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You have just intubated your pulseless and apneic patient. You have end-tidal carbon dioxide readings in the 10-12mmHg range, no epigastric sounds and lung sounds only on the right side. You should

Your 12-year-old patient has a complete airway obstruction secondary to epiglottitis. Following two unsuccessful intubation attempts you should

Your 24-year-old male patient is complaining of a 4-day history of vomiting and diarrhea. He is restless and vital signs are BP 108/60, P 112, and R 10. You assess an ETCO2 of 47 mmHg. You suspect a

Select three medications used as sedatives in the rapid sequence intubation (RSI) procedure.

You are ventilating an intubated 4-year-old patient when you notice an increasingly distended abdomen accompanied by a corresponding decrease in compliance. You should

A major complication of cricothyrotomy is the potential to damage organs in the area of the cricothyroid membrane and causing extensive bleeding from structures such as

Please match the following airway anatomy structures to the picture shown.  

As opposed to CPAP, BiPAP delivers oxygen at

Alprazolam is a

The most common upper airway blockage in an unresponsive patient is