A 58-year-old female patient with congestive heart failure is being treated with 40% oxygen and diuretics. Within 3 hours she has lost 1500 mL of urine and her pulse oximeter reading has improved from 84% to 93% saturation. Her electrocardiogram shows a heart rate of 110 beats/min with the new observation of premature ventricular contractions. Her recent serum electrolyte values show a potassium level of 2.1 mEq/L. What recommendation could be made in her care?

A 56-year-old patient has been in the Trendelenburg position for 10 minutes receiving percussion and vibration. Tachycardia and dyspnea develop. Which of the following actions should be completed by the respiratory therapist?

An anxious 68-year-old patient with COPD will not keep the nonrebreathing mask on. What should be recommended to treat the patient’s hypoxemia?

For discussion boards and hypothesis assignments, there are two dues. The primary due date for your initial response is on Fridays at 11:59 PM EST and the secondary due date for your peer response is on Sundays at 11:59 PM EST.

Which is known as the CF gene?

A patient is suspected of having amebic dysentery.  Upon microscopic examination of a fresh fecal specimen, a trophozoite of 25 um displayed progressive, unidirectional movement.  It also displayed evenly distributed peripheral chromatin and finely granular cytoplasm.  The most likely identification is:

Choose the correct diagnosis for the following patient: A 59 year old presents to the ED for wheezing and SOB. Xray reveals a dirty chest xray with a flattened diaphragm and enlarged left ventricle. Patient has polycythemia. ABG results are:  pH: 7.37 PaCO2: 62  PaO2: 79 HCO3: 31

Which of the following is the most common route of parasitic transmission?

Why is it recommended to collect blood every 8-12 hours for 2-3 days to detect malaria?

Sub types of asthma include all the following except: