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A patient is admitted through the Emergency Department with a diagnosis of CO poisoning. ABGs, which are drawn with her breathing room air, show the following: pH 7.31 PaCO2 32 torr PaO2 85 torr HCO3– 15 mEq/L BE -9 mEq/L Based on this, what change should be recommended?

The respiratory therapist is having difficulty suctioning secretions from an adult patient’s tracheostomy tube. The suction pressure is set at -80 mm Hg. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

Why is ropivacaine a better choice for epidural analgesia/anesthesia than bupivacaine?

The physician wants to add a medication to a cystic fibrosis patient’s aerosol therapy treatment that will help reduce the viscosity of his pulmonary secretions. Which of the following would be the most appropriate drug to recommend?

Which 2 effects will the patient experience when the spinal height is assessed at a T2 level (Select the 2 correct answers)?

If a patient is receiving 5000 IU of SQ heparin bid, which statement regarding placement of a neuraxial anesthetic is true?

Which of the following statements regarding the technique of intubation is false?

Which is a cutting spinal needle?

A 11-year-old client enters the Emergency Department after falling off the playground at school and fracturing her elbow. The client is crying and has a respiratory rate of 29. The nurse understands that the client is at risk for which of the following acid-base imbalances. 

Which of the following mechanisms of injury is most likely to result in a rupture of the distal biceps tendon?