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After administering epinephrine to a client in anaphylactic shock, which action will the nurse perform next?

A patient is receiving mechanical ventilation. The following arterial blood gas results are reported on an FIO2 of 0.60:pH                     7.40PaCO2                  41 torrPaO2                    47 torrHCO3               25 mEq/LBE                    +1 mEq/LThe respiratory therapist should first recommend which of the following?

An oxygen hood is an appropriate oxygen delivery system for an infant who requires:

Following chest percussion, a respiratory therapist auscultates a patient’s chest and hears coarse low-pitch, gurgling sounds around the hilar area. These sounds should be recorded in the patient’s medical record as:

A patient with history of shortness of breath has a FEV1 of 1.0 L before use of a bronchodilator and a FEV1 of 1.25 L after use of a bronchodilator. These results indicate:

A 26 year old patient has been receiving mechanical ventilation in the assist/control mode for 48 hours. The sensitivity is set at -2 cm H2O. The patient is awake and periodically breathing out of phase with the ventilator. Arterial blood gas results with an FIO2 of 0.40 are as follows: pH                   7.43PaCO2               37 torrPaO2                  82 torrHCO3                24 mEq/LBE                  -2 mEq/LWhich of the following should the respiratory therapist do?

A 17 year-old female who weighs 50 kg (110 lb) is admitted to the surgical intensive care unit following open laparotomy and repair of the liver laceration sustained during a fall. The patient is intubated and recieving volume-controlled mechanical ventilation. The following data are available:Mode                              SIMVFIO2                                0.50Mandatory rate             12Total rate                        28Tidal volume                  450 mlPEEP                                5 cm H2OPressure support            6 cm H2OInspiratory flow              30 L/minFlow pattern                   square waveSpO2                                      97%The patient is hemodynamically stable and afebrile. The respiratory therapist notes intercostal retractions and paradoxical chest-abdominal motion during inspiration. The therapist should do which of the following to improve ventilator synchrony?

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation requires frequent suctioning. During each suctioning procedure, the patient desaturates and develops tachycardia. Which of the following should the therapist do?I. Increase the FIO2 to 1.0 during suctioningII. Install a closed circuit suctioning systemIII. Increase PEEP during suctioningIV. Request a bolus of Midazolam (Versed) prior to suctioning

The following diagram indicates the forced vital capacity for a patient before and after an albuterol treatment:The respiratory therapist should conclude the patient has

An intubated patient is receiving volume controlled ventilation. A respiratory therapist finds a leak around the endotracheal tube cuff associated with a large volume loss. The therapist should do which of the following?