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Which of the following remedies is NOT commonly used in patients ventilated in the assist-control mode with a high ventilatory drive to avoid hyperventilation?

A 47-year-old, 6’1” male patient is admitted to the hospital due to trauma from a motor vehicle accident. Forty-eight hours post admission, the patient is suffering from respiratory distress with severe hypoxemia and is intubated. A chest x-ray, done prior to intubation , reveals a ground glass appearance bilaterally. The physician requests the volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) mode for this patient. The initial settings for the ventilator should be which of the following?

A patient with an opiate drug overdose is unconscious and has the following arterial blood gas results on room air: pH 7.20; partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) 88 mm Hg; partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) 42 mm Hg; bicarbonate (HCO3-) 25 mEq/L. Which of the following best describes this patient’s condition?

A respiratory therapist is administering 3.0 mL of 10% Mucomyst in 2 mL of NS via a small volume nebulizer, the RT hears bilateral wheezing and the patient is complaining of dyspnea. What action should the RT take at this time?

A 35 year old adult female has been intubated with an 8.0 ETT by the ICU respiratory therapist. What size suction catheter should be selected to perform endotracheal suctioning?

The pressure-time scalar shown in the figure represents which of the following?

Which of the following criteria represents the recommended starting point for considering the use of PEEP?

At what level of intracranial pressure will venous drainage be impeded and cerebral edema develop in uninjured tissue?

A status asthmaticus patient is receiving mechanical ventilation and the following ABGs have been recorded:pH             7.20PaCO2       67 torrPaO2          63 torrThe RT should recommend which of the following?

BONUS: Which of the following levels of albumin are consistent with severe malnutrition?