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A bronch procedure is to be performed on an intubated patient. What must the practitioner prepare for or be aware of for this procedure?I. Exhaled VT will be increasedII. Manipulation of alarms just for the procedureIII. Use of an adapter for the endotracheal tubeIV. Increase in RAW

Specific urinary output for a patient that is 60 kg is:

A elderly patient admitted for a hip fracture secondary to a fall has a sudden drop in SpO2 from 97% to 75%. A recent chest radiograph presents with the forming of a wedge shaped infiltrate. What could have caused this?

Under the Apnea-Hypopnea index (AHI) a score of 13 indicates:

A patient in the telemetry floor is recieving 55% of oxygen via an air-entrainment mask at 8 LPM. The flow was increased to 12 LPM. What will the FIO2 be?

Which of the following laboratory data  would you assess for respiratory muscle weakness when weaning a patient from CMV?

The specific assessment of a newborn’s work of breathing post delivery is called:

A patient with the following electrolyte panel and blood gas results are shown below:Cl – 115 mEq/L              pH – 7.25Na – 140 mEq/L             PaCO2 – 30 torrBUN – 17 mg/dl              PaO2 – 85 torrCreat – 0.9 mg/dl            HCO3 – 17 mEq/LWhat is your assessment of this patient?

A 12 y/o boy is being intubated for status asthmaticus. What size ETT is appropriate for this patient?

A patient diagnosed with arteriosclerosis with CAD Just returned to the SICU post Cardiac catheterization. A pulmonary artery catheter was placed with the following results:CVP – 2 mmHgPAP – 12 mmHgPCWP – 4 mmHgQT – 3 L/minWhich of the following would be related to this obtained data?