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A patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation post cardiac arrest has a PA catheter placed in the right subclavian vein and has the following measurements recorded:PCWP:         7 mmHgmPAP:         35 mmHgHR:              115 bpmB/P:              95/45 mmHgC.O.:             3.9 L/minBSA:             2.3 m2Which hemodynamic values would be below normal based on the data?I. cardiac index (C.I.)II. stroke volume (SV)III. mixed venous saturation (SvO2)IV. central venous pressure (CVP)

Which of the following parameters should be monitored during the administration of iNO?I. NOII. C.O. (cardiac output)III. NO2IV. methemoglobinV. Urine output

Which of the following is not a common indication for ECMO?

An RT working in the NICU of a 300 bed hospital has noted that Baby Woo is exhibiting apnea spells resulting in bradycardia, the RT should:

Increasing the frequency setting on the high-frequency oscillatory ventilator will cause:

Name the spaces indicated.

During resuscitation of a newborn, after 15 to 30 seconds of positive-pressure ventilation, what should the clinician do?

A patient in the CCU is hemodynamically monitored and displays the following data:PAP:       48/38 mmHgPCWP:    30 torrB/P:         100/70 mmHgCVP:        13 torrThe patient has bilateral late inspiratory crackles especially prominant in the dependent regions of the lungs. Which of the following would indicate the patient’s condition?

The volume delivered by a time-triggered, pressure-limited, time-cycled infant ventilator depends directly on which of the following ventilator parameters?I. flow rateII. pressure limitIII. respiratory rateIV. inspiratory time

The pulmonologist has asked the respiratory therapist to evaluate a patient for extubation. The patient has the following values recorded:PaO2 of 80 torr on 0.30 FiO2SaO2 of 94%positive gag reflexpositive leak testraises head off pillow upon commandsensorium: alertcoughs deeply when suctionedMEP: 70 cmH2OBased on these findings, what should the RT recommend?