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When providing spiritual, psychological, and social support, it is important for the palliative care team to:

Which of the following is essential to building a trusting relationship with a family and child who has a terminal, life-limiting illness?

A transport team prepares an infant born at 33 weeks’ gestation for transport. Which of the following best describes the need for transporting the infant in an isolette?

In which of the following are weight and balance an important consideration for transport?   Ground mobile ICU Rotor wing Medical escort Fixed wing A) Yes Yes No No B) No Yes No Yes C) No No Yes Yes D) Yes No Yes No

The use of surfactant replacement therapy for infants with severe meconium aspiration reduces:

A respiratory therapist is providing education and training to a family whose child requires mechanical ventilatory support. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist include in the education?   What response is needed for the different types of ventilator alarms How to contact the physician when a tracheostomy tube change is needed Use of a flow-inflating resuscitation bag Procedure for suctioning at a safe suction depth A) Yes No No Yes B) No Yes Yes No C) No No Yes Yes D) Yes Yes No No

A respiratory therapist is preparing a child for a fixed wing transport in an unpressurized cabin. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist anticipate may be necessary during transport?

Femoral venous-venous ECMO:

Which of the following mechanisms best describes the goal of subambient gas administration?   Optimize alveolar recruitment Increase pulmonary vascular resistance Achieve and maintain pulmonary vasodilatation Induce hypoxic vasoconstriction A) Yes No No Yes B) Yes No Yes No C) No Yes No Yes D) No Yes Yes No

A respiratory therapist is reviewing the electronic medical record of an infant born at 28 weeks’ gestation who received surfactant replacement therapy. The following results are available:                Pre-surfactant therapy         30 minutes following surfactant therapy PIP                       22 cm H2O                              24 cm H2O PEEP                     4 cm H2O                               4 cm H2O FIO2                     0.60                                         0.56 Mandatory f       30/minute                                 28/minute SPO2                   88%                                          90% RR                       70 breaths/minute                   67 breaths/minute Heart rate           136 beats/minute                    130 beats/minute Which of the following should the respiratory therapist conclude?