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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

Cheyne-Stokes respiratory pattern is characterized by increasing rate and depth followed by decreasing rate and depth into periods of apnea. This is indicative of

With a ventilator dependent patient, a list of causes of high-pressure alarms includes

Your 53-year-old male patient was involved in a motor vehicle collision (MVC). He opens his eyes spontaneously. He is disoriented and confused to person, time, and event. When you start an IV in his left arm, he uses his right arm to push your hand away. He has a GCS level of

The respiratory centers in the brain are located in the

Your 26-year-old patient overdosed on heroin. Vital signs are BP 128/73, R 82, and R 6. The patient’s capnography waveform is shown below and is indicative of