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A  female patient on ventilatory support  is intubated with a 7.5 ETT. Cuff pressure was measured at 18 mmHg. The following ventilator settings and parameters are noted: Mode -AC/VC Total Rate – 12 breaths/min Rate – 12 breaths/min Exhaled VT – 400 ml VT – 600 ml VE – 4.8 L/min PEEP – 5 cm H2O FIO2 – 40% The low volume and low pressure alarms are being triggered. What should be done at this time?

As the therapist suctions the patient via closed suction catheter, the SpO2 alarms at 88%. What should the therapist do?

A 58 year old man is being mechanically ventilated. During a routine ventilator check, the respiratory therapist notices that the plateau pressure has increased, while the peak pressure increased but he same amount and the airway pressure stayed the same. The therapist suspects:

For Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) to be successful, what must occur during this mode of ventilation?

A patient on ventilatory support has the following Pressure vs. Time waveform: Assessment of this waveform reveals:  

A patient complains of sudden, severe chest pain which radiates to the left shoulder. After administering 100% oxygen, the respiratory therapist should do which of the following?

A patient currently has a pulmonary artery catheter post-op due to GSW. The patient is in the SICU on mechanical ventilation. The following hemodynamics are as follows:   CVP – 2 mmHg MPAP – 8 mmHg PCWP – 5 mmHg QT – 3.5 L/min   The results suggest what problem?

Pilot Motors Corporation is an automobile manufacturer. The company produces its own motors, tires, and other automobile parts. Pilot has the opportunity to purchase tires from another manufacturer instead of producing the tires in its own facility. This type of decision is typically known as a(n):

Of the following values, which ABG represents absolute respiratory failure?  

A patient is in the ICU following a MVC has the following data: pH – 7.54 WBC – 8,000 PaCO2 – 35 torr Hct – 35% PaO2 – 78 torr  Hb – 7 g/dl HCO3 – 24 mEq/L Plt – 210 SaO2 – 96% Glucose – 130 g/dl The patient is on 10 lpm simple O2 mask. Which of the following would you recommend based on these results?