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In order to decrease the risk of nasal irritation in newborns, what is the maximum flow rate recommended for a nasal cannula?

A respiratory therapist is evaluating a chest radiograph of a patient taken 2 days after being admitted for significant respiratory distress and right middle lobe pneumonia. Although the therapist notices a dramatic clinical improvement in the patient, the chest X-ray appears to be more radiopaque than the one on admission. What could explain this situation?

The following capnogram was obtained from a newborn infant receiving mechanical ventilation. How should the therapist evaluate this capnogram?

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) respiratory therapy supervisor is observing a therapist obtain an arterial blood sample from an infant’s radial artery and notices that the therapist has the bevel of the needle pointed upward, entering the patient’s skin at a 45-degree angle and in a direction against the arterial flow. What should the supervisor do at this time?

 When administering aerosol therapy to a pediatric patient, which of the following conditions can affect aerosol deposition? I. Airway diameter II. Respiratory rate III. Body weight IV. Nasal breathing

A premature infant is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula at 1.5 L/min.  The following capillary blood gas and pulse oximetry values are obtained:  pH: 7.37  PtCO2: 41 mm Hg  PCO2: 43 mm Hg HCO3: 23 mEq/L  BE: -1 mEq/L  SpO2: 98%  Which of the following should be recommended?  

Common causes of airway resistance include

If you were visiting the African savanna, you could recognize it as tropical because ____ .

One way to reduce the buildup of greenhouse gases is to ____.

Four of the following are benefits that coral reefs provide. Which one is the exception?