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All of the following are characteristics of Type I respiratory failure, EXCEPT:

BONUS: You determine that an acutely ill patient can generate an MIP of –18 cm H2O. Based on this information, what might you conclude?

Which of the following findings is most useful to distinguish chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure from acute hypercapnic respiratory failure?

BONUS: The primary physiologic cause of increased deadspace in emphysema is:

What disorder is suggested by the CT scan below?

An alert patient in hypercapnic respiratory failure presents with dyspnea, diminished breath sounds, tachypnea and mild to moderate accessory muscle use. These findings best fit which cause of respiratory failure?

All of the following are associated with hypercapnic respiratory failure due to respiratory muscle weakness or fatigue EXCEPT which one?

A nurse hands you ABG results and asks you to explain what is happening to his patient. The ABGs are: pH 7.32, PaCO2 52 mmHg, PaO2 56 mmHg, HCO3 30 mEq/L. Which of the following best describes this ABG?

A patient has a PaO2 of 56 mmHg. Which of the following additional information would be necessary before deciding whether this patient is experiencing hypoxemic respiratory failure? (Select as many as needed).

A water-treatment plant worker experiences a chlorine inhalation injury which has no history of lung disease. He is able to tell the ER physician how the injury occurred. He presents with tachypnea, tachycardia, mild peripheral cyanosis and hypertension. He is using accessory muscles to breathe with mild to moderate substernal retractions. Inspiratory crackles and wheezes are heard on inspiration. Which type of respiratory failure is most likely responsible for these signs?