Which of the following is used to determine the point at which recruitment of alveolar units begins?

Which of the following would provide necessary information regarding fluid management in a critically ill patient with cardiogenic pulmonary edema? 

Which of the following is the primary system for removing filtered fluid and protein from the lungs?

What ventilatory strategy has been found to be useful for avoiding Volutrauma in the treatment of patients with ARDS?

What percentage of patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome will develop respiratory muscle weakness requiring intubation?

A patient with ARDS is being ventilated with the following settings: Mode Assist Control FiO2 0.80 Rate 10  PEEP 5 cmH2O Vt 500 mL SpO2 82% Which of the following would you recommend as possible ways to improve oxygenation? 

What respiratory dysfunction is commonly seen in myotonic dystrophy?

What finding is associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

A vital capacity below what value indicates the need for intubation and ventilation in a patient with acute neuromuscular disease? 

  The average annual return on small-company stocks was about _____ percent greater than the average annual return on large-company stocks over the period 1926-2010.