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During mechanical ventilation, the most beneficial technique to prevent damage from the cuff of a tracheostomy tube is:

Which of the following statements is associated with the drug, Pulmicort?

In the presence of mild increases in resistance or slight decreases in compliance, a volume ventilator will:

During mechanical ventilation, the most beneficial technique to prevent damage from the cuff of a tracheostomy tube is:

An 80 kg male is being ventilated in VC mode. ABGs indicated a pH of 7.29 PCO2 59 PO2 72 HCO3 28. Current ventilator settings are 600 IMV rate 8 total rate 24 35% FiO2. The RT should recommend increasing which TWO settings: I. Set flowrate II. SIMV rate III. Tidal volume IV. FiO2

The patient is sedated, paralyzed, and ventilated. Given a current PaCO2 44 on a set rate of 10. The physician orders a new PaCO2 of 28. What is the new set rate?

Which of the following provides the most stable patent airway for through which a patient can be manually ventilated?

Calculate the VD/VT given the following: pH = 7.31    PaCO2 = 33   HCO3 = 14 mEq/L    PaO2 = 43    SaO2 = 58%    PECO2 = 26 

A firefighter is brought to the ED after performing a search and rescue in a burning structure. A nurse places a pulse ox on the firefighters finger, and the reading is 93%. The physician orders and ABG, and notes that the SaO2 on the ABG is only 73%. Which of the following is the most likely explanation of the difference?

Given a history of a difficult intubation, which of the following should be readily available at extubation?