The pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) of Mr. Miller, a patient with congestive heart failure, is 20 mm Hg. The therapist should interpret this finding as ______ because the normal PCWP range is from ______. 

Mr. Robinson, a patient in the ICU, is having a central venous catheter inserted. This is done to measure the _______ for evaluation of the ______.  

ABG Interpretations: pH  7.33 PaCO2 66 HCO3  35

Arterial Blood Gases Interpretations: pH    7.56 PaCO2 28  HCO3  25

The size of the endotracheal (ET) tube corresponds to the: 

ABG Interpretation: pH  7.35 PaCo2 42 HCO3  23

As an alternative to traditional mechanical ventilation, ________ has been used successfully in the management of acute respiratory failure and acute hypercapnic exacerbations of COPD. 

Which structure is a chief regulatory center that maintains the body’s homeostasis and autonomic functions within an optimal physiological range. 

You have a 70 kg male patient on the surgical floor. He is currently using 50 LPM at 50% high-flow nasal cannula. The patient is in respiratory distress and requires support. The physician asks for your recommendations for the initial ventilator settings.

Which of the following I:E ratios reflects an I time percent (I time %) of 25%?