Vagal (vagus nerve) stimulation of the heart ______ heart rate. (H12)

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Excessive pressure in the atria stimulates the release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a hormone that targets the kidney and blood vessels. ANP is released as a negative feed-back.  Based on atrial stretching triggering its release, predict the effect of ANP on urine production (+) and explain why that helps (+).  Predict the effect of ANP on blood vessels (+) and why this helps (+). 4 points possible.

A patient with a tracheostomy tube (TT) is being discharged home with a ventilator, which he uses only during the night, without supplemental oxygen. During the day he uses a speaking valve. Which of the following equipment must he have in his home?1. Suctioning equipment2. Oxygen concentrator3. Second mechanical ventilator4. Manual resuscitator bag

List the potential locations for patients requiring long-term ventilatory care in order of cost from most expensive to least expensive.1. Patient’s home2. Long-term acute care facility3. Intensive care or acute care unit4. Extended care facility

A 48-year-old male patient with stable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (requiring nocturnal ventilation only) develops chest pain and is taken to the emergency department by his family. An electrocardiogram reveals an anterior myocardial infarction. The patient is intubated with a 7.5-Fr endotracheal tube and placed on appropriate ventilatory support.The patient is stabilized, and, after 2 days on ventilation, a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) is attempted. The patient fails the SBT. He also fails SBTs evaluated over the next week. A tracheostomy is placed.After 4 weeks in an acute care setting, the patient is medically stable but requires continuous ventilation. Why has it become so difficult to wean this patient? Would you recommend transferring this patient to another facility?

The flow–volume loop below is representative of which of the following conditions?

The flow–time curve shows small oscillations after the peak flow rate has been reached. The respiratory therapist can alleviate this by making which of the following ventilator adjustments?

The respiratory therapist enters the room of an intubated and mechanically ventilated patient to find the low pressure, low exhaled volume, and low VE alarms active. The ventilator circuit is connected to the patient’s endotracheal tube. This situation could be caused by which of the following?

The graphic below for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation shows which of the following conditions?