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15 year old 50 Kg boy is currently in the emergency department receiving BIPAP, IPAP 14 cmH2O, EPAP 7 cmH2O with an FIO2 of 100% . ABG results indicate immediate mechanical ventilation. What ventilator settings should you recommend?

A 7 y/o girl is in the emergency department for shortness of breath due to asthma exacerbation. Her mom stated that she has already received 6 puffs of albuterol x 3 prior to arriving to the hospital. What should the therapist recommend?

A 1 year old infant is unresponsive and cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be started. Where  should the practitioner palpate for the pulse?

A pediatric child was just intubated and a colorimetric capnometer was attached. What would indicate that the endotracheal tube is in the trachea after giving manual ventilation?

When servicing an ABG analyzer, the Severinghaus electrode is reading outside of the standard deviation. What does this electrode measure?

An 65 y/o patient post-surgical kidney removal. The patient continues to be on CMV with a pulmonary artery catheter in place. Hemodynamic results are as follows:CVP – 8 mmHgPAP – 40 mmHgPCWP – 18 mmHgBP – 160/95 mmHg   What should the practitioner suspect?

An adult patient is going to surgery for a hernia repair. What medications should the patient receive initially for the procedure?   I. Narcotic II. Sedative III. Vasodilator IV. Paralytic

During resuscitation of an adult male patient, the following electrocardiogram is observed.  What medication can be used to reverse this arrhythmia?

A 65 y/o male with a history of tobacco use  was brought into the ER complaining of shortness of breath. An arterial blood gas was drawn with the following result:pH – 7.24PaCO2 – 68 mmHgPaO2 – 54 mmHgHCO3 – 31 mEq/LBE – +3 mEq/LBased on the blood gas values, what could be wrong?

The leading cause in upper airway obstruction for an adult patient when unconscious is: