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You are ventilating a female pt in the AC VC mode, she is 5’2″ with a VT of 375 mL, set rate of 13 with spont rate of 8, FiO2 35%, and PEEP 5, ABG reveals:  pH 7.27  PaCO2 51  PaO2 61  HCo3 27, what should your first action be?

Closed suction catheters may be more appropriate than using open suctioning because of which of the following?

Before administering a helium-O2 mixture to a patient with large airway obstruction, what should you do?

Which of the following indicate that an adult pt is ready to be weaned from ventilatory support? I.  VC=1.9 L II. spont rate of 32 III. Qs/Qt=8% IV. MIP=-45 cmH20

Static lung volume testing is measured for the resting lung volume that confirms a suspected restrictive disease pattern.

Which of the following modes of ventilatory support combines the adv of pressure controlled and volume controlled ventilation?

A mechanically ventilated patient is currently using an HME, during the last couple of ventilator checks you were unable to remove the secretions without instilling saline.  Which action is the most appropriate at this time?

Which of the following is not an indication for mechanical ventilation?

A low Edi signal may be caused by which of the following?

When performing a modified allen’s test on a patient, you should hold down on the both of the ulnar and radial arteries and then let off of which artery to confirm collateral circulation?