A 25-year-old patient complains of sudden onset of severe unexplained dyspnea and chest pain. She tells you that she is healthy, doesn’t drink, but does smoke. This morning, she returned from vacation via a lengthy airplane flight. You suspect

A normal blood serum HCO3- is

You have successfully intubated your patient and have confirmed tube placement by auscultating lung fields, esophageal detector device, and wave-form capnography. Your EMT-B partner is providing manual ventilations for your patient and you begin transporting the patient. During transport, you notice that the patient’s ETCO2 is now 60. You direct your partner to

A firefighter is overcome by toxic fumes and is pulled from an IDLH (Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health) environment unconscious. She later awakes, is oriented and denies dyspnea. About 2 days later she starts to experience severe dyspnea, rales/crackles, an oxygen saturation of 89%, and is coughing up pink frothy sputum. Treatments for this patient include

First-line field management of pneumonia may include

You arrived at a long-term care facility and are assessing your ventilator dependent patient for transport when the low-pressure alarm on the ventilator goes off. You should

You arrive on your scene to find a 75 year old female in respiratory distress. The patient can only gasp one word at a time and is very pale. You should

Please match the following airway anatomy structures to the picture shown.    

Early signs of hypoxia include

Your 49-year-old female patient complains of increasing respiratory distress over the last week. Initial vital signs are BP 176/110, P 124, R 28, SpO2 88%, and ETCO2 40. You apply CPAP to your patient. If the CPAP is successful, what would you expect to see?