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Conditions responsible for respiratory emergencies related to perfusion include

Signs and symptoms of pneumonia include

Cricothyrotomy is indicated in

Your 41-year-old ventilator dependent patient needs transport to the emergency room for evaluation of a fever. He has a GCS of 7, which is his baseline. Vital signs are BP 132/90, P 112, R 20, SpO2 93% on 40% FIO2, and Temp 102.1 F. Your ambulance is not equipped with a ventilator and you have just removed him from his home ventilator and supply bag-valve ventilations with oxygen at 15 lpm. Vital signs are now BP 144/94, P 124, R 24, and SpO2 94%. Lung fields are clear and equal bilaterally. He is also agitated and breathing against the manual ventilations. You should administer

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Which of the following patients needs immediate airway and/or breathing assistance?

Your 51-year-old patient complains of increased exertional dyspnea for five days. He also complains of a productive cough. Vital signs are BP 138/84, P 94, R 22, and temp of 101.6. He has a history of chronic bronchitis and CHF. You witness the patient having an episode of repeated productive coughing. How would you expect his sputum to look?

You have just orally intubated a patient and are in the process of confirming endotracheal tube placement. Auscultation reveals gurgling over the epigastrum and an absence of breath sounds on the right and left chest. You should

Croup primarily affects children

Aspiration of vomitus into the lungs may cause