The indication for Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy:
The recommended rate for initial vent settings (ARDS) patien…
The recommended rate for initial vent settings (ARDS) patient:
Which of the following techniques provides a noninvasive est…
Which of the following techniques provides a noninvasive estimate of arterial oxygenation and carbon dioxide?
Which of the following hemodynamic parameter that is not wit…
Which of the following hemodynamic parameter that is not within normal limits?
The following data are collected from a patient on volume-co…
The following data are collected from a patient on volume-controlled ventilation: Mode Assist-control Ventilator rate 10 breaths/min VT 600 mL Peak inspiratory pressure 45 cm H2O Plateau pressure 25 cm H2O PEEP 5 cm H2O On the basis of these data, this patient’s static lung compliance is which of the following? The following data are collected from a patient on volume-controlled ventilation:
As the therapist is making rounds in the CCU, Dr. Vicks asks…
As the therapist is making rounds in the CCU, Dr. Vicks asks the therapist to take some measurements from a Swan-Ganz catheter. The therapist should _________ the catheter ballon for the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and _____ the ballon for the pulmonary artery pressure.
A mechanically ventilated patient is being assessed for her…
A mechanically ventilated patient is being assessed for her level of sedation. Patient is asleep and has a brisk response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus. What score on the Ramsay Sedation Scale should be assigned to this patient?
A physician wants to deliver a therapeutic aerosol to the no…
A physician wants to deliver a therapeutic aerosol to the nose, larynx and trachea. To help ensure maximum deposition in this area, you would select an aerosol generator with an MMAD in what range?
During bronchoscopy, bleeding may be stopped by all of the f…
During bronchoscopy, bleeding may be stopped by all of the following techniques except:
Mr. Zelda, a patient with an admitting diagnosis of severe b…
Mr. Zelda, a patient with an admitting diagnosis of severe blood loss, has an initial CVP reading of 14 mm Hg before fluid administration. This reading is _______ and ________.