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An adult comatose patient on CMV is endotracheally suctioned with a closed 14f catheter for retained inspissated secretions. The suction pressure is set at -150 mm H2O. What should the therapist do next?

Your patient’s clinical status abruptly changed and unstable, the alarms on the ventilator are triggered. What is/are the first step(s) you should take?

The patient has a back up rate of 20 breaths/min with a 1 second I:time on pressure control ventilation. What is the patient’s I:E ratio?

What are ways to decrease risks and trauma during nasotracheal suctioning? I. Insertion of a nasopharyngeal airwayII. Suctioning during insertion of a catheterIII. Use of a lubricating gelIV. Suctioning within 15 seconds

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If the pressure waveform of a ventilator remains the same when a patient’s lung mechanics change, then what mode of ventilation is active?  

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A homeless patient was brought in with a temperature of 29oc breathing slow and shallow with a moderately low blood pressure. This patient is:

What phase variable ends the inspiratory phase in a positive pressure breath?

The respiratory therapist reviews the ventilator flow sheet for a patient who requires mechanical ventilation following surgery. The ventilator settings have not changed during the past 24 hours. The peak and plateau pressures were recorded as follows: Time PIP Plateau PEEP 7:00 28 23 5 9:00 35 30 5 11:00 49 44 5   This information would indicate that