The RT arrives to perform an Advair inhaler on A patient on the med surge floor. You notice the patient is struggling to get the inhaler to his mouth. He states he is feeling weaker than usual. The wife mentions he has a history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The RT should take which of the following actions?

CPT would be contraindicated in which of the following patients?

In which of the following disease process would an EBUS test be indicated?

Which of the following disease process would high peep on the ventilator be recommended?

Which of the following treatments would NOT be indicated for ILD?

A patient with right lower lobe pneumonia has been turned so that the left lung is down, what would you expect to happen if you are ventilating in VC?

A level 1 trauma victim is being flown in to your ER via helicopter. The patient is unresponsive with blunt force trauma to the chest. Which of the following Fio2 should you start on?

A 58-year-old female was diagnosed with bronchiectasis 3 years ago.  She reports increased cough and difficulty clearing secretions for the past 4 weeks.  A chest radiograph shows no significant changes.  Which of the following is indicated for the respiratory therapist recommend FIRST?

An ARDS patient has the following data: HR 110, RR 24, BP 101/67, SpO2 84% Vent settings: AC/PC, VT is 5ml/kg, FIO2 80, PEEP 10, I:E 1:2 Plat 27 Which of following is the best action to take?

A respiratory therapist is caring for a patient who has ARDS.  Blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg maxed out on vasopressin.  The patient is receiving PC, A/C ventilation with the following settings:   FIO2      .85  Mandatory rate    25 PIP   28 cm H2O  PEEP    15 cm H2O    ABG analysis shows the following:   pH       7.34 PCO2     49 mm Hg  PO2     50 mm Hg  HCO3-     25 mEq/L  BE      -1 mEq/L  SO2 (calc)     85%    Which of the following should the therapist do?