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A 47-year-old female who is 155 cm (5 ft 2 iin) tall and weighs 70 kg (155 lb) is receiving PC A/C ventilation after abdominal surgery. Ventilator settings and blood gas analysis results are: FIO2 0.50   pH 7.50 Mandatory rate 14   PaCO2 30 mm Hg Total rate 14   PaO2 107 mm Hg Insp Press 24 cmH2O   HCO3- 22 mEq/L VT  560 mL   BE 0 mEq/L       SaO2 (calc) 98% A respiratory therapist should

If a patient’s 8 ml/Kg product a Vt of 480 ml  and has a VE of 8.0 L/min.  Where should you set the Vt and RR to achieve baseline VE if the patient is going to place on the ARDS.NET Protocol at 6 ml/Kg? 

A 171-cm (5-ft 7-in), 65-kg (142-lb) 43-year-old female is receiving PC, SIMVventilation. The following data are available: FIO2 0.40   pH 7.52 Mandatory rate 12   PaCO2 26 mm Hg Total rate 12   PaO2 110 mm Hg Set inspiratory pressure 18 cm H2O   HCO3 – 21 mEq/L Exhaled VT 680 mL   BE 0 mEq/L I:E 1:4   SaO2 (calc) 98% PEEP 10 cm H2O       A respiratory therapist should recommend decreasing the

An ABG analysis shows the following: pH 7.31 PaCO2 49 mm Hg PaO2 56 mm Hg HCO3- 26 mEq/L BE 0 mEq/L SO2 (calc) 89% Which of the following best describes these results?

The following data are obtained for an adult patient: FiO2 0.45   pH 7.38 VD/Vt 0.31   PaCO2 3 mmHg RER (q) 0.8   PaO2 65 mmHg Pb 747  mmHg   HCO3- 25 mEq/L       BE +1 mE42/L       SO2 (calc) 99% What is the P(A-a)O2 (mm Hg)?

What can help lower incident of Volutrauma?

Which of the following directly receives blood from the Femoral vein?  

Which type of blood vessels transport blood at high pressure?  

Which layer of the heart wall is also the visceral pericardium?

Ask yourself whether each of these statements are True Or False.    I did a complete and thorough Environmental Scan that would make Dr. P proud. I am not wearing a smartwatch.   (Though Dr. P may not be very tech savvy, his kids showed him plenty of pictures of smart watches they wanted when they were younger, so he knows what they look like.) I have powered my cell phone off.  There aren’t any resources in the exam area. I am going to focus on my screen and my screen alone and not look around at any distractions that will cause Dr. Patterson to wonder what I am looking at and then to spend time questioning whether I am acting with integrity or not.     All statements should be TRUE. If any of these statements are False, go ahead and make them all TRUE right now, and Dr. P will not take off any points.  If, on the other hand, there is a false statement, and he sees it after this question, I will have violated the exam policy and I will have earned a 0 for the exam.   This question will only count against you, if you mark it FALSE.   So, Are the statements TRUE or FALSE?