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The initial recommendation for Tidal Volume with someone with ARDS is:

In hemodynamic monitoring, catheters may be placed directly in all of the following locations except

A mechanically ventilated patient is being assessed for her level of sedation. Patient is asleep and has a brisk response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus. What score on the Ramsay Sedation Scale should be assigned to this patient?

During transport of a mechanically ventilated patient, _______ is the only alternative in the event of ventilator malfunction. 

Which waveform is most likely to determine a sensitivity setting problem? 

A mode of ventilation in which every breath is a mandatory breath refers to:

To protect the lungs from excessive airway pressures, the peak inspiratory pressure should be kept ________ , and the plateau pressure should be kept ______. 

A patient in the ICU has the following blood pressure measurements: systolic blood pressure 100 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure 65 mm Hg. The calculated pulse pressure is ______. Is the pulse pressure within normal range?

Following initiation of volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) ventilation, the patient’s average peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) is 28 cm H2O. The high pressure limit alarm should be set at which of the following?

Mr. Robinson, a patient in the ICU, is having a central venous catheter inserted. This is done to measure the _______ for evaluation of the ______.