Switching from Portex brand to Shiley brand ETT

Order: 500 mL NS (0.9% Normal Saline) to infuse in 5 hours (300 min). Drop factor = 15 gtt/mL.  What rate will you set for this infusion?   Round to a whole number.