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Write the correct word in the box below: draft (n), grave (adj), dreaded (v), gloomily (adv), intolerable (adj), intimidate (v),  solitude (n),plague (v),  obsession (n), coax (v) When her family moved to the new area, Anna ____________ coming to school because she didn’t have any friends. [BLANK-1]

Sp02 should minimally be returned to 95% before each suction attempt

Which of the following should be done every shift as part of tracheostomy care?

This type of device is used only to maintain the patency of a stoma and provide access to the airway for suctioning, while providing phonation with the least amount of airway resistance is:

The therapist is called to intubate a patient in the dialysis unit. Since there are no crash cart and intubation equipment nearby, the therapist is asked to bring along the minimal supplies needed for intubation. In addition to the laryngoscope handle, blade, and an endotracheal tube, which of the following supplies is the most essential item for intubation and initiation of ventilation?

While suctioning an intubated adult patient, it is important to: Pre and post-oxygenate the patient Limit the suctioning process to less than 10-15 seconds Use a suction pressure of -80 mm Hg Monitor the heart rate

The surgical procedure that creates an opening in the trachea is called tracheostomy.

List out the steps for Extubation, along with supplies you need to have out and available.

The oropharyngeal airway that has side channels is: 

A respiratory care practitioner is about to nasotracheal suction a patient, and notes that the suction manometer reads 100 mm Hg. When the respiratory care practitioner covers the thumb port, no suction occurs at the catheter tip. At this point, the respiratory care practitioner should: