A 20 year old female patient is admitted to the emergency de…

A 20 year old female patient is admitted to the emergency department after she was pulled from a burning building. She is receiving oxygen by nonrebreathing mask and is breathing 30 times a minute with normal skin color and a heart rate of 145. SpO2 is 100%. A respiratory therapist should recommend:

An 8-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis has copious, tenaciou…

An 8-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis has copious, tenacious, purulent secretions. He is receiving 2.5 mg albuterol every 4 hours and dornase alfa (Pulmozyme) once a day. Laboratory results on a sputum sample indicate the patient has a Pseudomonas infection. Which of the following is most appropriate?