10-year-old Jack Hotchner has inhaled hot gases, and an inspection of his mouth shows edema and blisters. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?

A respiratory therapist is caring for a patient who has ARDS.  Blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg on Vasopressin.  The patient is receiving PC, A/C ventilation with the following settings:   FIO2      1.0  Mandatory rate    20  PIP   30 cm H2O  PEEP    16 cm H2O    ABG analysis shows the following:   pH       7.36  PCO2     44 mm Hg  PO2     50 mm Hg  HCO3-     25 mEq/L  BE      -1 mEq/L  SO2 (calc)     82%    A chest radiograph shows bilateral lower lobe infiltrates.  Which of the following should the therapist do?

What is the best I-time for an ARDS patient?

The effects of a near-drowning victim inhaling water into the lungs include: 1. alveolar consolidation. 2. bronchospasm. 3. production of frothy, white secretions 4. pleural effusion.

Which of the following patients should have a short I-time set on the ventilator?

If the I-time is decreased, what will happen to the E-time?

If the I-time is decreased, what will happen to the E-time?

Which of the following disrupt(s) the nerve impulse transmission in myasthenia gravis? 

If the I:E ratio is 1:4, which of the following is true?

A COPD patient has a set I:E of 1:2. A flow of 30. VT of 520, FIO2 40, PEEP of 5 and I-time of 1.15 seconds. Which of the following vent changes would you make?