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Trending PETCO2 via capnometry enables the clinician to have a good sense of the adequacy of _______ for the patient. 

While working in the NICU with a mechanically ventilated newborn who is being monitored for PetCO2, the therapist observes the following capnogram. What interpretation should the therapist make of this capnogram?

The therapist has applied a bandage-type pulse oximetry probe too tightly to an infant’s finger. What problem can be expected to occur in this situation?

In order to guarantee the same performance of the nebulizer after repeated use, what should be suggested to the user?

A therapist is viewing frontal and lateral neck X-rays of a 12-month-old child and notices what is described as the “thumb” sign: supraglottic narrowing above the vocal cords. Which of the following conditions does this child likely have?

An aerosol treatment is being administered via a jet nebulizer. After 8 minutes the nebulizer starts “sputtering.” What should the therapist do at this point?

In order to decrease the risk of nasal irritation in newborns, what is the maximum flow rate recommended for a nasal cannula?

A respiratory therapist is evaluating a chest radiograph of a patient taken 2 days after being admitted for significant respiratory distress and right middle lobe pneumonia. Although the therapist notices a dramatic clinical improvement in the patient, the chest X-ray appears to be more radiopaque than the one on admission. What could explain this situation?

The following capnogram was obtained from a newborn infant receiving mechanical ventilation. How should the therapist evaluate this capnogram?

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) respiratory therapy supervisor is observing a therapist obtain an arterial blood sample from an infant’s radial artery and notices that the therapist has the bevel of the needle pointed upward, entering the patient’s skin at a 45-degree angle and in a direction against the arterial flow. What should the supervisor do at this time?