A young adult who had surgery for a deviated nasal septum was accidentally given 2 L of intravenous fluid in 1 hour. Which of the following signs cause you to suspect that the patient is fluid overloaded? 1. tachycardia 2. bradycardia 3. high urine specific gravity 4. peripheral edema in the dependent parts of the body 5. low urine specific gravity

In observing an infant’s chest configuration, you notice that it is the same size in both the AP and lateral dimensions. This would indicate that the patient has:

A 47 YR OLD man who recently returned from a business trip to Hong Kong has a high fever and other signs and symptoms of pneumonia.  SARS-CoV is among the conditions being investigated.  While the patient is being evaluated, what preventative measures should be taken?I. standard precautionsII. contact precautionIII. droplet precautionsIV. airborne precautions

You are ordered to draw a blood sample from your patient’s radial artery. You test for adequate circulation by having the patient make a fist while you put pressure over his ulnar and radial arteries. The patient’s hand is then opened, and pressure is released from the ulnar artery. His hand color returns within 15 sec. This would indicate that

You are assisting with the delivery of a high-risk infant. After evaluating the infant, you give it a 5 minute APGAR score of 8 and recommend that the assisting nurse and physician:

A patient receiving heparin has a prothrombin time (PT) of 19 seconds and an International Standardized Ratio (INR) of approximately 5.0, what does this indicated?

Interpret the following blood gas drawn from a patient who is breathing 35% O2: PaO2, 86 torr; SaO2, 90%; pH, 7.29; PaCO2, 37 torr; bicarbonate, 17 mEq/L; and base excess, -8 mEq/L.    I. Corrected hypoxemia    II. Uncorrected hypoxemia    III. Compensated metabolic acidosis    IV. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis    V. Compensated respiratory acidosis

What is the brand name of formoterol?

Before drawing a blood gas sample from the radial artery, you should perform which test of adequate perfusion?   

What is the goal of using an unheated bubble humidifier with oronasal oxygen delivery systems?