A patient with chronic Type II respiratory failure comes to the ED complaining of increased dyspnea. All indications point toward pneumonia as a diagnosis. Which of the following clinical findings would confirm the presence of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure?

Which of the following findings is most useful to distinguish chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure from acute hypercapnic respiratory failure?

Which of the following clinical signs of increased WOB is first to appear?

Which of the following NIF ranges would indicate respiratory muscle fatigue/failure?

Which term best describes diseases of the lung parenchyma that are usually occupational or environmental in origin and caused by the chronic inhalation of inorganic dusts and particulate matter?

All of the following are characteristics of Type I respiratory failure, EXCEPT:

All of the following are true about adenocarcinoma, EXCEPT:

BONUS: You determine that an acutely ill patient can generate an MIP of –18 cm H2O. Based on this information, what might you conclude?

All of the following disorders cause hypoxemic respiratory failure resulting in an increased A-a gradient, EXCEPT:

Which of the following would you recommend for this patient in the above question?