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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?

A patient is receiving continuous mechanical ventilation with the following settings:Set Frequency                  16Set tidal volume               700 mlPIP                                   46 cm H2OPEEP                                5 cm H2OPlateau pressure               40 cm H2OWhat is the dynamic compliance value in ml/cm H2O?

Positive pressure ventilation has caused decreased urinary output. Decreasing mean airway pressure should result in an increase in: