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While reviewing a medical record, a respiratory therapist notes a patient has shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, low-grade fever, tachypnea, tachycardia, and a swollen and tender right leg.  The patient has a 50 pack-year history of smoking and known coronary artery disease.  These findings are MOST consistent with

A female patient arrived to the ED due to an acute asthma exacerbation.  The RT obtains a arterial blood gas on room air, resulting with pH 7.25, PaCO2 71 mm Hg, PaO2 27 mmHg. What effect would these values have on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve?

At sea level, what does the total atmospheric pressure equal in mmHg?

Hypotension is sensed by baroreceptors, what response will this have on blood vessels and why?

Which of the following pulmonary disorders cause the alveolar-capillary membrane to thicken, hindering diffusion?

What is the term for alveolar ventilation without perfusion?

Which of the following are pulmonary effects associated with oxygen toxicity?

What is the general term for the inward movement between the ribs during inspiration due to increased negative intrapleural pressure generated during respiratory distress?

Your patient’s blood pressure is 81/45 mm Hg. What would their MAP equal?

In addition to harsh punishment, describe another feature found in the Code of Hammurabi.