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A sixteen-year-old female is admitted to the emergency room with chest traumafollowing a motor vehicle accident. She appears anxious and confused.  Abnormal physical findings: Pulse 132, BP 94/40, respirations 28 and shallow.                                                  Chest movement is decreased on the left side.  Trachea is shifted towards the right. Percussion is                                                    hyperresonant on the left.  Breath sounds are absent on left side.  An appropriate course of action should                                                  include which of the following?

The prevalence of periodontal disease is most positively correlated with:

Glascow coma scale < 8 would indicate the need to intubate

A patient is given a very large IV infusion of fluids. Which of the following is likely to occur?

Given the following laboratory data below what is the most likely cause ofthe increased WBCs WBC 11,500                        Segs   Normal            RBC      4.0                          Bands Normal            Hgb     12.1                          Eosin   Normal            Hct        36%                        Baso      Normal            Plt      180,000                      Lymph      Increased                                                          Mono       Normal

A twenty-year-old male has the following values on lab work: WBC  6000                         Segs    Normal            RBC     6.2                           Bands Normal            Hgb     16.1                      Eosinophils     Increased            Hct      50%                          Basophils       Normal            Plt      350,000                      Lymph   Normal                                                        Mono      Normal Which of the following is the most likely cause of his shortness of breath based on the CBC values above?

In reading a patient’s chart, the respiratory therapist notes that the patient’s pulmonary wedge pressures are consistently in the range of 5– 6 mm Hg.  This data is most consistent with

Review the capnogram at the right. This pattern would indicate ETCO2 2.pdf 

Mixed venous blood samples (PvO2) must be drawn from the _____________ lumen of a pulmonary artery catheter.

During a code situation the therapist notes a sinus rhythm at a rate of 50 on the ECG monitor, while at the same time determining that the patient has no pulse. This situation would be called _________________.