Ms. Lott’s respiratory failure is best described as:

You are a respiratory therapist assigned to the ED, a patient is admitted which is suspected to have pulmonary edema due to congestive heart failure. Which of the following findings would support your clinical assessment findings and rule out ARDS (non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema)? PICK ALL APPROPRIATE RESPONSES.

With regard to medication administration in the management of CHF, the administration of which of the following reduce afterload by decreasing the heart rate thereby improving LV stroke volume and cardiac output to improve tissue oxygenation by increasing DO2?

A patient presents to the ED with CHF, which of the folloiwng pathophysiologies is most likely responsible for the edema?

Identify the causative organism in the following CXR:

Leonard Bean, is a 43 year old male who lives in west Texas arid region presents in the ED with rapidly spreading multilobar consolidation. He cools his home with a “swamp-cooling” air conditioner. This is typical for what type of pneumonia?

Mr. Juno has been diagnosed with cancer. His doctor told him it was the most aggressive type and that his prognosis was very poor. Which of the following tissue types is most likely?

Hypercapnic (Type II) respiratory failure is a synonym for which one of the following terms?

BONUS: What radiographic technique has the ability to better define the specific parenchymal characteristics associated with specific types of interstitial lung disease?

What disorder is suggested by the CT scan below?