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This test is open note. You may use one page front and back of hand-written notes only, which must be submitted to instructor via email before taking the exam,. You will have only an hour and 30 minutes to complete the exam, so please pay attention to your timing. No cell phones or googling allowed. 

What is the most important result of the invention of the printing press? Be sure to elaborate and give details as to why. 

To receive a grade for your Midterm Exam and your Midterm Essay, you must follow all Midterm guidelines, and they must both be proctored. What software must be installed on your computer in order to take a proctored assessment in online courses at CACC?

Which of the following device used for resuscitation needs the RT to pre-set the PIP and PEEP prior to use?

Which of the following device used for resuscitation needs the RT to pre-set the PIP and PEEP prior to use?

A preterm neonate was placed on CMV and, after 2 weeks, was placed on HFOV due to progressive decrease in compliance and oxygenation.AMP = 10                     pH = 7.34Hz = 12                         PaCO2 = 58 mmHgFIO2 – 0.30                  PaO2 = 53 mmHgMAP = 5                       HCO2 = 29 mEq/L                                      BE = 3What should be done at this time?

A 36 week gestation newborn is currently on Vapotherm high flow nasal cannula with the following information:Flow – 5 lpm                         ABG  pH 7.33  PaCO2 50 PaO2 42  HCO3- 22FIO2 – 0.80Tot f – 45SpO2 – 78% What would you recommend at this time?

Mr. Anderson was admitted for acute exacerbation of COPD. He currently is stable showing no signs of distress, breath sounds are clear and a SpO2 of 89% on 2 lpm NC. He is receiving  SVN treatment with albuterol and Ipratropium bromide Q3 and PRN. What should be recommended?

Several  hours after birth, a term neonate develops tachypnea and mild hypoxemia but has a normal pH and PaCO2.  A chest x-ray shows some hyperinflation with fluid in the lung fissures. The infant responds well to low FIO2s by NC.  Which of the following is most likely the problem?

Premature newborns with Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS) will demonstrate which of the following symptoms of newborn respiratory distress? I. Chest retractionsII. TachypneaIII. Expiratory gruntingIV. Stridor