A patient is exhibiting the following clinical features:  Ba…

A patient is exhibiting the following clinical features:  Barrel chested (Increased A-P diameter) Purse lipped breathing Reddish skin appearance Minimal secretions with cough Dyspnea at rest Percussion reveals Hyperresonance Thin body build (emaciated) DLCO decreased Based on the clinical features described this is likely which of the following

You have received an order to administer mucomyst to a patie…

You have received an order to administer mucomyst to a patient in the ER. Upon arrival, you read the order, which states “Add 5 ml acetylcysteine 10% to an SVN with one unit dose Duoneb.” When you go to the Pyxis, you realize the ER only carries 20% acetylcysteine. How much of the 20% medication will you have to deliver in the SVN?