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Which of the following would you except to see in an ARDS patient?

Agent McGee presents to the ED with swollen eyes and lips, complains of SOB and wheezes can be heard on auscultation. What is the most likely diagnosis?

CVP rises as the efficiency of the right heart to move blood through the lungs  __________.

The following data is obtained on a patient in the cardiac ICU: . CVP 14 mmHg         PAP  51/25        PCWP 25                 Aortic pressure- decreased               BP 89/47                             CO 3.2                SPO2 85%             HR 110 Left Ventricle filling pressures are normal . The problem is most likely in the ______.

Patient presents to the ER with suspected Hypervolemia diagnosis. Which test would you recommend?

Which of the following patients would indirect calorimetry be indicated?

Therapies used to treat pulmonary hypertension include:  Albuterol                                              Epoprostenol  Nitric Oxide                                        Digoxin 

Common complications resulting from pulmonary artery pressure monitoring include Dysrhythmias                                                  iii. Pneumothorax Pulmonary embolus                                        iv. Cardiac arrest

Your patient in the ICU is diagnosed with septic shock secondary to a lung infection, what is your recommended treatment?

The ABG on your patient shows a respiratory alkalosis. Which change do you suggest for the ECMO machine?