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The nurse receives an order for pentobarbital 100 mg IV for preoperative sedation. The medication is available in a vial with a concentration of 50mg/mL. How many milliliters (mL) will should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest whole number).

For a patient who is ordered a heparin infusion, which laboratory value will the nurse most closely monitor?

The maximum volume of air that can be inhaled from the resting end expiratory level

There are 16 branches of airways responsible for conducting airflow.

A patient has a ESV is 40 ml and EDV is 123 ml and a heart rate of 85 bpm. What is the cardiac output?

A patient is admitted to the ER with multiple knife wounds to the chest. The patient is gasping for breath. You determine that the lacerations likely punctured the [pleura1] resulting in an increase in the [pleura2] pressure, causing the lung to recoil. This is called a [pleura3].

During swallowing, the [epi1] closes to protect the sensitive airways from aspiration. It is known that children can aspirate teeth in their sleep. The teeth are often found in the [epi2]

After exercise, the additional volume of air expired is called the [tv3] and requires the contraction of the [tv4] muscles (name one).

A patient is admitted with a suspected kidney stone, indicated by which symptom?

During normal breathing at rest, the volume of air that is exhaled is called the [tv1]. Exhalation at rest does not require contraction of any muscle and is therefor considered [tv2].