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A patient was placed on ventilatory support secondary to pneumonia. Which manifestations support this diagnosis?   I. Yellow secretions II. WBC at 9,000 III. Febrile IV. Diaphoresis

Which of the following level of consciousness (LOC) would be assessed that could indicate elevated PaCO2?   I. Somnolence II. Lethargy III. Obtunded IV. Alert

Which of the following is a neuromuscular disorder that can lead to respiratory failure.   I. Diabetic keto-acidosis II. Myasthenia gravis III. Guillain barre syndrome IV. Cerebral vascular accident

A patient in severe ARDS is currently on the following ventilator settings: Mode – AC/VC Total Rate – 25 breaths/min Rate –  25 breaths/min Exhaled VT – 290 ml VT – 300 ml VE – 7.25 L/min PEEP – 10 cm H2O PIP – 40 cm H2O FIO2 – 1.0 Plateau – 35 cm H2O The patient’s physician wants to place the patient on APRV. What P-High should be started on the new mode?

A female patient was admitted for exacerbation of her reactive airway disease. When the practitioner arrived to assess her and was found to be obtunded with slow shallow respirations. The following arterial blood gas was obtained:   pH – 7.22 PaCO2 – 68 torr PaO2 – 47 torr HCO3 – 25 mEq/L BE – +1   What should be recommended at this time?

A patient with history of ALI due to smoke inhalation has continued worsening of lung compliance. The patient is currently on ventilatory support on the current settings: Mode – AC/PC Total Rate – 20 breaths/min Rate – 14 breaths/min Exhaled VT – 400 ml Pressure – 35 cm VE – 8.0 L/min PEEP – 15 cm H2O PIP – 50 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.80 Her physician wants to place the patient on APRV. What ventilator settings should be recommended?

The 5’5″ patient is intubated on CMV has the following ventilator settings with ventilator waveform:   Mode – Assist Control Rate – 12 breaths/min Tidal volume – 650 ml PEEP – 7 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.60 What should the respiratory therapist recommend at this time?  

The respiratory therapist observes the following pressure–time and flow–time scalars following a patient being intubated and placed on a mechanical ventilator using volume ventilation. The most appropriate action is which of the following?