Your 13-month-old patient is limp and pale with perioral cyanosis and nasal flaring. He is using accessory muscles to breathe. He has had a runny nose and cough for three days and a recent temperature of 100.8F rectally. Vital signs are: BP 78/40, P 174, R 50 with bilateral wheezing. You suspect

Which acid/base disturbance is indicated by ABG values of pH 7.22, PACO2 32 mmHg, and HCO3 19 mmHg?

You suspect your patient of having a large amount of blood in his pleural space. Percussion of the chest should reveal

Your three-year-old child presents with 4-hour history of increasing respiratory distress. He is drooling, complaining of pain when he swallows, and stridor is present. Vitals are BP 86/40, P 120, R 30, and T 103.4ºF. You suspect

Pulmonary emboli often originate in the

Signs and symptoms of pneumonia include

Your 60-year-old chronic bronchitis patient is lethargic and has been complaining of increasing respiratory distress for four days. His vital signs are BP 138/82, P 98, R 8, and SpO2 90% on room air. This patient is likely to develop a

Cricothyrotomy is indicated in

Conditions responsible for respiratory emergencies related to perfusion include

Your 41-year-old ventilator dependent patient needs transport to the emergency room for evaluation of a fever. He has a GCS of 7, which is his baseline. Vital signs are BP 132/90, P 112, R 20, SpO2 93% on 40% FIO2, and Temp 102.1 F. Your ambulance is not equipped with a ventilator and you have just removed him from his home ventilator and supply bag-valve ventilations with oxygen at 15 lpm. Vital signs are now BP 144/94, P 124, R 24, and SpO2 94%. Lung fields are clear and equal bilaterally. He is also agitated and breathing against the manual ventilations. You should administer