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A respiratory therapist is called to a code in the intensive care unit (ICU). After the patient is stabilized, the physician writes the following order for mechanical ventila-tion: volume control, VT 700 mL, f 12, FIO2 1.0, PEEP +5 cm H2O. The respiratory therapist observes a PIP of 42 cm H2O with the order settings

Place these structures in order as light passes through them until it reaches the observer’s eyes:             1-Condenser;      2-Ocular lens;                   3-Illuminator;       4-Specimen;        5-Objective lens

Which of the following drugs is primarily used to treat tuberculosis?

The only parasitic ciliate is:

Which of the following organisms does not cause malaria?

Which organism does not ordinarily cause disease but can become pathogenic under certain circumstances.  It is harmless in its normal habitat or in healthy individuals but can become pathogenic.

What should the therapist recommend if the plateau pressure measurement obtained was 38 cm H2O

MATCH THE MODE OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTION TO THE DRUG LISTED cephalosporin

Although this patient’s PaCO2 is within normal limits, why is it significant in this case? 

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