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A patient has a pleural effusion and atelectasis related to her pneumonia.  Which of the following therapies should the respiratory therapist recommend as treatment for the pleural effusion?

Heliox is delivered using which of the following devices?

Which group of pulmonary hypertension is the most common?

The nurse is caring for a client having respiratory distress related to an anxiety attack. Recent arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.53 (normal 7.35-7.45), PaO2 = 72 mm Hg (normal 80-100 mmHg), PaCO2 = 32 mm Hg (normal 35-45 mmHg), and HCO3- = 28 mEq/L (normal 21-28 mEq/L). Which conclusion about the client would the nurse make?

Pulmonary hypertension is defined as an increase in mean pulmonary pressure greater than

Mr. Falcon sustained a flail chest during a motor vehicle accident (MVC). Which of the following alterations of the lung would you expect?

An abnormal creatinine level would indicate which of the following?

What is the most common location of TB?

Ten minutes into a hand-held nebulizer treatment given to deliver albuterol (Proventil), the patient complains of dizziness and tingling fingers. Patient’s RR was 24 during the treatment.  What should be done?

A respiratory therapist is called to evaluate a female patient who has been using a volume-oriented incentive spirometer for 1 day since her cholecystectomy procedure. She has been following a patient-directed protocol and is easily able to inspire the 1.5-L goal set on the unit. What should be recommended?