A non-resonant, flat sound produced when the therapist taps his or her fingers against the patient’s chest.

When your patient has a low level of conscious and you are not able to arose them or achieve a response, you would document in the EHR

The type of white blood cells which are the primary defense during an immune response.

In radiography, a view in which the machine is set up behind the patient and the film is located in front of the patient so that the image is looking from back to front of the patient’s body is

Sidestream analyzers are better when applied to non-intubated patients.

Withdrawl of ventilatory support for patients which may result in end of life in cases with advanced disease and no hope of significant improvement is

The principal problem or symptom which caused a patient to seek medical care is the

Cheyne-Stokes respirations are characterized by

During transcutaneous monitoring in the NICU, sudden changes in TcO2 and TcCO2 readings might indicate that

A respiratory therapist evaluated the arterial blood gas of a child with respiratory distress who is receiving non-invasive ventilation. The child’s blood gas is as follows pH: 7.31 pCO2: 53 mm Hg pO2: 57 mm Hg SpO2: 89% HCO3: 23.7 mm/L. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?