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?

All of the following anatomic alterations may be found in a patient with LTB EXCEPT: 

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

If you are ventilating in A/C P/C and the lung compliance decreases, which of the following would you expect?

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

CPT would be contraindicated in which of the following patients?

Most cases of LTB occur during which season(s) of the year? 1. Spring 2. Summer 3. Fall 4. Winter 

Professor Dillman studies how psychological factors influence the maintenance of an individual’s well-being. He studies:

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